Im currently a 14 year old freshman student who has been playing the piano for 11 years starting to get college performance credits next year. The mephisto waltzes are four pieces by franz liszt. The four mephisto waltzes of franz liszt constitute the focus of the present paper. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some. Setrak no first name given is, by contrast, heavyhanded and monochrome. While the work preceding it, midnight procession, is rarely played, the waltz has. Also, the separation of more than 20 years between the completion of the first and the last means that as a group they illustrate well the. Two new albums were recently released through the label orpheus. Of the four, the first is the most popular and has been frequently performed in concert and. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. This cd features very good recordings of the very best tone poems of liszt and the mephisto waltz, with excellent sound. Aside from the fascination they hold as individual works, they form an intriguing group related by title and heritage yet made distinct by important structural differences.
It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman and curd jurgens. Complete your liszt, willi boskovsky, london philharmonic orchestra collection. Mephisto waltz by franz liszt 18111886 paperbound sheet. For all of its impish exuberance, bombast, and fireworks, the liszt still fits under the hand more naturally than the chopin does. Mephisto waltz and other works for solo piano by franz liszt. According to searle, liszt left some sketches for a contrasting section which he intended to interpolate towards the end, and so one cannot speak of the work as properly finished.
Tibor szasz piano performing all 6 mephisto piano works s. Title zweiter mephisto walzer composer liszt, franz. Despite its popularity with pianists, liszts first mephisto waltz pub. Listen to your favorite songs from liszt complete piano music, vol. The second mephisto waltz followed the first by some 20 years. Mephisto waltz, franz liszt, felix ardanaz on vimeo. Apr 29, 2007 listen to your favorite songs from liszt complete piano music, vol. The reference to the faust legend is maintained throughout all of the mephisto music, but the seventyyearold liszts mephistopheles is a grimmer, more unrelenting figure than that of the faust symphony or the mephisto waltz no 1. Of the four, the first is the most popular and has been frequently performed in concert and recorded. Liszt orage chopin etude 1 and 3 op 10 and 12 op 25 chopin fantaisie heroique op 53 i will work with a teacher of course so it will be easier but im looking for you opinion if youve already played this piece. The following program note, which liszt took from lenau, appears in the printed score. I was interested in this work after watching tiffany poons performance of this piece and saw this henle. Brahms paganini variations liszt mephisto waltz 6 consolations.
Title zweiter mephistowalzer composer liszt, franz. Theyre named after the devil, mephisto, in the german faust legend. The mephisto waltz is a 1971 american horror film about an occultmurder mystery. Liszt mephisto waltz sheet music for piano solo pdf. The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt in 185962. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Mephisto waltz for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. Carmen variation 1947 masatoshi yamaguchi first version. Mephisto waltz and other works for solo piano by liszt, franz, 18111886. Twvwaglzdg8gv2fsdhogtm8umiwguy41mtugkexpc3p0lcbgcmfueik identifier. A wedding feast is under way, and mephistopheles lures faust into joining in by grabbing a violin and playing a wild and seductive melody.
In the second part i explore how liszts mephisto waltz might relate to the poem. The poems relevant lines, which are reprinted on the title page of the score, describe the arrival of mephistopheles and faust at a village inn where a peasant wedding party is in progress. The four mephisto waltzes of franz liszt ubc library. Liszt again orchestrated the piece right after the completion of the piano solo.
Concert waltzes for solo piano wvu research repository west. Dinu lipatti the master pianist plays bach, chopin, liszt, mozart, grieg, schumann, bartok and schubert on this seven cd set. The name of the movie is taken from the piano work by franz liszt of the same title see mephisto waltzes. Zweiter mephistowalzer mephisto waltz no 2, s515 liszt. Liszt became renowned throughout europe for his great skill as a performer during the 1800s. Fivefinger stretch exercise horowitz piano warm up etude fantaisie les vagues bizet. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. He is said to have been the most technically advanced and perhaps greatest pianist of all time.
The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt in 185962, 188081, 1883 and 1885. Each mephisto waltz is a devilish, whirling dance, showing off franz liszt s dazzling mastery of energy. Even though not completely clean, its still some feat. Dedicated to carl tausig, the most famous of the first generation of liszt pupils. No matter if youre a fan of classical music, blues, jazz, metal, or any other genre, here you will find the finest tunes gathered by our vast community. Liszt favoured the pianos by erard in nineteenthcentury paris the technically innovative instruments matched his own developing virtuosity and ability to create new possibilities in sound. The fourth mephisto waltz wasnt actually published until the middle of the 20th century, and its an unfinished work. Each mephisto waltz is a devilish, whirling dance, showing off franz liszts dazzling mastery of energy theyre named after the devil, mephisto, in the german faust legend. This project included works by scarlatti, beethoven, brahms, chopin, liszt, ravel and albeniz. Franz liszt october 22, 1811 july 31, 1886 was a hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, and teacher. Liszt had a genius for configuring absolutely tita. The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt from 1859 to 1862, from 1880 to 1881, and in 1883 and 1885.
The poems relevant lines, which are reprinted on the title page of the score, describe the arrival of mephistopheles and faust at a village inn where a. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Is liszts first mephisto waltz or chopins first ballade. From the opening bars of the first mephisto waltz one admires the superbly colourful. Mephisto waltz by franz liszt 18111886 single piece. Mephisto waltz and other works for solo piano by franz. Offered here are two recordings of the first mephisto waltz one on the. The inspiration for the first mephisto waltz is the second of two episodes in the. Mephisto waltzes 2 elegies grosses konzertsolo liszt complete piano music, vol. We only share with you the music that we love in hopes that youll become. X international festival of arts visiting larisa gergieva. Solo piano waltzes, survey, development, comparisons. Print and download in pdf or midi mephisto waltz no. Dinu lipatti 1917 1950 was a romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was tragically cut short by his death from hodgkins disease at age 33.
I am retooling this piece for my next solo concert, and listened to all my recordings of it and a few others from friends collections and libraries as well. The four mephisto waltzes of franz liszt ubc library open. The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt from 1859 to 1862, from 1880. The one exception is les preludes, which is taken at way too fast a tempo, and featuring muffled brass and glassy bass drum, giving us a very underwhelming performance of this orchestral showpiece. While the first mephisto waltz and first valse oubliee are wellknown, their successors are almost experimental, openended pieces from liszts old age, dully advocated here. The temperament of the age being what it was, there was. Jan 01, 2010 listen to your favorite songs from franz liszt. Music with tags liszt music category provides you with a range of music albums, which you can easily download by clicking on the links at the end of each post. Ben maddow adapted his screenplay from the novel of the same title by fred. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. Download and print mephisto waltz sheet music for piano solo by franz liszt from sheet music direct.