Liszt, Franz (Ferenc), 1811-1886

Franz Liszt, b. Raiding, near Sopron, 1811; d. Bayreuth 1886

Hungarian composer, pianist and teacher
Described by Donald Francis Tovey as "pianoforte virtuoso and pioneer of the symphonic poem"

Nationality:
Hungarian

Works

"Leonore"
"Spinnerlied aus dem Fliegenden Holländer" for solo pianoforte
"Sposalizio" from "Pélerinages en Italie"
Années de pèlerinage, première année: Suisse - excerpt(s) from
Années de pèlerinage, troisième année: Italie - excerpt(s) from
Après une lecture du Dante (Fantasie quasi Sonate)
Ballade no. 2 in B minor, S.171
Concert Etude in D flat major 'Waldestrauschen', S.145
Concert Etude in F sharp minor 'Gnomenreigen', S.145
Concert Pathétique in E minor for two pianofortes
Concerto no. 1 in E flat for piano and orchestra
Concerto no. 2 in A major for piano and orchestra
Consolation no. 3 in D flat major, S. 172 (1849-50)
Consolation no. 4 (Adagio) in D flat major for pianoforte
Consolation no. 5 in E major for pianoforte
Die Trauer-Gondel I
Die Trauer-Gondel II
Elegie no. 1 for cello and piano, S. 196
Etude de Concert no. 2 in F minor for pianoforte ("La Leggierezza")
Etude de Concert no. 3 in D flat major for pianoforte
Evocation à la Chapelle Sixtine
Fantasia and fugue on "Ad nos ad salutarem undam", S. 259 (1850)
Fantasia and Fugue on B-A-C-H
Fantasia on the chorale "Nun danket alle Gott" for organ, two trumpets, three trombones and kettle drums
Fantasie über Themen aus Mozarts Figaro und Don Giovanni, S. 697 (1842)
Festive rhapsody (for organ)
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 1 in F major
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 11 in A minor
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 in C sharp minor
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C sharp minor
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 3 in B flat major
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6 in D flat major (1847)
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 8 in F sharp minor
Hungarian Rhapsody, for orchestra, No. 4 in D minor
Illustrations du Prophète de Meyerbeer
Isolde's Liebstod (arr. Liszt)
Légende no. 1: "St François d'Assise: la prédication aux oiseaux"
Liebestraum, no. 3
Mephisto Waltz no. 1: The Dance in the Village Inn
Miserere d'Après Palestrina
Nuages Gris (1881) for solo pianoforte
Opera: "Aïda" (trans. for pianoforte by Liszt) - excerpt(s) from
Opera: "Don Carlos" (transc. for pianoforte by Liszt) - excerpt(s) from
Opera: "Ernani" (transc. for pianoforte by Liszt) - excerpt(s) from
Opera: "I Lombardi" (transc. for pianoforte by Liszt) - excerpt(s) from
Opera: "Il Trovatore" (transc. for pianoforte by Liszt) - excerpt(s) from
Opera: "Rigoletto" (transc. for pianoforte by Liszt) - excerpt(s) from
Polonaise in E major
Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H (transcribed Jean Guillou)
Saint François de Paule marchant sur les flots for solo pianoforte
Soirée Musicales "La Danza" (trans. for pianoforte by Liszt)
Soirée Musicales "La Regata Veneziana" (trans. for pianoforte by Liszt)
Soirées de Vienne, S. 427
Sonata in B minor for pianoforte
Song: "Ave Maria" in E major (trans. Liszt)
Song: "Comment, disaient-ils", S. 276
Song: "Die Loreley"
Song: "Du bist wie eine Blume"
Song: "Enfant, si j’étais roi", S. 283
Song: "Es was ein Konig in Thule"
Song: "Frühlingsglaube" (trans. for pianoforte by Liszt)
Song: "Hark! hark! the lark!" (arr. Liszt)
Song: "Oh! quand je dors", S. 282
Song: "S'il est un charmant gazon", S. 284
Song: "Wohin?" (trans. Liszt)
Sonnet de Petrarque 104 for solo pianoforte
Symphonic poem no. 3: "Les preludes"
Symphonic poem no. 4: "Orpheus"
Symphonic poem: "Festklänge"
Tarantella (Venezia e Napoli)
Transcendental Etude no. 11
Transcendental Etude no. 6
Tre Sonetti di Petrarca (S270)
Vallée d'Obermann S.160/6 for solo pianoforte
Valse impromptu
Valse Oubilée No. 1
Variations: "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" (transcribed for organ)

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