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 22 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
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Faribolo Pasteur and Chanson du Béarn	1844IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Feierlicher Marsch zum heiligen Gral aus Wagner's Parsifal	1882IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Festmarsch zur Goethejubiläumsfeier, S.521	1857IMSLP	S.521	—	—	Classical	1
Galop Russe (Bulhakov)	1843IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Geistliche Lieder (Schubert)	1840IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
God Save the Queen	1841–49IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Grand Septuor de Ludwig van Beethoven	1799-1800IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Hands	Classical	1
Grande valse di bravura [first version of S214/1]	1836IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Grosses Konzertsolo	1849–50IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Invocation [early version of S173/1]	1840-48IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Klavierstück No.2	1845 (S.189a/1)IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Klavierstück aus der Bonn Beethoven-Cantata	1846?IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Fünf Klavierstücke	1865 (1-2)1873 (3)1876 (4)1879 (5)IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth, S.2	1857–62IMSLP	S.2	—	—	Classical	1
Deux Legendes	1862–63IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Die Lorelei (Heine) [second version of S531/1]	1841 (1st version)1854–56 (2nd version)IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Magyar Dalok: Magyar Rapszódiák	1839-40IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Mosonyis Grabgeleit	1870IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert	1846 (1st version)1879 (2nd version)IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Overture to William Tell (Rossini)	1824-29IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Paraphrases pour piano sur le thème favori et obligé	1874–80IMSLP	—	—	—	Classical	1
24. Ein Fichtenbaum (G.)	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
The Fisher-boy	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Plead softly, my song	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
The Violet	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
La Violette	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Primroses	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
I love but thee	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
The three Gipsies	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Mignon's Song	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Ihr Auge	—	—	—	Piano, Low Voice	Classical	2
Schwebe, schwebe, blaus Auge	—	—	—	Voice High	Classical	2
Die stille Wasserrose	—	—	—	Voice High	Classical	2
No.8 In In C Minor	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	2
A Minor	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
No. 7	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
No. 9	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
No. 11	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
No. 12	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
No. 14	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
No. 15	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
No. 19	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Liszt: Hohe Liebe	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
#4 Version I	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
#2	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Liszt: Funrailles	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Liszt: Andante lagrimoso	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Liszt: Appendix: Pense des morts (first version)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1

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.