“Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.” Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
These words very much sum up the passion and drive of the piano virtuoso and musical innovator Franz Liszt, who was the creator of the symphonic poem, and a tireless promoter of the neo-romantic. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the fascinating works of Franz Liszt today!
Franz or Ferenc Liszt was born in Raiding, Hungary, where his father was the manager of the Esterházy estate. From his early childhood, he was tutored by the best artists of his time, firstly by pianist Carl Czerny and in composition by Antonio Salieri, and after his arrival in Paris by Ferdinando Paër and Anton Reicha.
As a teenager, Lizst conquered the Parisian salons, and the hearts of many a Parisian lady, with his virtuosic piano playing. After the death of his father in 1827, the young Liszt was left to fend for himself. Tough living conditions, and the ideals of the French Revolution, made him a strong and resilient personality. Liszt was inspired by many of his contemporaries, particularly Frédéric Chopin, Niccolo Paganini and Hector Berlioz.
In 1848, after two exciting decades as a solo pianist, Franz Liszt took up the position of Grand Duke’s Kapellmeister in Weimar. This was a move away from the fame and the spotlight, and a chance to explore and develop true artistic creation, and musical innovation. Thanks to him, Weimar became a progressive musical centre, and the focus of the neo-romantic school. His programmatic symphonies, symphonic poems, and his great piano compositions were mostly written in Weimar. Towards the end of his life, he travelled to Rome, Budapest and eventually Bayreuth, where he died suddenly in 1886, whilst composing and working as a teacher.
Franz Liszt is arguably best known for his programmatic symphonic compositions, be it his Faust or Dante symphonies, or his 13 symphonic poems, which many composers followed. Many however deem his piano and organ works to be equally important, and Liszt’s Piano Studies are frequently used by pianists both young and old.
with Grandes Etudes No. 2 & 7
Edited from the sources and provided with notes on interpretation
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 177059
Forest Murmurs – Dance of the Gnomes
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131472
Miscellaneous Transcriptions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361006
for: Piano
Item no.: 268540
3 Stücke für Horn und Orgel
for: Horn, organ
Score
Item no.: 1687925
for: Voice (medium), piano
Score
Item no.: 279264
und Klavier
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 599480
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 775276
Stimmensatz
for: Mixed choir, brass winds, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 235446
Válogatott orgonaművek 3
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 255059
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 561991
Introduktion (Andante con espressione) und Thema (als Swing)
for: Accordion solo, accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 1669362
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256308
Series 1: 'Ave Maria', 'Erlkönig' and Ten Other Great Songs
Reproduced from the 1838 Diabelli Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 229482
Dover Piano And Keyboard Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 244614
Fantasia quasi Sonata
for: Piano
Item no.: 561990
Earlier version and final version
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 226647
Klavierbegleitung für Solo– und Orchesterstimmung
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1011776
revidierte Ausgabe
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1690691
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 361012
für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 660065
The Complete Winterreise and Seven Other Great Songs
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 245167
3 Notturnos
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 193076
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1677824
Urtext Primo – A new concept for the beginner
Edition with French and Spanish Commentary
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 640884
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 242291
from “Schwanengesang” D 957
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1646586
„Leise flehen meine Lieder“
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1017953
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1479627
Reprint of the Oliver Ditson Company, Boston, 1880 edition
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 475830
all Swiss-inspired character pieces by Liszt into a single volume
Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684326
Bearbeitungen aus Richard Wagners Opern
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361003
Etüden Teil II
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361000
Bearbeitung für Klavier
for: Piano
Item no.: 613311
Nach dem Erstdruck von 1869, samt Faksimile
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 237013
for: Piano
Item no.: 577051
for: Viola, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 108998
von der Kunst und Literatur Italiens inspirierte Charakterstücke
Urtext-Ausgabe
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 693395
for low voice and piano
(French and Italian)
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 242285
for: Piano
Item no.: 369648
for: Flute, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1672792
n° 3 des «Harmonies poétiques et religieuses» - Ed. A. Cortot - pour piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 161612
Nach den Quellen herausgegeben von Jochen Reutter (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 580257
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316716
Arrangement for Piano
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 673520
First edition
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1681073
Separate editions from the New Liszt Complete Critical
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 197529
Dover Piano And Keyboard Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 218498
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