Books by Franz Liszt

Liszt composed Trois odes funèbres betwwen 1860 and 1866, shortly in the wake of his first 12 tone poems. The third of the odes was the first to be published, as an 'epilogue' to the related tone poem Tasso: Lamento e Trionfo, S.96. The first two odes had to wait until 1915 to appear in their original orchestral setting. This new score is a digitally enhanced reissue of the scores issued by Breitkopf und Härtel between 1908 (No.3) and 1915 as part of the critical edition prepared by Otto Taubmann and Berthold Kellermann for the Liszt Gesammtausgabe. In contrast so many of the on-demand scores now available this one comes with all the pages with each image thoroughly checked to make sure it is readable, then beautifully printed on quality stock with an attractive glossy cover.

Chopin ! doux et harmonieux génie ! Quel est le coeur auquel il fut cher, quelle est la personne à laquelle il fut familier qui, en l'entendant nommer, n'éprouve un tressaillement, comme au souvenir d'un être supérieur qu'il eut la fortune de connaître ? Mais, quelque regretté qu'il soit par tous les artistes et par tous ses nombreux amis, il nous est peut-être permis de douter que le moment soit déjà venu où, apprécié à sa juste valeur, celui dont la perte nous est si particulièrement sensible, occupe dans l'estime universelle le haut rang que lui réserve l'avenir.

Liszt's fourth entry in his revolutionary series of thirteen symphonic poems, Orpheus was penned to serve as an introduction to the Weimar premiere of Gluck's opera on the same story Ofeo ed Euridice. Composed in 1853-54, it was given its premiere in Weimar 16 February 1854 with the composer conducting the Weimar Hofkapelle. This new study score is a digitally-restored reissue of the score edited by Otto Taubmann in the second volume of the Liszt-Stiftung edition, published in 1908. Includes an informative introduction by the Swedish Liszt scholar Soren Afshar. The large conductor score and orchestral parts are also available from Serenissima Music.

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. Composed from 1848-54, it was given its premiere in Weimar in January of 1857 with the composer conducting the Weimar Hofkapelle. This new study score is a digitally-restored reissue of the score edited by Otto Taubmann in the first volume of the Liszt-Stiftung edition, published in 1908. Also included is an informative introduction by Liszt scholar Soren Afshar (Funper), a major contributor to the vast collection of Liszt pieces on IMSLP.