“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.
Universal Orgel Edition
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 113673
Schott Archive
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 781740
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 661684
Liszt Society Publications 11
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 461937
Fingering by the composer
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 367505
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 167415
Urtext Primo – A new concept for the beginner
Edition with German and English Commentary
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 634370
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256719
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197615
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256606
for piano solo
Separate Edition from the New Liszt Complete Critical Edition
for: Piano
Item no.: 184916
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 261881
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316362
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 192906
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316342
all Swiss-inspired character pieces by Liszt into a single volume
Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684326
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 475830
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 669454
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 226383
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 622584
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 393560
(Early version and definitive version) New, expanded edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 197616
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 744819
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 217040
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256308
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 197626
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256718
Symphonische Dichtung Nr. III nach Lamartine
for: Organ
Ensemble score
Item no.: 150364
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391912
Leichte bis mittelschwere Transkriptionen des Budapester Domorganisten
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 183823
Schirmer's Library Of Musical Classics Vol. 42
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 302533
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1023833
(Urtext)
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 607436
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316679
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 392799
Separate editions from the New Liszt Complete Critical Edition
Két legenda
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256112
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 778194
for: Piano, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 187868
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 179801
for: Piano
Item no.: 365996
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 107270
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 277403
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 246042
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 218498
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017695
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 132052
Transcription Louis Robillard
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 860377
Miscellaneous Transcriptions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361006
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