“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.
Histoire d'un chef-d'oeuvre négligé
Book
Item no.: 134783
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 271258
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 891262
für Klavier
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665733
für Klavier Studienpartitur
ersetzt HN9273
for: Piano
Study score
Item no.: 661911
from Song Cycle op. 39
Arrangement for Piano by Franz Liszt
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 679822
for: Piano
Item no.: 356448
Nr. 2 E-Dur (Seliger Tod)
for: Piano
Item no.: 356439
Nr. 2 Franz von Paula über das Meer schreitend
for: Piano
Item no.: 356437
Sinfonische Dichtung Nr. 6
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391673
Kantate zur Inauguration des Beethoven-Monuments zu Bonn (1845)
Piano reduction
Item no.: 383029
for: Piano
Item no.: 471426
for: Organ
Music score (hardcover)
Item no.: 285994
Critical-instructive edition in German
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 291772
Franz Liszt und die Orgel - 2 Textbände
Lyric book
Item no.: 291181
for: 2 pianos 8 hands
Item no.: 188140
for: Piano
Item no.: 284434
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383588
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383575
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383115
for: 2 pianos
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383018
Symphonische Dichtung
for: Organ
Item no.: 607842
for: Piano
Item no.: 184998
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 969984
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 561992
(1877-1882)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1013354
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 993471
Great Performer's Edition
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 317156
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316679
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 643666
for: Piano
Item no.: 554854
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 243500
Nos. 10-19
New Liszt Edition I. 'B'
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 178740
New Liszt Edition Supplement 'B'
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197605
(Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke)
Episode aus Lenaus "Faust"
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 478958
Valse de Marie
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 728184
Poème symphonique. Transcription by Jean Guillou
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 750202
No. 6 D-flat major
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 735461
Dream of Love
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 914053
Walzer
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 923022
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1195432
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1345250
Liszt-Quellen
Jahrgang 2019/20
Book
Item no.: 693333
Per Pianoforte
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1548267
for: Piano
Noten sehr leichte Fassung
Item no.: 782391
Masterpiece Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972303
Concert Study
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724070
Symphonic Poem No. 9
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 739678
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