Piano Transcriptions from French and Italian Operas

by Franz Liszt

Book Overview

In his long career as a composer, Liszt (1811-86) wrote some sixty works based on popular operas of his day. This volume, spanning the composer's output from 1835 to 1879, presents a selection of his paraphrases and fantasies on operas written chiefly in the French and Italian traditions. Reproduced directly from a rare Russian edition of Liszt's works, this edition includes the following transcriptions:
Sarabande and Chaconne from Almira,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486242730
• ISBN13: 9780486242736
• Release Date: May 1982
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.0" x 11.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent edition, clear notes, and rare music!!

Of all the Dover editions of Liszt's music, I must say this is one of the best. I suggest you buy it if you like liszt's music or operas by Mozart, Bellini, Meyerbeer, or the William tell overture. My personal favorite is Reminiscences of Norma. The chances of you finding music like this in the average sheetmusic store is slim to none. I have found no errors in the publishing, and separate ossias are offered for a variety of pieces in the book. If you are not familiar with these pieces of Liszt, I suggest you put in an order of the book and try to find recordings of the pieces like Reminiscences of Robert le Diable, the Don Juan fantasy, or Wltz from Faust. I consider this book a beautiful collection of music no one should be without.