Franz Liszt

Number 8 in his series of thirteen tone poems for orchestra, Liszt's "Héroïde funèbre" or 'Heroic Elegy' was composed from 1849-56 and given its premiere in Breslau on 10 November 1857 with the compos...

The seventh in his visionary series of thirteen tone poems for orchestra, Liszt's "Festklänge" was composed in 1853 and was given its premiere in Weimar on 9 September 1854 with the composer conductin...

The sixth of the revolutionary series of thirteen tone poems for orchestra, Liszt's "Mazeppa" was inspired by the French version of Lord Byron's famous poem by Victor Hugo. Composed from 1851-54, it w...

The fifth of Liszt's revolutionary series of thirteen symphonic poems, "Prometheus" started life in 1850 as a dramatic cantata for chorus and orchestra set to Johann Gottfried Herder's "Der entfesselt...

The third of the ground-breaking series of thirteen works composed for orchestra, Liszt's "Les Préludes" was inspired by Alphonse de Lamartine's "Nouvelles méditations poétiques". Composed from 1850-5...

The second in a ground-breaking series of thirteen works for orchestra, Liszt's "Tasso: Lamento e Trionfo" was inspired by Goethe's drama "Torquato Tasso". Composed from 1849-54, it was given its prem...

The first of a ground-breaking series of thirteen works for orchestra, Liszt's "Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne" (What One Hears in the Mountains) drew its inspiration from a poem by Victor Hugo. Comp...

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