13 Works-One of the most influential musical forces of 19th-century Europe Franz Liszt was the reigning piano virtuoso of his time. This volume contains a rich selection of his finest compositions for solo piano. Reprinted from authoritative early editions.

Franz Liszt was not only a brilliant and innovative composer and the greatest piano virtuoso of the 19th century; he was also a generous populariser of other composersâ?? music. One of his primary methods was through his superb piano transcriptions of great orchestral operatic and other pieces. These transcriptions made it possible for people to enjoy music to which they otherwise had no access to. This collection offers a memorable feast of pianistic virtuosity sure to delight pianists and admirers of Liszt.

He lived in the shadow of death painfully aware of the tuberculosis that would kill him prematurely. But Frédéric Chopin attained immortality with his Piano works which endure as pinnacles of the instrument's repertoire. This biography by one of the nineteenth century's foremost pianists--Chopin's friend and fellow artist Franz Liszt--offers a highly informed assessment of the Polish composer's musical legacy. It is further enlivened by the author's personal acquaintance with Chopin's other friends who constituted the very cream of Parisian intellectual and artistic society.Born a year apart Chopin andLiszt came of age in an era favorable to musical change when audiences as well as performers were receptive to Romanticism's innovations. Liszt surveys the technical brilliance as well as the poetry of Chopin's masterpieces including the 'Adagio' from Piano Concerto No. 2 and Polonaise in F-sharp Minor. He also chronicles Chopin's progress from child prodigy to the darling of Parisian salons. A source of rare and unparalleled insights into Chopin's world of private anguish and public triumph this memoir recounts the composer's loneliness as a Polish emigré his tempestuous romance with George Sand and his life among a glittering social set that included Balzac Hugo Berlioz Delacroix and Schumann.Reprint of the Oliver Ditson Company Boston 1880 edition.

All 24 songs of Schubert's great song cycle Winterreise, along with the 4 songs of Geistliche Lieder and the beloved single songs La Rose, Die Forelle, and Lob der Thranen. Reproduced from extremely rare early editions overseen by Liszt himself. With editorial notes, and English translations of the German texts. Content : WINTERREISE [Winter's Journey] Twelve Piano Transcriptions (complete) From: Lieder von Franz Schubert für das Piano-Forte übertragen von F. Liszt [Franz Schubert's Songs Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt] R246 Nos. 1-12. 1. Gute Nacht [Farewell] 2. Die Nebensonnen [The Rival Suns] 3. Muth [Courage] 4. Die Post [The Mail Coach] 5. Erstarrung [Torpid] 6. Wasserfluth [Flood of Tears] 7. Der Lindenbaum [The Linden Tree] 8. Der Leyermann [The Hurdy-Gurdy Man] with 9. Täuschung [Deception] 10. Das Wirthshaus [The Inn] 11. Der stürmische Morgen [The Stormy Morning] with 12. Im Dorfe [In the Village] FRANZ SCHUBERT'S GEISTLICHE LIEDER Four Piano Transcriptions (complete) Für das Pianoforte übertragen von Franz Liszt [Franz Schubert's Spiritual Songs Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt] R247, Nos. 1-4. 1. Litaney [auf das Fest Aller Seelen] [Litany for All Soul's Day] 2. Himmelsfunken [Divine Sparks] 3. Die Gestirne [The Heavenly Bodies] 4. Hymme [Hymn (Chorus of Spirits)] THREE SCHUBERT SONGS Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt La Rose [Die Rose] [The Rose] R241. Lob der Thränen [Praise of Tears] R242. Die Forelle [The Trout] R248.

Featuring the same technical brilliance innovation and imagination which distinguished the great piano pieces Transcendental Etudes and Hungarian Rhapsodies these two works are staples in the repertoire of any serious pianist.This full score includes Franz Liszt's Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat Major; and Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in A Major.Reprint of two concerti from Franz Liszt's Musikalische Werke herausgegeban von der Franz Liszt-Stiftung Breitkopf & Härtel Leipzig 1907-1939.

Transcribed By Franz Liszt. Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Durée: 23', Format: ETP small/ Répertoire / Piano et Orchestre

The Complete Schwanengesang Brilliant transcriptions by the foremost pianist-composer of his day of all 14 songs in the series, including such masterpieces as Das Fischermädchen, Am Meer, Abschied, Ständchen, Frühlings-Sehnsucht, Der Doppelgänger, and other famed lieder. All meticulously reproduced from rare early editions overseen by Liszt himself. A modestly priced collection of hard-to-find gems for pianists and music lovers. Content : Lied[er] aus Fr. Schubert's Schwanengesang für das Piano-Forte übertragen von F. Liszt [Song(s) from Franz Schubert's Swan Song Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt] R245 1-14 1. Die Stadt [The City] 2. Das Fischermädchen [The Fisherman's Daughter] 3. Aufenthalt [Sojourn] 4. Am Meer [By the Sea] 5. Abschied [Farewell] 6. In der Ferne (Lamentazion') [Far from Home] 7. Ständchen [Serenade] 8. Ihr Bild [Her Picture] with 9. Frühlings-sehnsucht [Longing in Springtime] 10. Liebesbotschaft [Love Message] 11. Der Atlas [Atlas] 12. Der Doppelgänger [The Double] 13. Die Taubenpost [Pigeon Post] 14. Kriegers Ahnung [Warrior's Premonition]

The Complete Winterreise and Seven Other Great Songs-Of the many transcriptions Franz Liszt made of the works of other composers those he made of the songs of Franz Schubert are among his most inspired. This volume contains the legendary pianist's twelve transcriptions from Schubert's great song cycle 'Winterreise' along with the four songs of 'Geistliche Leider' and the beloved single songs 'La Rose' 'Lob Der Thranen' and 'Die Forelle'. These rare transcriptions offer unique blending of Classical inspiration with Romantic virtuosity. Here Liszt retained the intense lyricism and emotional impact of Schubert's songs as he transformed them into dazzling compositions for solo piano. This Dover publication has alleviated yearsof anxiety that availability of authoritative editions of these masterpieces were becoming thin on the ground. Now nineteen rare gems of the keyboard literature are once more available reproduced from extremely rare early editions.

Easy piano pieces with practising Tips-This volume presents easy pieces for Piano by great virtuosos. It unites the two greatest and perhaps best-known pianists of the 19th century Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt. The technical requirements of these works are very moderate without muting the stylistic characteristics of these two composers. The ability to play an original composition by Liszt in the first years of lessons can be very motivating for the Piano student. Also featured in this collection are works by the virtuoso Ferdinand Hiller to whom Robert Schumann dedicated his Piano Concerto. As in many of the works by Liszt and Chopin Hiller's works are frequently reminiscent of folk music. His Irländisches Lied and Fandango included in the collection are fine examples of 19th-century 'world music'.

Description Franz Liszt: Sonata In B Minor And Other Works For Piano Among Franz Liszt's many brilliant compositions for piano, few have been so admired and performed as the Sonata in B minor, long considered one of the greatest piano compositions of the 19th century. Songlist [Unknown] Andante Lagrimoso Ave Maria Ballade No.1 In D Flat Major Ballade No.2 In B Minor Benediction De Dieu Dans La Solitude Cantique D'amour Consolations Funerailles Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses: Hymne De L'enfant A Son Revil Invocation Legendes: Miserere D'apres Plaestrina Pater Noster Pensee Des Morts Sonata In B Minor St Francois D'assise. La Predication Aux Oiseaux St Francois De Paule Marchant Sur Les Flots

The Consolations are among the best-known Piano works by Franz Liszt. Their popularity is due not only to their expressive and lyrical character but also to their relatively moderate pianistic demands. Having a long history the final version of the six pieces appeared in print for the first time in 1850. The Wiener Urtext Edition provides this version authorized by Liszt for publication the text of which is mainly based on the German first edition owing to the lack of extant autographs and engraver's copies. In addition the French first edition as well as separate editions of the Consolations Nos. 3 and 5 published in London or Paris wereconsulted as well. The edition is complemented by performance notes of the Liszt pupil Lina Ramann which are virtually first-hand records of Liszt's interpretational ideas. Furthermore a clear notation without page-turn problems makes it easier to study and perform the popular works.

Including the Transcendental Etudes Ed. Busoni-Liszt's reputation as perhaps the greatest pianist of all time is powerfully supported by his dazzling body of work for solo piano. The undiminished popularity of his etudes with pianists and audiences alike have made them among the most performed and recorded works for solo piano in the Romantic reportoire. The first volume Series 1 include many of Liszt's most inspired piano works and are edited by the great pianist composer and musical scholar Ferruccio Busoni for the Franz Liszt Society and published by Breitkopf and Hartel in Leipzig in 1910-11. Each set of Etudes is a highly successful work in its own terms and are all fiendishly difficult. The separate ' Mazeppa' isyet another working of one of the etudes from these sets. The individual etudes range dramatically in style from the delicate refinement of 'Feux Follets' to the startling bravura of 'Wilde Jagd' (both from Transcendental Etudes). Each will bring to pianists and their listeners a moving encounter with the genius of this towering musical personality

Compositeur, bon vivant, pianiste, enseignant, showman superstar, conteur, écrivain, entrepreneur, ladies' man, philanthrope et prêtre, Franz Liszt est largement considéré aujourd'hui non seulement comme un grand compositeur, mais aussi comme le plus grand pianiste du XIXe siècle. Pourtant son corps énorme de musique pour piano, tour à tour poétique, étincelant, acrobatique, prophétique, profonde et obsédant, échoua à commander le succès qu'il mérite de son vivant. Dans Liszt, John Bell Young faut examiner de près à cette musique opulente, illuminant ses multiples facettes et défis du pianiste engagés perspective. Jamais sorti des enregistrements des cinq extraordinaires jeunes pianistes sont inclus sur un CD qui l'accompagne. / Piano

We have begun with numbers 2 and 6: in the coming years we will be producing editions of all of Franz Liszt?s ?Hungarian Rhapsodies? brilliant pianistic excesses and a favourite with all virtuosos.Hungarian folk music was a source of inspiration for Liszt throughout his life. The best known example is the ?Rhapsodies Hongroises? for Piano which made the characteristic syncopated rhythms of the ?puszta? melodiesand the fiery temperament of the ?csárdás? famous throughout the world. The popularity of these very demanding showpieces for the Piano is shown by the countless arrangements which even include transcriptions for Orchestra.

A prolific composer and virtuoso pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was the most lionized musical personality of his time. His compositions for solo piano continue to be loved and admired by pianists and their audiences for their lush romanticism and technical fireworks. They remain among the most frequently performed works in the reportoire. This choice selection of Liszt piano works reveals the powers at this extraordinary composer's command.