Sinfonías de Beethoven Nos. 1 – 5 transcritas para piano

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1-5 Transcribed for Solo Piano

In 1843, Franz Liszt made the handsome gesture of absorbing the costs for a monument to Beethoven in Bonn. The spiritual affinity he felt for Beethoven also moved this great piano virtuoso to pay an even finer tribute, a superlative set of piano transcriptions of the master’s nine symphonies. This volume contains the first five of these works, reproduced from the original plates authorized by Liszt himself.
Liszt’s brilliant transcriptions enabled nineteenth-century audiences and amateur pianists to become acquainted with Beethoven’s works even when no orchestras were available. Indeed, the great pianist’s capacity for translating orchestral effects into pianistic terms was nothing short of astonishing.
Today, through Liszt’s remarkable ability to re-create orchestral fabric at the keyboard, pianists are able to experience all the beauty, drama, and poetry pervading these five great works. A memorable tribute from one musical genius to another, these compositions will delight pianists and music lovers alike.

Contenido:

Preface: Liszt`s handwritten note

Preface: English translation

Introduction

Glossary

Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21

I. Adagio molto-Allegro con brio

II. Andante cantabile con moto

III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace

IV. Adagio-Allegro molto vivace

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36

I. Adagio molto-Allegro con brio

II. Larghetto

III. Scherzo: Allegro

IV. Allegro molto

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major (‘Eroica’), Op. 55′

I. Allego con brio

II. Marche funèbre: Adagio assai

III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace

IV. Finale: Allegro molto

Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60

I. Adagio-Allegro vivace

II. Adagio

III. Allegro vivace

IV. ‘Allegro, ma non troppo

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

I. Allegro con brio

II. Andante con moto

III. Scherzo: Allegro

IV. Allegro