“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.
1st version
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 754671
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 761034
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 759043
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740787
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 728185
E major
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 728186
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 728189
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753812
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740788
A major
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 737100
from: Notturno Nr. 3
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 759031
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 754670
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1039939
Die läutende Glocke
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 733843
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 754673
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 728190
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740721
Russisches Volkslied
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2977
for: Voice (medium), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2345
Ölgemälde von 1839 von Henri Lehmann
DIN A6
Postcard
Item no.: 235930
Nocturne
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3202
In dulci jubilo
aus "Weihnachtsbaum"
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3575
Gleichsam als Marsch der heiligen drei Könige
aus "Weihnachtsbaum"
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3580
for: Voice (high), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2346
for: Voice (low), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2347
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850762
aus: Oratorium "Christus"
for: Chor SAA, Orgel (Instr-Harm)
Score
Item no.: 1340205
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1340010
Ab
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1612506
Ab
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1612507
Db
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1612165
Introduktion (Andante con espressione) und Thema (als Swing)
for: Accordion solo, accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 1669362
für gemischten Chor mit Orgelbegleitung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 4400
Introduktion (Andante con espressione) und Thema (als Swing)
for: Accordion solo, accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 212857
S 21 Nr. 1
Partitur
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
Score
Item no.: 422996
aus: Drei Kirchenhymnen
Passions-Hymnus des Venantius Fortunatus 6. Jahrhundert
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [harmonium]
Score
Item no.: 345611
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