Symphonic Poems (Liszt)
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The Symphonic Poems (S.95-107) are a series of 13 orchestral works by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. The first twelve were composed in the decade 1848-58 (though some use material conceived earlier); the last followed in 1882.
In chronological order they are as follows, though the published numbering differs as shown:
- No. 1 Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, after Victor Hugo (1848-49; originally orchestrated by Joachim Raff, third orchestral version by Liszt, 1854)
- No. 3 Les Préludes, after Lamartine (1848) based on prelude to the cantata Les quatre elements (1845)
- No. 2 Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo, after Byron (1849 from earlier sketches, orchestrated by August Conradi and Raff; expanded and orchestrated by Liszt, 1854)
- No. 5 Prometheus (1850, originally overture to Choruses from Herder's Prometheus Unbound)
- No. 8 Héroïde Funèbre (1849-50) (based on first movement of unfinished Revolutionary Symphony of 1830)
- No. 6 Mazeppa, after Victor Hugo (1851)
- No. 7 Festklänge (1853)
- No. 4 Orpheus (1853-4)
- No. 9 Hungaria (1854)
- No. 11 Hunnenschlacht, after Kaulbach (1856-7)
- No. 12 Die Ideale, after Schiller (1857)
- No. 10 Hamlet (1858)
- No. 13 From the Cradle to the Grave (1881-2)
Liszt also made additional versions for the piano; Nos. 1-13 were arranged for Piano duet and Two pianos (except No. 13), and only Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 13 were arranged for Solo piano. An organ arrangement of Orpheus (No. 4) also exists.
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- Searle, Humphrey, The Music of Liszt, New York, Dover, 1966, p. 161.
Watson, Derek, Liszt, London, JM Dent, 1989, pp. 348-351.
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