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Composer

Franz Liszt

1811–1886

2,144 works in the index

Born
1811
Died
1886
Birthplace
Raiding
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of Hungary
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Liszt wrote more piano music than anyone else worth playing, invented the modern recital, and left a catalogue so large and so revised that identifying which version of a piece you are buying is a real problem.

Most of it is very hard. The exceptions are worth knowing: the Consolations, several of the Années de pèlerinage pieces, and the Liebesträume are within reach of a good amateur. The Hungarian Rhapsodies, the Transcendental Études and the B minor Sonata are not, and no edition marked "simplified" will make them so without removing the point.

He revised constantly and published several versions of the same work — the Transcendental Études exist in three, of increasing difficulty, and editions do not always say which. His transcriptions of other composers are a separate world again: the Schubert song transcriptions are among the finest things he wrote and are frequently catalogued under Schubert.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Voice, Organ, harpsichord, Orchestra
Genres represented
Classical, Christmas, pop, Jazz, New Age
Works with composition dates
384 of 2,144

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 10 of 45

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Etude en 12 Exercices - No. 1, C Major — —— PianoClassical 5
Etude en 12 Exercices - No. 4, D Minor — —— PianoClassical 5
Etude en 12 Exercices - No. 11, Db Major — —— PianoClassical 5
12 Grand Etudes, Part I - No. 3, F Major — —— PianoClassical 5
12 Grand Etudes, Part I - No. 6, G Minor — —— PianoClassical 5
12 Grand Etudes, Part II - No. 8, C Minor — —— PianoClassical 5
12 Grand Etudes, Part II - No. 11, Db Major — —— PianoClassical 5
Grandes etudes de Paganini - 2. Eb Major — —— PianoClassical 5
Grandes etudes de Paganini - 3. La Campanella — —— PianoClassical 4
Grandes etudes de Paganini - 6. A Minor (Theme and Variations) — —— PianoClassical 5
Transcendental Etudes, Part I - 2. A Minor — —— PianoClassical 5
Transcendental Etudes, Part I - 5. Feux Follets — —— PianoClassical 5
Transcendental Etudes, Part I - 6. Vision — —— PianoClassical 5
Transcendental Etudes, Part II - 12. Chasse-Neige — —— PianoClassical 5
Transcendental Etudes after Paganini - 4a. E Major — —— PianoClassical 5
Album d'un Voyageur, Book II: Fleurs Melodiques des Alpes - 3. Allegro Pastorale — —— PianoClassical 5
Album d'un Voyageur, Book II: Fleurs Melodiques des Alpes - 5. Andante molto espressivo — —— PianoClassical 5
Album d'un Voyageur, Book III: Paraphrases - 2. Nocturne Pastorale, Op. 10, No. 2 — Op. 10, No. 2— PianoClassical 5
Album d'un Voyageur, Book III: Paraphrases - 3. Finale: Ranz de Chevres, Op. 10, No. 3 — Op. 10, No. 3— PianoClassical 5
Annees de Pelerinage Premiere Annee: Suisse - 6. Vallee d'Obermann — —— PianoClassical 5
Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses - 4. Pensee des Morts — —— PianoClassical 5
Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses - 10. Cantique d'Amour — —— PianoClassical 5
Scherzo and March — —— PianoClassical 5
Venezia e Napoli/Revised Versions (Supplement aux Annees de Pelerinage, Italie) - 1. Gondoliera — —— PianoClassical 5
Venezia e Napoli/Revised Versions (Supplement aux Annees de Pelerinage, Italie) - 3. Tarantella — —— PianoClassical 5
Bravura Waltz (1852 version), Op. 6 — Op. 6— PianoClassical 4
Bulow March — —— PianoClassical 5
Csardas Obstine — —— PianoClassical 6
Grande Valse di Bravura (Le Bal de Berne), Op. 6 — Op. 6— PianoClassical 4
2 Polonaises — —— PianoClassical 5
Valse Melancolique — —— PianoClassical 4
Album Leaf in E Major — —E major PianoClassical 5
Five Hungarian Folksongs — —— Piano, OrganClassical 8
Four Little Piano Pieces — —— Piano, OrganClassical 8
Weihenachtsbaum (Christmas Tree) - 1. An Old Christmas Carol (Psalitte) — —— PianoClassical 4
Weihenachtsbaum (Christmas Tree) - 4. Adeste Fideles (March of the three Magi) — —— PianoClassical 4
Weihenachtsbaum (Christmas Tree) - 5. Scherzoso (Lighting the candles on the tree) — —— PianoClassical 4
Am Meer, from Schwanengesang — —— PianoClassical 5
Das Fischermadchen — —— PianoClassical 5
Der Wanderer — —— PianoClassical 4
Die Stadt, from Schwanengesang — —— PianoClassical 5
Kriegers Ahnung, from Schwanengesang — —— PianoClassical 5
Standchen, from Schwanengesang — —— PianoClassical 6
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor (Bach, J. S.) — —C minor PianoClassical 3
Sarabande and Chaconne (Handel), from Almira — —— PianoClassical 5
Symphony No. 5 in C Major (Beethoven) — —C major PianoClassical 3
Symphony No. 6 in F Major (Beethoven) — —F major PianoClassical 4
Symphony No. 8 in F Major (Beethoven) — —F major PianoClassical 4

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 64199483. Portrait: Franz Hanfstaengl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.