“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.
Miscellaneous Transcriptions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361006
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
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 113675
for: Piano
Item no.: 279818
for: Piano
Item no.: 268540
Forest Murmurs – Dance of the Gnomes
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131472
Transcribed for piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 257201
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2529
for: Voice (medium), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2345
Sonaten für das Pianoforte Band 1 Bearbeitung Franz Liszt
zen-on piano library
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 661703
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 289168
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 255705
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 197761
for: Gesang, Frauenchor, Violine, Harfe, Klavier und Orgel (Harmonium)
Score
Item no.: 549590
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688450
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361005
Em
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554076
for: Violin, piano
Partitur (Überformat), Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 471889
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392126
Sinfonische Dichtung Nr. 3
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391670
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 658587
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 241522
for: Piano
Item no.: 461367
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 162418
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 318755
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 850876
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017735
Bearbeitungen aus Richard Wagners Opern
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361003
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 353080
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361000
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 193421
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 177194
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 167633
for: Piano
Item no.: 613311
for: Piano
Book (reprint)
Item no.: 348170
for: Organ
Music score (hardcover)
Item no.: 285251
for: Piano
ERSTAUSGABE
Item no.: 340874
for: Gesang (Tenor/Sopran), Harfe (Klavier) und Orgel (Harmonium)
Item no.: 553647
for low voice and piano
(French and Italian)
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 242285
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 693395
for: Piano
Item no.: 369648
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 254963
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4752
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 299138
for: SOLI GCH ORG (KLAV)
Score
Item no.: 223702
Arrangement for Piano
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 673520
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 356440
for: Piano
Item no.: 365992
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