Biography
The greatest piano virtuoso of the 19th century and one of its most original composers, Liszt invented the modern piano recital, the symphonic poem, and transformed what was technically possible on the instrument. His output includes the Transcendental Etudes, Hungarian Rhapsodies, Annees de pelerinage, Sonata in B minor, and late experimental works of unsettling harmonic modernity. He was also an extraordinarily generous teacher and an influential conductor who championed Wagner, Berlioz, and many others without fee.
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Works (128)
Annees de pelerinage, Year I (Switzerland)
- Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 1: La chapelle de Guillaume Tell No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 2: Au lac de Wallenstadt No. 2 Key A major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 3: Pastorale No. 3 Key E major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 4: Au bord d'une source No. 4 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 5: Orage No. 5 Key C minor Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 6: Vallée d'Obermann No. 6 Key E minor Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 7: Églogue No. 7 Key E major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 8: Le mal du pays No. 8 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 9: Les cloches de Genève No. 9 Key A♭ major Difficulty
Annees de pelerinage, Year II (Italy)
- Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 1: Sposalizio No. 1 Key E major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 2: Il Penseroso No. 2 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 3: Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa No. 3 Key G minor Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 4: Sonetto 47 del Petrarca No. 4 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca No. 5 Key E major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 6: Sonetto 123 del Petrarca No. 6 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 7: Après une lecture du Dante – Fantasia quasi Sonata No. 7 Key D minor Difficulty
- Venezia e Napoli, S. 162 No. 1: Gondoliera Venezia e Napoli 1 Key G major Difficulty
- Venezia e Napoli, S. 162 No. 2: Canzone Venezia e Napoli 2 Key A minor Difficulty
- Venezia e Napoli, S. 162 No. 3: Tarantella Venezia e Napoli 3 Key G minor Difficulty
Annees de pelerinage, Year III
- Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 1: Angelus! Prière aux anges gardiens No. 1 Key E major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 2: Aux cyprès de la Villa d'Este I No. 2 Key B minor Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 3: Aux cyprès de la Villa d'Este II No. 3 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 4: Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este No. 4 Key F♯ major Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 5: Sunt lacrymae rerum No. 5 Key F minor Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 6: Marche funèbre No. 6 Key C minor Difficulty
- Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 7: Sursum corda No. 7 Key E major Difficulty
Concert Études
- Concert Etude in A-flat major, S. 144 No. 1 Il Lamento S.144 No. 1 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Concert Etude in F minor, S. 144 No. 2 La Leggierezza S.144 No. 2 Key F minor Difficulty
- Concert Etude in D-flat major, S. 144 No. 3 Un Sospiro S.144 No. 3 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Concert Etude in D-flat major, S. 145 No. 1 Waldesrauschen S.145 No. 1 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Concert Etude in G minor, S. 145 No. 2 Gnomenreigen S.145 No. 2 Key G minor Difficulty
- Ab Irato in E minor, S. 143 Ab irato S.143 Key E minor Difficulty
Consolations
- Consolation No. 1 in E major, S. 172 No. 1 Key E major Difficulty
- Consolation No. 2 in E major, S. 172 No. 2 Key E major Difficulty
- Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major, S. 172 No. 3 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Consolation No. 4 in D-flat major, S. 172 No. 4 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Consolation No. 5 in E major, S. 172 No. 5 Key E major Difficulty
- Consolation No. 6 in E major, S. 172 No. 6 Key E major Difficulty
Grandes etudes de Paganini
- Grand Étude de Paganini No. 1 in G minor, S. 141 Tremolo No. 1 Key G minor Difficulty
- Grand Étude de Paganini No. 2 in E-flat major, S. 141 No. 2 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Grand Étude de Paganini No. 3 in G-sharp minor, S. 141 La Campanella No. 3 Key G♯ minor Difficulty
- Grand Étude de Paganini No. 4 in E major, S. 141 No. 4 Key E major Difficulty
- Grand Étude de Paganini No. 5 in E major, S. 141 La chasse No. 5 Key E major Difficulty
- Grand Étude de Paganini No. 6 in A minor, S. 141 No. 6 Key A minor Difficulty
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 1: Invocation No. 1 Key A major Difficulty
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 2: Ave Maria No. 2 Key E major Difficulty
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 3: Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude No. 3 Key F♯ major Difficulty
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 4: Pensee des morts No. 4 Key F minor Difficulty
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 5: Pater Noster No. 5 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 6: Hymne de l enfant a son reveil No. 6 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 7: Funerailles No. 7 Key F minor Difficulty
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 8: Miserere d apres Palestrina No. 8 Key E minor Difficulty
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 9: Andante lagrimoso No. 9 Key D minor Difficulty
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 10: Cantique d amour No. 10 Key A♭ major Difficulty
Hungarian Rhapsodies
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in E major, S. 244 No. 1 Key E major Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 No. 2 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in B-flat major, S. 244 No. 3 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4 in E-flat major, S. 244 No. 4 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in E minor, S. 244 Héroïde élégiaque No. 5 Key E minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat major, S. 244 No. 6 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 7 in D minor, S. 244 Fernand No. 7 Key D minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 8 in F-sharp minor, S. 244 Capriccio No. 8 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E-flat major, S. 244 Pesth Carnival No. 9 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 in E major, S. 244 Preludio No. 10 Key E major Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 in A minor, S. 244 No. 11 Key A minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 No. 12 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 in A minor, S. 244 No. 13 Key A minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14 in F minor, S. 244 No. 14 Key F minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 in A minor, S. 244 Rákóczi March No. 15 Key A minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 16 in A minor, S. 244 No. 16 Key A minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 17 in D minor, S. 244 No. 17 Key D minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 18 in F-sharp minor, S. 244 No. 18 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19 in D minor, S. 244 No. 19 Key D minor Difficulty
Late Piano Pieces
- Nuages gris, S. 199 Key B minor Difficulty
- La lugubre gondola I, S. 200 No. 1 Key A minor Difficulty
- La lugubre gondola II, S. 200 No. 2 Key A minor Difficulty
- Csárdás macabre, S. 224 Key G minor Difficulty
- Bagatelle sans tonalité, S. 216a Difficulty
- En rêve, S. 207 Key E major Difficulty
- Schlaflos! Frage und Antwort, S. 203 Key C minor Difficulty
Liebestraume
- Liebestraum No. 1 in A-flat major, S. 541 No. 1 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Liebestraum No. 2 in E major, S. 541 No. 2 Key E major Difficulty
- Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat major, S. 541 No. 3 Key A♭ major Difficulty
Mephisto Waltzes
- Mephisto Waltz No. 1 in A major, S. 514 No. 1 Key A major Difficulty
- Mephisto Waltz No. 2 in E-flat major, S. 515 No. 2 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Mephisto Waltz No. 3 in B major, S. 216 No. 3 Key B major Difficulty
- Mephisto Waltz No. 4 in D major, S. 696 No. 4 Key D major Difficulty
Miscellaneous Piano Pieces
- Spanish Rhapsody in C major, S. 254 Key C major Difficulty
- Valse-Impromptu in A-flat major, S. 213 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Galop chromatique in A minor, S. 219 Key A minor Difficulty
- Grand galop chromatique in A minor, S. 219 Key A minor Difficulty
Opera Transcriptions
- Reminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418 Don Juan (Mozart) Key D minor Difficulty
- Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S. 434 Rigoletto (Verdi) Key E major Difficulty
- Reminiscences de Norma, S. 394 Norma (Bellini) Key G minor Difficulty
- Reminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor, S. 397 Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Key D major Difficulty
- Reminiscences des Huguenots, S. 412 Les Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Key A major Difficulty
Piano Concertos
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124: I. Allegro maestoso No. 1 – I Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124: II. Quasi adagio No. 1 – II Key A major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124: III. Allegretto vivace No. 1 – III Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124: IV. Allegro marziale animato No. 1 – IV Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125: I. Adagio sostenuto assai No. 2 – I Key A major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125: II. Allegro agitato assai No. 2 – II Key A major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125: III. Allegro moderato No. 2 – III Key A major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125: IV. Allegro deciso No. 2 – IV Key A major Difficulty
Piano Sonata in B minor
- Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 No. 1 Key B minor Difficulty
Song Transcriptions
- Widmung — Liebesbotschaft nach Robert Schumann, S. 566 Widmung (Schumann) Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Der Erlkonig nach Schubert, S. 558 No. 4 Erlkönig (Schubert) Key G minor Difficulty
- Isoldens Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, S. 447 Liebestod (Wagner) Key B major Difficulty
- Soirees de Vienne — Valses caprices d apres Schubert, S. 427 No. 6 Soirées de Vienne (Schubert) Key A major Difficulty
Transcendental Etudes
- Transcendental Etude No. 1 in C major, S. 139 Preludio No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 2 in A minor, S. 139 No. 2 Key A minor Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 3 in F major, S. 139 Paysage No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 4 in D minor, S. 139 Mazeppa No. 4 Key D minor Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 5 in B-flat major, S. 139 Feux follets No. 5 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 6 in G minor, S. 139 Vision No. 6 Key G minor Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 7 in E-flat major, S. 139 Eroica No. 7 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 8 in C minor, S. 139 Wilde Jagd No. 8 Key C minor Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 9 in A-flat major, S. 139 Ricordanza No. 9 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F minor, S. 139 No. 10 Key F minor Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 11 in D-flat major, S. 139 Harmonies du soir No. 11 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Transcendental Etude No. 12 in B-flat minor, S. 139 Chasse-neige No. 12 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
Two Ballades
- Ballade No. 1 in D-flat major, S. 170 No. 1 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S. 171 No. 2 Key B minor Difficulty
Two Legends
- Legend No. 1 in A major, S. 175: St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds No. 1 Key A major Difficulty
- Legend No. 2 in F-sharp minor, S. 175: St. Francis of Paola Walking on the Waves No. 2 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
Valses oubliées
- Valse oubliee No. 1 in F-sharp major, S. 215 No. 1 Key F♯ major Difficulty
- Valse oubliee No. 2 in A-flat major, S. 215 No. 2 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Valse oubliee No. 3 in D-flat major, S. 215 No. 3 Key D♭ major Difficulty