“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
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383573
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1381227
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 726968
14 Original Works
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 780190
Syncretic Version
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 750201
Symphonic Poem No. 6
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749177
No. 3 A flat Major "O lieb', so lang du lieben kannst"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 737653
Nocturne No. 3
for: Piano
Noten erleichterte Fassung
Item no.: 782392
E
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554916
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1340010
Nocturne
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3202
for: Viola, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1247082
for: Euphonium, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1247075
for: Bass clarinet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1248147
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1248143
for: Treble recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1248140
for: Tenor recorder, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1248139
for: Tenor recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1248138
for: Piccolo, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246173
for: Bassoon, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246163
for: Tenor recorder, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246158
for: Bass recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246155
for: Piccolo, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1234107
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1234104
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1234095
for: 2 pianos
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383031
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383121
No. 15 A minor Rákóczy March
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 749028
No. 1 A flat Major
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 749032
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 726136
Symphonic Poem
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 726645
Tom and Jerry
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1209784
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 740394
A major
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 737100
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Orgel
Studienpartitur (= Chorpartitur)
Item no.: 758733
Symphonic Poem No. 12
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 738053
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3357
from: Années de Pèlerinage, Première année, No. 7
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 756522
No. 1 St. François d'Assise, La prédication aux oiseaux
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 754091
from: Notturno Nr. 3
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 759031
for Dantes Divina Commedia
for: Women's choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749207
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554390
Arrangement
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351085
Score
Item no.: 1336870
nach der Klaviersonate bearbeitet für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 735524
for: Flute, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1248152
for: Bass recorder, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1248137
for: Baritone saxophone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1248128
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