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An example which illustrates the problem might be Liszt's "La Notte", the second piece of the Trois Odes funèbres. Projected 1863 and achieved 1864, "La Notte" is an extended version of the prior piano piece Il penseroso from the second part of the Années de pèlerinage. According to Liszt's remark at the end of the autograph score, "La Notte ...
The first version appears in Liszt's set Album d'un voyageur (1834–1838), and the second in the first suite of Liszt's Années de pèlerinage (1836–1855). The last version is almost identical to the second, except for the final nine bars, which were added by Liszt as a coda for his Italian piano student Giovanni Sgambati , who was also a ...
Edited by world-renowned Liszt expert and concert pianist Leslie Howard, the edition also contains Liszt's original fingerings. Dover Publications has issued a complete edition in one bound volume. Also included is an appendix of related works including Lyon (from the first book of Album d'un voyageur), Apparitions, Tre sonetti del Petrarca ...
The piano duet version is a straightforward transcription of the orchestral version, while the solo piano version is an independent composition. Liszt dedicated the piece to Karl Tausig, his favourite pupil. [5] A further two piano version, published by Schuberth in 1885, was arranged by Dr. Fritz Stade and later revised by Isidor Philipp.
4/2 I 8b Cantico del sol di Francesco d'Assisi bar mch org orch F major 1879–82 Choral, sacred 2nd version; arr. for pf as S.499, for org as S.760; Prelude arr. for pf as S.498c, for org as S.665 5/1 I 1a Sainte Cécile (Die heilige Cäcilia) mez orch (?) 1845 Choral, sacred 1st version of S.5/2; lost 5/2 I 1b Sainte Cécile (Die heilige ...
The musicians did not complete the piece on time, but the concert was held as scheduled. The concert's highlight was a piano "duel" between Thalberg and Liszt for the title of "greatest pianist in the world." Princess Belgiojoso announced her diplomatic judgment: "Thalberg is the first pianist in the world–Liszt is unique." [2]
The compositions take the musical style of nocturnes [1] with each having its own distinctive style. [2] Each Consolation is composed in either the key of E major or D ♭ major. E major is a key regularly used by Liszt for religious themes. [3] [4] There exist two versions of the Consolations.
The Transcendental Études (French: Études d'exécution transcendante), S.139, are a set of twelve compositions for piano by Franz Liszt.They were published in 1852 as a revision of an 1837 set (which had not borne the title "d'exécution transcendante"), which in turn were – for the most part – an elaboration of a set of studies written in 1826.