“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.: 471426
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 993471
(1877-1882)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1013354
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 643666
for: Piano
Item no.: 284434
for: 2 pianos 8 hands
Item no.: 188140
from Song Cycle op. 39
Arrangement for Piano by Franz Liszt
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 679822
Kantate zur Inauguration des Beethoven-Monuments zu Bonn (1845)
Piano reduction
Item no.: 383029
for: Piano
Item no.: 356448
Nr. 2 E-Dur (Seliger Tod)
for: Piano
Item no.: 356439
Nr. 2 Franz von Paula über das Meer schreitend
for: Piano
Item no.: 356437
Sacri Concentus Ratisbonenses
Reihe geistlicher Musik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1646210
Collection Anacrouse
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1323946
Paraphrase über das Dies irae
Totentanz
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 660834
for: Women's choir (SSAA), organ
Score
Item no.: 1200921
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 850543
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 969984
(Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke)
Episode aus Lenaus "Faust"
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 478958
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383588
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383575
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383115
for: 2 pianos
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383018
for: Piano
Study score
Item no.: 661911
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 243500
Symphonische Dichtung
for: Organ
Item no.: 607842
for: Piano
Item no.: 184998
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 561992
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 942517
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 939880
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 937450
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 893078
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 891262
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 848427
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 637650
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 170060
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 296141
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1345250
Per Pianoforte
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1548267
for: Piano
Noten sehr leichte Fassung
Item no.: 782391
Masterpiece Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972303
Concert Study
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724070
Poème symphonique. Transcription by Jean Guillou
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 750202
Symphonic Poem No. 9
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 739678
für Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1664859
Walzer
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 923022
No. 6 D-flat major
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 735461
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1195432
Valse de Marie
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 728184
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