The coupling of the symphony with the dante sonata is an obvious but adroit choice and it allows barenboims to show off his versatility. L iszt s two great danteinspired works, the sonata of 1839 and the symphony of 1857, have been coupled together on disc before, though not in. See also the album leaf dante symphony progression, s. Reviews a richly detailed interdisciplinary study that provides context for the symphonic poems evolution, as well as a synthesis of liszts multifarious activities. In his compositions he developed piano technique beyond recognition. Liszt, franz psalm xiii for tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra vocal score german text. Raiding in sopron county, in the kingdom of hungary, austrian empire. The full set of nine transcriptions are dedicated to. Liszt eventually transcribed all nine of the beethoven symphonies. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. I was able to find a full recording of the symphony on youtube, with daniel barenboim. Instrumentation piano external links wikipedia article.
His evocation of the inferno, the shade of francesca da rimini and her sad remembered love is marked by strokes of genius which, with bewildering frequency, preempt the mature wagner who was, incidentally, the dedicatee of the work. Siegfried jerusalem, london philharmonia and suisse romande orchestra, georg solti and jesus lopezcobos. Gianandrea noseda does a good job with the dante symphonys first movement the only part anyone cares about. Water themes in liszts dante symphony perhaps one of the greatest works of art inspired by dantes divine comedy is liszts symphony s. C ompleted in 1856, liszts dante symphony is one of the most talkedabout 19thcentury scores, but one of the least frequently played. Fantasia quasi sonata french for after a reading of dante. Franz liszt dante symphony warner classics apex 2564.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Listen to your favorite songs from liszt complete piano music, vol. This work of program music was inspired by the reading of dante. Liszt wanderer fantasy liszt dante symphony simone young conductor louis lortie piano cantillation meet the music wed 21 aug, 6. Simone young shows us schuberts vienna with pianist louis lortie and the infernal visions of liszts dante symphony franz liszt was an ambitious and innovative musician, creating a radically new sound for the piano and inventing the symphonic poem using the orchestra to freely evoke mood, colour, people and places.
Rick disilvio paints rich characters who are totally believable and he keeps you guessing as the plot thickens throughout this fictionalhistorical novel. Piano sheet music 1 piano, 4 hands duet franz liszt. He whips up the opening storm excitingly, plays the francesca episode tenderly, evokes the hellish laughter in the strings and clarinets. I am deeply grateful that i was born man humans and to appreciate the wonderful world of music composition and has given me an opportunity to experience. Liszt piano music franz liszt 18111886, the greatest piano virtuoso of his time, was also highly influential in shaping the western musical canon.
Dante symphony eine symphonie zu dantes divina commedia, for orchestra, s. His championship of new composers like wagner and berlioz helped them to fame. Rgfudgugu3ltcghvbnksifmumta5ichmaxn6dcwgrnjhbnop identifier imslpsymphonys109lisztfranz. Apres une lecture du dante ii, fantasia quasi sonata, for piano annees ii7 s. Liszt was born in a village near sopron, hungary, now raiding, austria. Simone young shows us schuberts vienna with pianist louis lortie and the infernal visions of liszt s dante symphony franz liszt was an ambitious and innovative musician, creating a radically new sound for the piano and inventing the symphonic poem using the orchestra to freely evoke mood, colour, people and places. It was premiered in dresden in november 1857, with liszt himself conducting, and was unofficially dedicated to the composers friend and. Previous sheet music next sheet music dante symphony s. Partially arranged for organ by liszt and alexander wilhelm gottschalg. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on dante alighieris journey through hell and purgatory, as depicted in the divine comedy. The first movement of liszts dante symphony, inferno, opens.
Liszts father played the piano, violin, cello, and guitar. The origins, the criticism, a selective musical analysis, and commentary. The dante sonata is the 7 th piece in liszts piano works collection. Thus, work on the dante symphony roughly coincided with work on liszts. Antonio salieri taught him thetechnique of composition and fostered the young liszts musical taste. It is good to have another version of liszts dante symphony competing for attention in this his centenary year, not least since the new version is of such quality. Lopezcobos decca was more splendid, especially with the magnificent opening movement. Liszts dante symphony meet your next favorite book. Dantes inferno, which are printed in the score but never heard in perfor mance. In his book on program music, jonathan kregor perceptively links this. Liszt ferenc october 22, 1811 july 31, 1886 was a hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer of the romantic period. Liszts orchestral arrangement of schuberts wanderer. Dantesinfonie hrsinfonieorchester slowakischer philharmonischer chor peter. Whether noseda agrees or not, he takes the movement at a generally brisk pace, with incisive articulation when required.
He rewrote the concluding measures, but in the printed score he left the. Liszts dante symphony is a sizzling tale of murder and covert spy rings set amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, which leads to hitlers infernal third reich. Liszts dante symphony is a work of astonishing imagination. Liszt s orchestral arrangement of schuberts wanderer. This epic symphony traverses through dante s vision of hell to arrive at a heavenly finale.
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