“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: Voice
Book
Item no.: 940901
Ölgemälde von 1839 von Henri Lehmann
DIN A6
Postcard
Item no.: 235930
A selection of easy to intermediate-level piano pieces by Liszt
Edited from the sources
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 580009
Sinfonische Dichtung Nr. 5
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391672
Book
Item no.: 1203624
for: Piano
Item no.: 610165
for: Piano
Item no.: 356475
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Partitur
Item no.: 261120
for: Piano
Item no.: 305416
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
Score
Item no.: 369365
for: Brass ensemble (16 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 966596
for: Solo (S), Frauenchor (SSAA), Violine, Klavier, Orgel, Harfe / Klavier
Score
Item no.: 237235
for: Horn, organ
Score
Item no.: 418583
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 339187
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 279262
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 346707
for: Soprano saxophone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246154
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
Score
Item no.: 422997
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 853505
for: Piano
Item no.: 133077
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 647320
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 618670
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 291281
for: Piano
Item no.: 356438
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 317155
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 184169
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 163689
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 851233
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 189077
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 156600
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 141291
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 255072
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 256250
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 227628
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 851072
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 259273
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 822719
Symphonies de Beethoven Nos. 8-9
New Liszt Edition II. 'B'
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 256754
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 356443
for: Piano
Item no.: 275432
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 379223
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 360998
for: Piano
Item no.: 356441
Konzerttranskription für Orgel
Orgelfassung von Gordon Balch Nevin (1892-1943)
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 660445
Symphonic Poem
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198206
für Orgel
for: Organ
Item no.: 648106
Item no.: 613250
Symphonic Poem No. 10
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749178
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