Piano
SKU:
BT.EMBZ8183
Années de
Pelerinage. Composed
by Franz Liszt. EMB Liszt
Works. Book Only.
Composed 1977. Editio
Musica Budapest
#EMBZ8183. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ8183).
English-German.
During his ''years of
pilgrimage'' spent in
Italy, the young Liszt
gained enough musical
inspiration from the
local musical, artistic,
and literary heritage to
last for decades. These
intense impressions are
recorded in Volume 2 of
Années de pelerinage,
whose sources range from
Raphael to Michelangelo,
Dante, and Petrarch.
Three of the latter's
sonnets (47: Benedetto
sia 'l giorno 104: Pace
non trovo and 123: I'
vidi in terra angelici
costumi) were first set
by Liszt as songs and,
shortly afterwards,
arranged for piano solo.
The songs and, as a
result, the piano pieces
as well, reflect the
style of Italian bel
canto - Donizetti and
Bellini - rather than
following the GermanLied
tradition. And while this
feature was criticized by
the contemporary press,
the broadly arching
melodic lines of these
pieces and their
Mediterranean passion
have always carried away
performer and listener
alike. This revised
(2018) edition contains
the Three Sonnets in two
versions: the first
version was published in
the course of 1846 and
1847, and the second, as
part of Volume 2 of
Années de pelerinage, in
1858. Based on the New
Liszt Edition, the
present volume provides a
revised score, a
facsimile reproduction,
and critical notes. The
new editorial preface
orientates the reader in
all the major questions
regarding the work's
genesis.
