“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.
All 19 Rhapsodies reproduced directly from an authoritative Russian edition.
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 393560
for: Piano, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 187868
for the Piano
An Alfred Masterwork Edition
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 261881
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 361012
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 661684
Forest Murmurs – Dance of the Gnomes
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131472
(Urtext)
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 607436
ersetzt HN 764
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688450
Dover Piano And Keyboard Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 167633
for: Piano
Item no.: 461367
for: Organ
Music score (hardcover)
Item no.: 285251
Transcription Louis Robillard
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 860377
for: Piano
Item no.: 365992
Ed. A. Cortot - pour piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 179801
Ausgabe für 2 Klaviere
for: 2 pianos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 577965
Piano Collection
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
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 622584
Study Edition commented by Alfred Cortot
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 669454
Öt Mefisztó-keringő / Mefisztó-Polka
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256606
Piano Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316362
Separate editions from the New Liszt Complete Critical Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197615
for piano solo
Separate Edition from the New Liszt Complete Critical Edition
for: Piano
Item no.: 184916
(Gnomenreigen, Waldesrauschen)
Két koncertetűd, Ab irato, Morceau de salon
(Manók tánca, Erdőzsongás)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 167415
Symphonies de Beethoven Nos. 1-4
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 217040
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 744819
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256308
Concert-Etude III
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724078
Lied von Franz Schubert
übertragen für das Pianoforte, S. 558, Nr. 8
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4752
Études d'exécution transcendante, Nr. 12
Hófúvás
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255760
Symphonische Dichtung Nr. III nach Lamartine
for: Organ
Ensemble score
Item no.: 150364
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 344828
Dover Piano And Keyboard Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 244614
Trois Odes funèbres
S163, S516, S516a, S517
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1349756
13 Works
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 142632
für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 660065
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 318755
for: Piano
Item no.: 279818
Dover Piano And Keyboard Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 190214
with Grandes Etudes No. 2 & 7
Edited from the sources and provided with notes on interpretation
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 177059
(Collection, Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 445917
for: Piano
Item no.: 369648
nach Klavierwerken übertragen von Johannes Geffert
for: Organ
Item no.: 580018
Reprint der Ausgabe Leipzig 1902
for: Piano
Book (reprint)
Item no.: 348170
für das Pianoforte übertragen von Franz Liszt
zen-on piano library
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 658587
aus "Années de Pèlerinage" (Première Année: Suisse)
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2529
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1023833
Late Period Compositions / Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Vol. 1845
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316541
for: Piano
Item no.: 268540
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