Dances, Marches and Scherzos II (I/14)

Volumes I/13-14 of the New Liszt Edition contain dance pieces, marches, and scherzos. As far as possible, in the volumes the pieces are given in chronological order. The works in volume 14 were composed over a period spanning 35 years, with the earliest written in 1849, and the latest in 1885. Liszt wrote the Ungarischer Geschwindmarsch (Hungarian quick march) in 1870 in Szekszárd, where, with minor breaks, he spent the months from August to November. In the footnotes, as well as editorial comments we give the performance indications that August Göllerich noted down in 1884-86, when he took piano lessons from the composer.

As customary, there are two versions of the publication: a blue clothbound edition and a grey softcover edition. The preface, which gives the most important information on the contents and technical details, is identical in both versions, but only the former includes an English description of the sources and a critical commentary. Both versions include a facsimile of a page of Liszt's original autograph manuscript.