Les Préludes

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Les Préludes is a symphonic poem by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. Lizst finished the piece in the 1850s, and it subsequently premiered in 1854 in Weimar. He originally wrote the work as an introduction to a larger choral composition, but eventually dropped this idea and turned it into a freestanding piece of program music partially based on the Méditations Poétiques by Alphonse de Lamartine; the score's four sections correspond to divisions in Lamartine's poem. [1] It is the most celebrated of Liszt's symphonic poems.

[edit] References in Popular Culture

  • Snippets of the piece have been used in a number of films. [2]
  • At Interlochen Arts Camp, the ensembles traditionally play the piece to close out the season. [3]
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