| Franz Liszt: Rigoletto - Concert Paraphrase: Piano: Instrumental WorkLiszt drew on three themes from Verdi s Rigoletto in this glittering virtuoso work; its climax is the finale with the theme in the quartet from Act III Bella fi glia dell amore . If one ignores the fact that at this point inthe opera the betrayal of Gilda's love is made known the work offers no sign that it was written at a time of deep depression: Liszt s hope of legally marrying Princess von Sayn-Wittgenstein was slowly disappearing. Maybe Liszt'sopera paraphrases are therefore to be understood as memories of happier times in Weimar. Instrumentation : Publisher : |