“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
Item no.: 365992
Prière aux Anges Gardiens
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 782483
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 695675
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 113678
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 445917
Sonaten für das Pianoforte Band 2, Bearbeitung: Franz Liszt
zen-on piano library
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 646618
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 344828
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 851931
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 190214
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 361013
Trois Odes funèbres
S163, S516, S516a, S517
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1349756
for: Singstimme, Klavier
Urtext
Item no.: 613524
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361004
(Collection)
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 361007
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 747373
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255760
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
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 779003
for: Organ
Item no.: 580018
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 229482
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 244614
for: Piano
Item no.: 561990
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 142632
für Klavier
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361008
Piano Miniatures 72
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 464649
edited by Ferruccio Busoni
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 284572
für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 660065
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 245167
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316541
New Liszt Edition II. 'B'
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 274730
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 193076
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 172743
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 361012
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 868026
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 148932
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962308
3 Notturnos
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 145454
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255762
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 850735
Mitropa Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 958299
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 118926
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256768
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256740
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 256731
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256730
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256729
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