@2:55 the harp like arpeggios are so warm they touch my heart. @5:11 Liszt loved doing such powerful phrases. Amazing @5:59 something I've not come across in other composers music. Longest broken chords @11:02 a really amazing cadenza. @14:13 at peaks of joy. This piece is a perfect balance. People think Liszt had only made pianists life tougher, but it takes hardships to get the sweetest joy.
Very glad to see this here. I've listened to this for years thanks to Andreas Pistorius. The whole Liszt album containing this is astonishing, with unexplicably unknown pieces from Liszt : - Fantasie Über Webers Freischütz (1840/41, Searle 451) - Konzertparaphrase Über Verdis Ernani (1847, Searle 431a) - Spanisches Ständchen Nach Einer Melodie Des Grafen Leo Von Festetics (1846, Searle 487) - Fantasie Über Italienische Opernmelodien (Searle 458) - Romanze (1848) - Schwanengeang Und Marsch AUs "Hunyadi László" Von Ferenc Erkel (1847, Searle 405) Not to mention the extraordinary performance of Mr. Pistorius ! And for those wondering : yes, the sheet music is available :-) I have the "Musica Budapest" edition (which has a few mistakes...)
Incredible. Discovering all the reminiscences and paraphrases is breathing new life into my longtime love of Liszt. My opinion about these pieces is that there is something in them that brings forth something specific and authentic in Liszt's genius. Moreso than with many other works, he seems to be completely enthralled with the compositional process when working in this way.
Did Liszt just perfectly memorize Opera themes? How was he able to create these otherwise, I mean this was a time before recordings obviously. Even if he had gotten hold of the Opera scores, he'd still have the ability to translate all the parts perfectly to the piano while creating his own pianistic touch, combining the themes perfectly in his own unique way to create a cohesive whole , then memorize and perform these entire 10-15 minute long incredibly difficult transcriptions, like it just completely blows my mind.
A long time ago this used to be something I practised for fun, I think I have to take it more seriously. Also, you're content is getting me addicted now...
Just discovered your channel. What a treasure trove of little-heard Liszt! Thanks for putting these up. If you’re planning to do Hymne de la Nuit, have you heard Chochieva’s transcendent interpretation?
GOD, IF THIS DOESN'T SHOW SOMEONE THAT LISZT IS THE ALL TIME KING OF PIANO, NOTHING WILL, IN HIS MID 20's TO MEMORIZE THEMES HE HEARD IN SHOWS AROUND TOWN, AND GO HOME AND CREATE A TOWERING MASTERPIECE FOR ALL TIME, WITH THIS POWERFUL, TRIUMPHANT, MASTERY OF CONTINUITY, LIKE THE WORLD HAS NEVER HEARD BEFORE, AND NEVER WILL AGAIN, A TRULY STAGGERING ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE GOD OF PIANO !!! ONE OF HIS GREATEST TRANSCRIPTIONS EVER, BUT I STILL LIKE "NORMA" THE BEST, BUT SO MANY ASTONISHING WORKS TO CHOOSE FROM, AND THIS ISN'T EVEN COUNTING ALL HIS EVEN MORE PROLIFIC WORKS ENTIRELY OF HIS OWN, THAT ARE EVEN ABOVE ALL HIS TRANSCRIPTIONS, NO ONE WAS EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE TO TOUCHING LISZT, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME BY A LONG SHOT !!! HE THREW HIS SPEAR INTO THE UNKNOWN FARTHER THAN ANYBODY, TO QUOTE LISZT HIMSELF !!!
The “new element” in the coda is the thematic treatment of a deleted paragraph in Liszt’s manuscript of the piece, which was originally placed after 15:19.
Another great Liszt piece based on Italian opera. Like the Donizetti and Bellini transcriptions (and all the more remarkably so given that Mercadante isn't considered to be in the same league as those two), it's voluptuous, with beautifully voiced chords, extremely imaginative piano writing and spacious textures allowing the soaring melodies to sing like in the operatic original. Hopefully following its recent discovery, more recordings will follow and swiftly! Similar to what I said on another video on this channel, Liszt's transcriptions up to this point were somewhat hit-and-miss (hard to believe he wrote this work the same year as the infinitely less inspired and tediously over-long Mélodies hongroises d'après Franz Schubert, and to a lesser extent just a year after the Soirées musicales de Rossini) but this hits the spot in every possible way. To be fair that's to be expected from a young composer still finding himself who wasn't a prodigy like Chopin and Mendelssohn, not to mention one with a hectic touring schedule and a frenzied fanbase to please.
@@charlesxii5804 Yes as a pianist, but not as a composer. He took a fair while to find his style, and the majority of his compositions during the 1820s and 1830s are transcriptions or based on others' material.
@@simonr6553 There are surely some significant exceptions, such as the three Apparitions (1834), the first two of which are entirely original and the third a very imaginative riff on Schubert. Also the extraordinary single piece titled Harmonies poetiques et religieuses (also 1834), pointing the way to the future. And from 1833-4 there's the piece posthumously dubbed Malediction, for piano and strings, also quite experimental. Looks like 1834 was a key year for him as a composer...
Hi Andrei ! I have a question about this Liszt album by Andreas Pistorius which I believe you have one. I wonder what is the 1st piece ?? It says Weber's Der Freischütz Fantasie, but it's not the same work. Do you know what's the real title of that huge work by Liszt ? Thank you !
Are you sure you're not confusing it with his arrangement of the Freischütz Overture S575 - ruclips.net/video/mCLd_j-Hi9M/видео.html ? After listening to this recording by Chen: ruclips.net/video/eyioFWuNPXg/видео.html and Howard's, the only difference I spotted is that Pistorius plays in a different key (?!) so I'm pretty sure it's the Fantasie über Themen aus "Der Freischütz" S451 that he plays as the 1st piece here - ruclips.net/video/1SuljBAOXBY/видео.html
@@AndreiAnghelLiszt Oh my mistake ! I was really confusing it with Der Freischütz Overture...😖 But I also can't find any other interpretation of Der Freischütz Fantasie on RUclips, too bad the recording of Chen you gave me doesn't work in my country...
You have amazing content in your channel. If you would be so kind, I would love to receive a comment from you here listing down every single one of his difficult early works you know. Thanks!
@2:55 the harp like arpeggios are so warm they touch my heart.
@5:11 Liszt loved doing such powerful phrases. Amazing
@5:59 something I've not come across in other composers music. Longest broken chords
@11:02 a really amazing cadenza.
@14:13 at peaks of joy. This piece is a perfect balance.
People think Liszt had only made pianists life tougher, but it takes hardships to get the sweetest joy.
14:13 would be when i accomplish the first "big goal" in my life: when i make my discord bot used in over 2 million servers before 16
@@amgx9670 no need to brag
Very glad to see this here. I've listened to this for years thanks to Andreas Pistorius.
The whole Liszt album containing this is astonishing, with unexplicably unknown pieces from Liszt :
- Fantasie Über Webers Freischütz (1840/41, Searle 451)
- Konzertparaphrase Über Verdis Ernani (1847, Searle 431a)
- Spanisches Ständchen Nach Einer Melodie Des Grafen Leo Von Festetics (1846, Searle 487)
- Fantasie Über Italienische Opernmelodien (Searle 458)
- Romanze (1848)
- Schwanengeang Und Marsch AUs "Hunyadi László" Von Ferenc Erkel (1847, Searle 405)
Not to mention the extraordinary performance of Mr. Pistorius !
And for those wondering : yes, the sheet music is available :-) I have the "Musica Budapest" edition (which has a few mistakes...)
Incredible. Discovering all the reminiscences and paraphrases is breathing new life into my longtime love of Liszt. My opinion about these pieces is that there is something in them that brings forth something specific and authentic in Liszt's genius. Moreso than with many other works, he seems to be completely enthralled with the compositional process when working in this way.
why is this not famous
I prefer it not to. The piece is very beautiful!
@@Tommybean7 why gatekeep everyone should listen to it
Did Liszt just perfectly memorize Opera themes? How was he able to create these otherwise, I mean this was a time before recordings obviously. Even if he had gotten hold of the Opera scores, he'd still have the ability to translate all the parts perfectly to the piano while creating his own pianistic touch, combining the themes perfectly in his own unique way to create a cohesive whole , then memorize and perform these entire 10-15 minute long incredibly difficult transcriptions, like it just completely blows my mind.
1:46 Liszt, Ballade N°2 😭
LISZT! Quel Génie! Joie d'être en Accord... pour suivre cet enchantement musical MERCI B.G
You and TheExarion truly keep my passion for classical liszt burning
The ending is absolutely amazing!!!!
A magnificent addition to the music channels on youtube. Many thanks for the hard work put into making such little-known gems available to us all.
it is so absolutely unfair that this piece is so unknown, it should be broadcasted to the world
I never heard of this piece. Thank you!
A long time ago this used to be something I practised for fun, I think I have to take it more seriously. Also, you're content is getting me addicted now...
Congratulations for your amazing and rich channel.
Just discovered your channel. What a treasure trove of little-heard Liszt! Thanks for putting these up. If you’re planning to do Hymne de la Nuit, have you heard Chochieva’s transcendent interpretation?
I have never heard brilliant music like that!
Also wanted to add that the running analysis is quite engrossing. Thank you!
15:41-15:44 reminds me of the ending chords of Reminiscences de Don Juan anyone?
Jiayi Li I think it’s the same kind of thing
It’s a similar progression but in Eb major instead of Bb major
One of the coolest Liszt cadenzas after Don Juan (11:01)!
My god I totally love the cadenza of don juan. The chromatic third runs are so lit.
I beg to differ.
Good to see the score !
It is available on the scorser website :)
GOD, IF THIS DOESN'T SHOW SOMEONE THAT LISZT IS THE ALL TIME KING OF PIANO, NOTHING WILL, IN HIS MID 20's TO MEMORIZE THEMES HE HEARD IN SHOWS AROUND TOWN, AND GO HOME AND CREATE A TOWERING MASTERPIECE FOR ALL TIME, WITH THIS POWERFUL, TRIUMPHANT, MASTERY OF CONTINUITY, LIKE THE WORLD HAS NEVER HEARD BEFORE, AND NEVER WILL AGAIN, A TRULY STAGGERING ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE GOD OF PIANO !!! ONE OF HIS GREATEST TRANSCRIPTIONS EVER, BUT I STILL LIKE "NORMA" THE BEST, BUT SO MANY ASTONISHING WORKS TO CHOOSE FROM, AND THIS ISN'T EVEN COUNTING ALL HIS EVEN MORE PROLIFIC WORKS ENTIRELY OF HIS OWN, THAT ARE EVEN ABOVE ALL HIS TRANSCRIPTIONS, NO ONE WAS EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE TO TOUCHING LISZT, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME BY A LONG SHOT !!! HE THREW HIS SPEAR INTO THE UNKNOWN FARTHER THAN ANYBODY, TO QUOTE LISZT HIMSELF !!!
WELL SAID!
HOW TRUE!
for the piano, Liszt discovered everything
fix ur keyboard
@@amgx9670 - MY KEYBOARD WORKS JUST FINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TYPE WORDS !!!
Formidable !!!
The “new element” in the coda is the thematic treatment of a deleted paragraph in Liszt’s manuscript of the piece, which was originally placed after 15:19.
A portion of the deleted melody is somehow similar to the final part of La Sonnambula.
Merci pour le commentaire apporté. Jolie pièce
My fav liszt fantasy
personally i like lucrezia borgia and norma better
@@rajathprabhakar3494 Lucrezia borgia has an incredible ending :)
Another great Liszt piece based on Italian opera. Like the Donizetti and Bellini transcriptions (and all the more remarkably so given that Mercadante isn't considered to be in the same league as those two), it's voluptuous, with beautifully voiced chords, extremely imaginative piano writing and spacious textures allowing the soaring melodies to sing like in the operatic original. Hopefully following its recent discovery, more recordings will follow and swiftly!
Similar to what I said on another video on this channel, Liszt's transcriptions up to this point were somewhat hit-and-miss (hard to believe he wrote this work the same year as the infinitely less inspired and tediously over-long Mélodies hongroises d'après Franz Schubert, and to a lesser extent just a year after the Soirées musicales de Rossini) but this hits the spot in every possible way. To be fair that's to be expected from a young composer still finding himself who wasn't a prodigy like Chopin and Mendelssohn, not to mention one with a hectic touring schedule and a frenzied fanbase to please.
SimonR Liszt was a child prodigy
@@charlesxii5804 Yes as a pianist, but not as a composer. He took a fair while to find his style, and the majority of his compositions during the 1820s and 1830s are transcriptions or based on others' material.
SimonR Oh yeah totally I just misunderstood what you were saying
LISZT WAS VERY MUCH A PRODIGY TO THE MAX !!! YOU ARE MISTAKEN...
@@simonr6553 There are surely some significant exceptions, such as the three Apparitions (1834), the first two of which are entirely original and the third a very imaginative riff on Schubert. Also the extraordinary single piece titled Harmonies poetiques et religieuses (also 1834), pointing the way to the future. And from 1833-4 there's the piece posthumously dubbed Malediction, for piano and strings, also quite experimental. Looks like 1834 was a key year for him as a composer...
I know where No. 4 comes from. It is Luigi Ricci’s Nozze di Figaro, an aria for Cherubino.
Are you sure it's not Mercadante's I due Figaro, or Ricci's Il nuovo Figaro?
Where did you know? I am curious
6:39
I love that part so much ! so calming
Does anyone know how to get the sheet music of this piece? Does Edition Peters have it? Is there a pdf? Can't seem to find it on IMSLP
I'm a bit late LMAO, but the editio musica budapest has it
Hi, where can I find the score of this piece?
Beautiful channel by the way!
you can try to ask him via his gmail in the channel description
Try this site: en.scorser.com/Out/300563526.html
Hi Andrei ! I have a question about this Liszt album by Andreas Pistorius which I believe you have one. I wonder what is the 1st piece ?? It says Weber's Der Freischütz Fantasie, but it's not the same work. Do you know what's the real title of that huge work by Liszt ? Thank you !
Are you sure you're not confusing it with his arrangement of the Freischütz Overture S575 - ruclips.net/video/mCLd_j-Hi9M/видео.html ? After listening to this recording by Chen: ruclips.net/video/eyioFWuNPXg/видео.html and Howard's, the only difference I spotted is that Pistorius plays in a different key (?!) so I'm pretty sure it's the Fantasie über Themen aus "Der Freischütz" S451 that he plays as the 1st piece here - ruclips.net/video/1SuljBAOXBY/видео.html
@@AndreiAnghelLiszt
Oh my mistake ! I was really confusing it with Der Freischütz Overture...😖
But I also can't find any other interpretation of Der Freischütz Fantasie on RUclips, too bad the recording of Chen you gave me doesn't work in my country...
@@AndreiAnghelLiszt the sheet is edited by Schott. www.diamdiffusion.fr/article.php?param=204216&nl=57&na=&np=1
Can you do El contrabandista? Hope I spelled it right :)
Yes, you did.
You have amazing content in your channel. If you would be so kind, I would love to receive a comment from you here listing down every single one of his difficult early works you know. Thanks!
Bravo super
Where can I find the sheetmusic?
11:05 - 11:18 :)
So another words, Liszt wrote this piece to keep himself from getting canceled in Milan, because apparently that was also a thing in the 1830s?
Pretty much!
A onde conseguiu esta partitura ?
Se não me engano, no IMSLP tem a obra completa de Liszt
Is 'Ma negli estremi instanti' supposed to be played entirely with the left hand?
noir d'ete ?
where did you get the sheet music?
Got dam
?
I guess he meant "goddamn".
But who knows, really lol
😂
4:27, 13:19
4:27