Arrangeur: Franz Liszt. Par LISZT FRANZ. Franz Liszt's transcriptions of other composers' music are as highly regarded as his original piano works. First acquainted with Bach through his piano studies, Liszt further explored the earlier composer's works in his career as a virtuoso performer. His piano interpretations of Bach's Organ Music are executed in a simple and straightforward manner, and they rapidly became the classic models for all future works in this genre. This compilation features Six Organ Preludes and Fugues (BWV 543-548) and the Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor (BWV 542). Franz Liszt's transcriptions of other composers' music are as highly regarded as his original piano works. First acquainted with Bach through his piano studies, Liszt further explored the earlier composer's works in his career as a virtuoso performer. His piano interpretations of Bach's Organ Music are executed in a simple and straightforward manner, and they rapidly became the classic models for all future works in this genre. This compilation features Six Organ Preludes and Fugues (BWV 543-548) and the Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor (BWV 542)./ Répertoire / Piano

Hardcover, Cloth-Bound. Par LISZT FRANZ. This volume contains Liszt's earliest pieces written in a Hungarian style. The complete set of Magyar dallok / Ungarische National-Melodien [Hungarian songs] consisting of 11 items is published here for the first time in a scholarly edition. The composer began to write them resulting from his first return visit to Pest in 1839. The music of these pieces was partly re-used by Liszt at the beginning of the 1850s in his deservedly popular 15 Hungarian Rhapsodies. The Carnival at Pest was inspired by his second tour of Hungary in 1846- it was later re-worked as the 9th Hungarian Rhapsody. The present volume also contains the so far unknown very first version of the 1st Hungarian Rhapsody, and in addition two large fragments from the 1840s plus a number of album leaves. A detailed preface in Hungarian, English, and German, including new research results, numerous manuscript facsimiles, and critical notes, makes this volume of the New Liszt Edition an important publication of immense scholarly value. Along with the cloth-bound Complete Edition, a paperback version for practical use has also been published. This edition's contents are identical to those of the hardcover edition with the exception that the critical notes are not included./ Répertoire / Piano

Paperback. Par LISZT FRANZ. This volume contains Liszt's earliest pieces written in a Hungarian style. The complete set of Magyar dallok / Ungarische National-Melodien [Hungarian songs] consisting of 11 items is published here for the first time in a scholarly edition. The composer began to write them resulting from his first return visit to Pest in 1839. The music of these pieces was partly re-used by Liszt at the beginning of the 1850s in his deservedly popular 15 Hungarian Rhapsodies. The Carnival at Pest was inspired by his second tour of Hungary in 1846- it was later re-worked as the 9th Hungarian Rhapsody. The present volume also contains the so far unknown very first version of the 1st Hungarian Rhapsody, and in addition two large fragments from the 1840s plus a number of album leaves. A detailed preface in Hungarian, English, and German, including new research results, numerous manuscript facsimiles, and critical notes, makes this volume of the New Liszt Edition an important publication of immense scholarly value. Along with the cloth-bound Complete Edition, a paperback version for practical use has also been published. This edition's contents are identical to those of the hardcover edition with the exception that the critical notes are not included./ Répertoire / Piano

An Den Wassern Zu Babylon. Par LISZT FRANZ. S 17 / Hymnes et chorals / Répertoire / Solo S, Choeur SSAA, Violon, Piano, Orgue et Harpe

Liszt's admiration for the music of Wagner led him to promote Wagner's Operas as well as to compose piano transcriptions from many of them. This volume presents fifteen compositions dating from 1848-1882. Includes 'Liebestod' 'Overture To Tannhouser' 'Wedding March From Lohengrin'.

An Den Wassern Zu Babylon. Par LISZT FRANZ. S 17 / Hymnes et chorals / Répertoire / Solo S, Choeur SSAA, Violon, Piano, Orgue et Harpe

En 1876, Liszt confessait rétrospectivement, mais avec franchise, à la maison Breitkopf and Härtel que ses 'transcriptions de Wagner' n'auraient servi 'que de modeste propagande, sur un pauvre piano, en faveur du sublime génie de Wagner'. De fait, Le Vaisseau fantôme, Tannhäuser et Lohengrin, ces opéras de Wagner qui connurent par la suite un si grand succès, furent donnés vers 1850 au théâtre de la cour de Weimar exclusivement sous la direction de Liszt. Pour la composition de la paraphrase d'après Tannhäuser, Liszt s'est inspiré des exécutions de l'ouverture en novembre 1848 ainsi que de l'ensemble de l'opéra en février 1849 à Weimar. L'adaptation au piano de cette ouverture est une pièce de bravoure de tout premier plan. Elle marque une nouvelle étape dans la série des arrangements lisztiens d'oeuvres de Wagner publiée par la maison d'édition Henle. / Piano

Internationally renowned concert pianist Joseph Banowetz presents this definitive collection of original masterworks by Franz Liszt featuring a comprehensive preface, composer biography, vintage photographs, and detailed performance notes on the solos. The companion CD features Joseph Banowetz performing Liszt's most cherished piano repertoire: Ehemals, from Weihnachtsbaum, S. 186/10 * Étude, Op. 6, No. 7; S. 136/7 * Ich liebe dich, S. 542a (posth) * Liebeslied: Widmung (easier version), S. 566 (posth.) (Robert Schumann, trans. by Liszt) * Liebesträume: 3 notturnos, S. 541 * No. 2: Gestorben war ich (first version) * No. 3: O lieb, o lieb, so lang du lieben kannst * Piano Piece in A-flat Major, S. 189a (posth.) * Marche de Rákóczy'Édition populaire, S. 244/15 * Resignazione, S.187a (posth.) * Romance, S. 169 (posth.) * Romance oubliée, S. 527 * Ruhig, S. 167a (posth.) * Scherzo, S. 153 (posth.) * Six Consolations, S. 172 * No. 1 in E Major * No. 2 in E Major * No. 3 in D-flat Major * No. 4 in D-flat Major * No. 5 in E Major * No. 6 in E Major * Ständchen, S. 560/7 (Franz Schubert, trans. by Liszt) * Valse oubliée, No. 1, S. 215/1 Joseph Banowetz graduated with a First Prize from the Vienna Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst. Banowetz has been a piano recitalist and orchestral soloist on five continents. He was awarded the Liszt Medal by the Hungarian Liszt Society in recognition of his outstanding performances of Liszt and the Romantic literature.

Complete Edition. Supplementary Volume 16 of the New Liszt Edition contains free arrangements and technical exercises. In the first section can be found early versions of three arrangements. The first consists of the first and intermediary versions of a transcription of Die Rose, a song Schubert composed to a poem by Schlegel. The arrangement of the second movement of Berlioz's Harold Symphony also draws on literary inspiration: Lord Byron's (1788-1824) narrative poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812-18) was a literary experience Liszt shared with Berlioz. The fantasy on themes from Bellini's opera La sonnambula [The Sleepwalker] (here the first version of 1842, and the second version dating from the following decade are given) is important in music history because it was while he worked on this (and other operatic fantasies) that Liszt developed a new concept of the form, which took shape in more complex and more concentrated fantasies than before. Particularly interesting material can be found in the appendix. In addition to sketches and drafts for arrangements of Spanish themes, there are three sources published here for the first time, which shed light on technical aspects of Liszt's piano teaching. These are three sets of exercises: the first written by Liszt himself for Valérie Boissier in 1832; the second a copy in an unidentified hand from the same period or slightly later; and finally the third which was noted down in 1871 by Henri Maréchal in Rome based on the composer's dictation. This latest volume of the New Liszt Edition includes a detailed preface in German, English, and Hungarian containing new research findings, together with five manuscript facsimiles and critical notes. Simultaneously with the cloth-bound Complete Edition, a practical paperback version has been published, the contents of which are identical to those of the hardcover edition, minus the inclusion of critical notes.

The three volumes of Années de pèlerinage (?Pilgrim Years?) are among Liszt?s most important compositions for piano solo. From dramatic-virtuoso to pensive-romantic music, the 29 ?travel pieces? represent the complete range of Liszt?s compositional expression. For the first time, this first volume of the trilogy, Suisse (Switzerland) is published together with the Trois Morceaux suisses, in line with the composer?s original intention to combine all his Swiss-inspired character pieces into a single volume. The musical journey is supported by the inclusion of historical illustrations of the scenes and landscapes that inspired the composer. Edited by world-renowned Liszt expert and concert pianist Leslie Howard, the edition also contains Liszt?s original fingerings.

11 well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty with practical comments-Franz Liszt is still regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time: a superb virtuoso whose own piano works also bristle with extreme technical difficulties. But no one needs to be afraid of big names. Our carefully chosenselection from Liszt?s immense oeuvre ranges here from the easy to the moderately difficult. These pieces are truly charming and well-suited for ?ordinary mortals?. And for those who reach the end of the volume there?s aworthwhile reward: perhaps Liszt?s best-known piano piece the third ?Liebestraum? ...

Despite having already assumed the costs for a monument to Beethoven in Bonn Liszt's spiritual affinity for Beethoven also moved this greatest piano virtuoso of the nineteenth century to pay an even finer tribute: a superlative set of piano transcriptions of the master's nine symphonies. Liszt's brilliant and sensitive transcriptions enabled 19th century audiences and amateur pianists to become acquainted with Beethoven's works even when no orchestras were available. Indeed the great pianist's capacity for translating orchestral effects into pianistic terms was nothing short of astonishing. This volume contains the first five of the nine works reproduced from the originalplates authorised by Liszt himself. A memorable tribute from one musical genius to another these compositions will delight pianists and music lovers alike.

Par LISZT FRANZ. This final volume in Liszt?s Années de pèlerinage in the Urtext edition by renowned Liszt scholar, Leslie Howard, contains the Troisième Année ? Italie S163, together with Trois Odes funèbres S516, S516a and S517. Although the Odes funèbres are not originally part of the Années they have been included in this volume because they form a musical and spiritual bridge between Années II and III. Together, these works demonstrate a character not met elsewhere in the great music literature of the nineteenth century. The thinning out of the style, almost to the point of deliberate barrenness, and the simultaneous impression of avant-garde pioneering and the reflection in solitude, even loneliness, that comes with age are particular to Liszt. Final volume of the Années de pèlerinage series by acknowledged Liszt specialist Leslie Howard Informative Preface and Critical Notes With original illustrations and historical texts Other volumes of Liszt piano music from Edition Peters edited by Leslie Howard: Consolations / Liebesträume (Notturnos) EP7820, ISMN 979-0-57708-610-1 (published 2006) Two Episodes from Lenau?s ?Faust? EP7987, ISMN 979-0-57708-642-2 (published 2008) Sonata B minor EP71900, ISMN 979-057708-723-8 (published 2011) Trois Études de concert (S144) EP72780, ISMN 979-0-57701-106-6 (published 2016) Années de pèlerinage: Première Année ? Suisse (S160) and Trois Morceaux suisses (S156b) EP72782, ISMN 979-0-57701-108-0 (published 2019) Années de pèlerinage: Deuxième Année ? Italie (S161) and Venezia e Napoli (S162) EP72783, ISMN 979-0-57701-109-7 (published 2019) / Date parution : 2022-07-20/ Recueil / Piano

The fact that Piano works by Franz Liszt do not always require the highest technical standards or are reputed to be reserved for just a few professionals is proven by the present anthology of the Wiener Urtext Edition. It comprises works by Liszt which starting from an easy to intermediate technical level encourage to play rather by harmonic than by virtuoso demands and still allow to make progress in the playing technique which eventually is of benefit not only to playing Liszt. The selection ranging from easy pieces such as La cloche sonne or the Consolations Nos. 1 and 2 to more advanced works such as 'Au lac de Wallenstadt' from'Années de Pèlerinage' also takes the aspect of popularity within the framework of Liszt's Piano literature into account.

Deuxième année - Italie (S161) / Venezia e Napoli (S162)-While the first volume of Liszt?s Années de pèlerinage (?Pilgrim Years?) was inspired primarily by the landscape of Switzerland the creative impetus for the second volume was the art and literature of Italy. Edition Peters is proud to continue its acclaimed series of Liszt critical editions from world-renowned Liszt expert and concert pianist Leslie Howard with this new urtext edition of Années de pèlerinage Deuxième Année ? Italie. Containing an extensive critical commentary and introductory notes the edition (like its predecessor Suisse (EP72782)) also contains reproductions of the half-tint illustrations by Robert Kretschmer that appeared in the first edition. Also included in this prestige volume a must-have for any serious Liszt pianist is the supplementary volume Venezia e Napoli beautiful and ingenious revisions of earlier works based on Italian street music.