Sonetto 104, 123 and sposalizio are just heavenly, i count them as ones of my most favorite pieces of music ever. Autorip is available only for eligible cds and vinyl sold by amazon eu sarl but does not apply to gift orders or. Symphony to dantes divina commedia work by liszt britannica. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on dante alighieri s journey through hell and purgatory, as depicted in the divine comedy. These works helped establish the genre of orchestral program musiccompositions written to. Composed in 185556, liszt s symphony to dante s divina commedia is programmatic work depicting dante s journey through hell and purgatory. Smashwords liszts dante symphony a book by rich disilvio. July 31, 1886 bayreuth, germany franz liszt hungarian. Raiding in sopron county, in the kingdom of hungary, austrian empire.
Franz liszt composer 18111886 play streams in full or download mp3. Written back to back with the faust symphony heard earlier in the season, liszts dante symphony should leave. The 14thcentury vision lies at the heart of liszts dante symphony, a musical portrait of hell based on the divina commedia. Deep emotions and sombre laments, the torments of hell and the radiance of paradise, and the sounds of celebration. The origins, the criticism, a selective musical analysis, and commentary. A faust symphony, s108 page 1 of 5 presto classical. Fantasia quasi sonata french for after a reading of dante. Liszts dante symphony is a sizzling tale of murder and covert spy rings set amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, which leads to hitlers infernal third reich. Simultaneously, the book repositions liszts legacy within theatre history, arguing that his contributions should be placed alongside those of mendelssohn, berlioz and wagner.
A limited number may also be accompanied by a video performance. Reviews a richly detailed interdisciplinary study that provides context for the symphonic poems evolution, as well as a synthesis of liszts multifarious activities. Liszt, at times a devout catholic, portrayed dantes scenes with great imagination and passion, cleverly suiting his melodysometimes simple and tranquil, sometimes chromatic and writhing. It was quite advanced for its era, employing many new orchestral colors and daring harmonic schemes. Rick disilvio paints rich characters who are totally believable and he keeps you guessing as the plot thickens throughout this fictionalhistorical novel. Liszts dante symphony is an enigmatic tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, eventually leading to hitlers infernal third reich. In the symphony the long crescendos build up a tremendous head of steam, while noseda handles liszts occasionally abrupt harmonic transitions with tact and sensitivity. Staatskapelle dresden, dresden state opera chorus, giuseppe sinopoli. Liszt ferenc was a hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer. Dante symphony eine symphonie zu dantes divina commedia, for 2 pianos s. Liszts father played the piano, violin, cello, and guitar.
Liszt, at times a devout catholic, portrayed dantes scenes with great imagination and passion, cleverly suiting his melodysometimes. If the programmers were braver, they would have gone for franz liszt instead. Les preludes forward thrust evokes vivid memories of the old flash gordon serials, while in prometheus soltis trombones make you startlingly aware of liszts futuristic harmonies. Liszts dante symphony describes the separate travels of a father and son in a world each saw degenerating into a version of hell on earth. C ompleted in 1856, liszts dante symphony is one of the most talkedabout 19thcentury scores, but one of the least frequently played. Is liszt s dante symphony really this bad a piece of music. Jun 06, 2011 liszt s dante symphony is a great book.
For the father, it was the expansion of german unification under prussian king wilhelm i leading to the francoprussian war. He studied and played at vienna and paris and for most of his early adulthood toured throughout europe giving concerts. The dante symphony, completed one year earlier, enjoyed a smoother birth. Liszts other symphonic work, the symphony to dantes divina commedia 1856, depicts the three major sections of the divine comedyinferno, purgatory, and paradise. Public domain compositions, and 1 music rights societies. The full title of liszts work is a symphony to dantes divine comedy. The first 12 days of january on bbc radio 3 are going to feature mozart, backtoback. This recording offers an interesting, largely successful experiment. The first 12 were composed between 1848 and 1858 though some use material conceived earlier.
The symphonic poems of the hungarian composer franz liszt are a series of orchestral works, numbered s. Rgfudgugu3ltcghvbnksifmumta5ichmaxn6dcwgrnjhbnop identifier imslpsymphonys109lisztfranz. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on dante alighieris journey through hell and purgatory, as depicted in the divine comedy. The symphony to dantes divina commedia has two parts, inferno with the tortures of hell, and the delicately sounding purgatorio, where the soul is purified for admission to heaven. Franz liszt, daniel barenboim, berlin philharmonic liszt. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Rgfudgugu3ltcghvbnksifmumta5ichmaxn6dcwgrnjhbnop identifier imslp symphony s109 liszt franz. Jun 11, 2009 c ompleted in 1856, liszt s dante symphony is one of the most talkedabout 19thcentury scores, but one of the least frequently played. Is leon botsteins conducting of the dante symphony any good. Liszt s dante symphony is an historical mysterythriller. Hoplit, hanslick and liszts dante symphony jsmi, 7 201112, p.
Martin haselbock, best known in liszt circles for his advocacy and editing of the composers complete organ works, leads the orchester wiener akademie on period instruments in the radical dante symphony and. Lamento e trionfo, his symphony to dante s divina commedia and a worldpremiere recording. This time it was dante alighieri s the divine comedy, which liszt s mistress marie dagoult introduced him to decades earlier. Liszt s dante symphony is an enigmatic tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of bismarck s prussia, which leads to hitler s infernal third reich. Is leon botstein s conducting of the dante symphony any good. Dante symphonysonata by liszt, franz, barenboim, daniel, berlin radio womens chorus, berlin philharmonic orchestra from amazons classical music store. With such a dramatic subject, and so flamboyant a composer, one might expect great things. Liszt and programme music as they were originally conceived, the aesthetics of hanslick and liszt were entirely independent of one another. A historical thriller kindle edition by disilvio, rich. While you are reading this, be sure to download the many different versions of this work with emusics free trial. Turning to that even lesssubtle opus, the dante symphony, we find jesus lopezcobos inspiring the suisse romande orchestra to a raw ferocity unknown. See also the album leaf dante symphony progression, s. Based, of course, on the divine comedy, the work is in two movements an inferno depicting the torments of hell, and a tender purgatorio in which the soul is prepared for.
Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio overdrive rakuten. This page provides a list of franz liszt piano music recordings available to download and enjoy in both mp3 and wma formats. His evocation of the inferno, the shade of francesca da rimini and her sad remembered love is marked by strokes of genius which, with bewildering frequency, preempt the mature wagner who was, incidentally, the dedicatee of the work. Liszt began sketching themes for this work as early as 1840. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
As in the faust symphony, liszt enjoys the contrast between the infernal and the divine. October 22, 1811 village of doborjan, near sopron, hungary died. Dante symphony fantasia quasi sonata is, on the contrary, a very heavy depressing piece, but also very deep and moving, showing liszts genius and unique intense personality. Many of the works also include public domain sheet music of the corresponding piece by franz liszt. It was premiered in dresden in november 1857, with liszt himself conducting, and was unofficially dedicated to the composers friend and.
Dante sonata daniel barenboim information composer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading liszts dante symphony. Franz liszt kunstlerfestzug tasso dante symphony audite. Liszts dante symphony is a work of astonishing imagination. Like liszt s other famous tone poem, the faust symphony, the dante symphony was inspired by a literary source. Composed in 185556, liszts symphony to dantes divina commedia is programmatic. Liszts dante symphony is an historical mysterythriller. You get 50 mp3s for free no matter what with no obligations.
Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio, hardcover barnes. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Is liszts dante symphony really this bad a piece of music. Liszts dante symphony is an enigmatic tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, which leads to hitlers infernal third reich. The winds of time a nonfictional study of the titans who shaped western civilization. Hungary 1811 1886 548 sheet music 147 mp3 35 midi other hungarian artists. Liszt was fascinated by the work and held regarded it very highly. Dec 28, 2010 the first 12 days of january on bbc radio 3 are going to feature mozart, backtoback. Meet my famous friends and danny and the dreamweaver, written under the pseudonym mark poe. Lamento e trionfo, his symphony to dantes divina commedia and a worldpremiere recording.