“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.
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 661684
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 361012
Liszt Society Publications 11
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 461937
Ausgabe für 2 Klaviere
for: 2 pianos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 577965
Dover Piano And Keyboard Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 190214
Fingering by the composer
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 367505
für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 660065
for piano solo
Separate Edition from the New Liszt Complete Critical Edition
for: Piano
Item no.: 184916
for the Piano
An Alfred Masterwork Edition
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 261881
Series III: The Complete Schwanengesang
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 192906
all Swiss-inspired character pieces by Liszt into a single volume
Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684326
Reprint of the Oliver Ditson Company, Boston, 1880 edition
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 475830
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256308
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391912
Leichte bis mittelschwere Transkriptionen des Budapester Domorganisten
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 183823
Separate editions from the New Liszt Complete Critical Edition
Két legenda
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256112
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 778194
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017695
Dover Piano And Keyboard Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 218498
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
Universal Orgel Edition
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 113675
Miscellaneous Transcriptions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361006
for: Piano
Item no.: 268540
Forest Murmurs – Dance of the Gnomes
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131472
ersetzt HN 764
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688450
für Klavier
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361005
für das Pianoforte übertragen von Franz Liszt
zen-on piano library
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 658587
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 162418
2. Jahr - Italien
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017735
Nos. 6–9
Kalmus Classic Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 241522
Bearbeitungen aus Richard Wagners Opern
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361003
Bearbeitung für Klavier
for: Piano
Item no.: 613311
Etüden Teil II
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361000
von der Kunst und Literatur Italiens inspirierte Charakterstücke
Urtext-Ausgabe
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 693395
for: Piano
Item no.: 369648
for low voice and piano
(French and Italian)
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 242285
Transkriptionen von Werken anderer Komponisten
Universal Orgel Edition
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 113678
Trois Odes funèbres
S163, S516, S516a, S517
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1349756
Etude en douze exercices
Edited from the sources and provided with fingerings and notes on interpretation
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 462076
Fantasia quasi Sonata
for: Piano
Item no.: 561990
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
Fantasie und Fuge über den Choral Ad nos ad salutarem undam
Universal Orgel Edition
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 172743
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
EMB New Liszt Edition I. 'B'
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256768
Különböző ciklikus művek I. (I/9)
EMB New Liszt Edition I. 'B'
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256727
including first edition of the first version
Urtext
for: Piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401448
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