Following the revision of our facsimile of the Piano Sonata in b minor (HN 3227) in 2015, we are now proud to present the corresponding new Henle Urtext edition. With the help of the splendid facsimile reproduction we were able to analyse several passages in the autograph more reliably - in addition the editor Ernst Herttrich not only consulted the first edition but also a copy of a student of Lis…

Following the revision of our facsimile of the Piano Sonata in b minor (HN 3227) in 2015, we are now proud to present the corresponding new Henle Urtext edition. With the help of the splendid facsimile reproduction we were able to analyse several passages in the autograph more reliably - in addition the editor Ernst Herttrich not only consulted the first edition but also a copy of a student of Lis…

Ed.: Ernst Herttrich, Fing.: Hans-Martin Theopold
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Often referred to by pianists as the ?Dante Sonata?, it is the closing piece in the second volume of the ?Années de Pèlerinage? (HN 174) and is now finally available as a single edition. In 1839, while under the spell of Dante?s ?Divine Comedy?, Liszt had begun work on a ?fragment dantesque?. He later incorporated the work in revi…

The Trois Etudes de concert, which was written at the beginning of Liszt's work as a conductor in Weimar, appeared in three separate books in 1849. The original manuscript, which was lost until recently in the Bibliothèque musical François-Lang in Royaumont (north of Paris), reveals many details that have been overlooked or not corrected so far. Therefore it served as the main source for the new U…

Danse macabre, Op. 40 ' Dance of death
Symphonic poem, transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt
Six études pour le piano, Op. 52 ' Six piano studies
1. Prélude
2. Pour l'indépendance des doigts ' For finger independence
3. Prelude and Fugue in F minor
4. Étude de rythme ' Rhythm study
5. Prelude and Fugue in A major
6. En forme de valse ' In waltz form

Par BALAZS ARPAD. Árpád Balázs (*1937) composed the first version of Rhapsody for Hungarian cimbalom and concert band in 2001; in 2021, on the encouragement by a Japanese marimba player he arranged the solo part for marimba, and therefore the opportunities for the work to be played have significantly widened. The Rhapsody follows the one-movement structure created by Franz Liszt. The beginning sol…

Partition pour piano solo. Après une lecture de... est une tentative de relecture de quelques gestes pianistiques propres à l'écriture de Franz Liszt. Cette oeuvre est écrite pour Caroline Sageman.

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par MACDOWELL EDWARD. Edward MacDowell (1860-1908) est considéré comme le premier grand compositeur américain de l’histoire de la musique, bien qu’il refusait avec vigueur d’être associé à un quelconque courant musical nationaliste. Edward MacDowell a toujours considéré que la musique était une véritable langue internationale, et ses oeuvres sont fortement influencées par le st…

'Virtuoso piece in the style of a Hungarian rhapsody? - thus reads Ravel's entry on 'Tzigane? in the so-called 'Autobiographical Sketch?. Composed in 1924, there are three versions of this work: with piano, with orchestra and with luthéal, a device for keyboard instruments to extend the timbre. 'Tzigane? was inspired by the Hungarian-English violinist Jelly d'Aranyi, to whom Ravel had already prom…

Fantasy for Piano Solo. Par MOLLICONE HENRY / ROSSINI GIOACHINO. Although based on music from Rossini's opera, this piano solo is influenced by other Romantic composers: Chopin, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and most of all Franz Liszt, whose transcriptions of songs and operas served as an inspiration. Duration: 11:30 / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Classique / Répertoire / Piano