Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne
Héroïde funébre
Im Rhein, im schönen Strome
Faust Symphony
Les préludes
Années de pèlerinage
Sonata in B minor
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
Via Crucis
Totentanz
I was going to say that Karlo's is a mighty fine list . . . and was going to add how much I like the Héroïde funébre and the Faust Symphony . . . in conclusion, how great to have another thread where there is no wrong answer 8)
Les Préludes
Piano Concerto No.2 A major
Orpheus
Dante Symphony
Gretchen am Spinnrade (arranged by Liszt for piano solo)
1. Reinbert de Leeuw's Via Crucis
2 Janos Ferencsik's Requiem
3. Arpad Joo's St Elizabeth
4. Nikolai Gedda Lieder (3 vols)
5. Nyiregyhazi's LP with the threnodies
6 Mykola Suk's Hungarian Rhapsodies
7. Roger Woodward's Beethoven/Liszt Eroica
8. Padrone's Schubert/Liszt
9. Nikolai Petrov's Berlioz /Liszt Symphony Fantastique
10.Kemal Gekic Dante Sonata
11. Ernst Levy's big bad sonata
12. Glenn Gould's (allegedly) Beethoven/Liszt 7 (on YouTube)
Usually it takes longer, doesn't it, for the number suggested by the OP to be disregarded?
0:)
Bénédiction de Dieu dans le solitude
Vallée d'Obermann
Années de Pèlerinage, II: Italie
Piano Concerto No. 2
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9, "Pesther Carnaval"
Karlo's list is great, but I thought including the complete "Années" as one work was cheating!
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on October 24, 2016, 09:08:58 AM
Les Préludes
Piano Concerto No.2 A major
Orpheus
Dante Symphony
Gretchen am Spinnrade (arranged by Liszt for piano solo)
Especially
Orpheus. This is why I can't get started here: so many pieces I should be aghast to leave off.
(Well, and another day, I'd just list the first five which come to mind . . . so don't take my finickiness too seriously.)
Sonata in B minor
Années de pèlerinage
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
12 Études d'exécution transcendante
Piano Concerto No. 1
Piano Concerto No. 2
Totentanz
Dante Symphony
Faust Symphony
Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth
Today's liszt:
La ricordanza
Au bord d'une source
Hymne de l'enfant à son réveil
Piano Concerto No. 1
Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe
Almost the same choice as North Star
Années de pèlerinage
Sonata in B minor
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
Via Crucis
Six études after Paganini
I just felt that one work should reflect the multitudes of praphrases of operas and other composers he wrote. His version of La Campanella is probably even more famous as Paganini original. I perfectly understand the choice of other for some of his symphonic poems. He invented the genre. Unfortunately the bombastic moments sort of spoil many of them.
Quote from: Mandryka on October 24, 2016, 09:14:54 AM
1. Reinbert de Leeuw's Via Crucis
2 Janos Ferencsik's Requiem
3. Arpad Joo's St Elizabeth
4. Nikolai Gedda Lieder (3 vols)
5. Nyiregyhazi's LP with the threnodies
6 Mykola Suk's Hungarian Rhapsodies
7. Roger Woodward's Beethoven/Liszt Eroica
8. Padrone's Schubert/Liszt
9. Nikolai Petrov's Berlioz /Liszt Symphony Fantastique
10.Kemal Gekic Dante Sonata
11. Ernst Levy's big bad sonata
12. Glenn Gould's (allegedly) Beethoven/Liszt 7 (on YouTube)
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 24, 2016, 09:21:23 AM
Usually it takes longer, doesn't it, for the number suggested by the OP to be disregarded? 0:)
My count may be
slightly off, but I think Mandryka listed 134 favorites...slightly more than the OP suggested :D
Sarge
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on October 25, 2016, 10:43:41 AM
My count may be slightly off, but I think Mandryka listed 134 favorites...slightly more than the OP suggested :D
Sarge
Funny context for
Brian's quibble, certainly. :laugh:
Quote from: Brian on October 24, 2016, 09:39:21 AM
Karlo's list is great, but I thought including the complete "Années" as one work was cheating!
For our part, thou'rt pardon'd, Karlo 8)
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 25, 2016, 10:55:02 AM
For our part, thou'rt pardon'd, Karlo 8)
*whew*(
Totentanz and the
Troisième année would get the axe if I had to choose five S. numbers, I think.)
Fantasia for organ on 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam', S.259 (One of the best pieces for organ, it's delicious)
Piano sonata
A Faust Symphony
Tasso
Totentanz
All of the big gun works, plus Liszt in his late prime:
Funérallies
Nuages gris
La lugubre gondola
Kleine Klavierstücke, no.3
R.W. - Venezia
I´d rather do 10, but:
Christus Oratorio
Sonata for piano
Annees de Pelerinage
Les Preludes
La Lugubre Gondola I-II
Années de pèlerinage - Troisième année
La lugubre gondola
Totentanz
Piano sonata in B minor
Nuages gris
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173
Années de pèlerinage, S. 160-163
Symphonie Fantastique, S. 470
Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418
4 Valses Oubliées, S. 215
I'm not sure what this list says about me.
(If I had to pick one S number of the Années I'd go with S. 163.)
(Original #5 was the 3 Concert Etudes, S. 144, before I remembered the Valses Oubliées exist. Ironically enough I had forgotten about them.)
Five works is not nearly enough. These are off the top of my head:
Sonata in B Minor
Via Crucis
Christus
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
Années de pèlerinage
La lugubre gondola
Nuages Gris
Funerailles
And oddly enough, Krystian Zimerman recorded about the best Liszt album I could ask for with several of these works on it:
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51HP3%2BooYsL._SY400_.jpg)
But there are dozens of works I could include; Liszt is one of my favorite composers.
I don't see Zimerman as much of a Lisztian (though I don't know his recorded work much at all with a few exceptions)—but you've piqued my interest with your superlative praise, plus I enjoy a lot of those works too. Looks great.
Same as San Antone,
I would add his
Transcriptions and Paraphrases
Legend of St Elisabeth of Hungary
His symphonic poems have also some great moments although the overall result leaves to be desired.
I also like his mélodies.
An update:
Fantasia on 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam', S.259
Héroïde funèbre
Trois odes funèbres
Piano Sonata
Hungarian Rhapsodies
Bonus track: Totentanz
Piano Concerto No. 2
Hunnenschlacht
Faust Symphony
Totentanz
Hungaria
Quote from: Maestro267 on April 04, 2020, 06:35:25 AM
Piano Concerto No. 2
Hunnenschlacht
Faust Symphony
Totentanz
Hungaria
Ah, I was hoping to see some love for one of the piano concertos. I really like both of them, but especially No.2.
Afraid I'm still too Liszt-naïve to come up with a good list of 5.
Variations on a Theme of Bach, S. 180 (heard a live performance by a friend recently and was utterly blown away)
Sonata in B minor
Les préludes
Tasso - Lamento e trionfo
Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Tunes for piano and orchestra
Liszt composed many masterpieces, it's quite hard to pick up only 5, but:
Années de pèlerinage
Totentanz
Faust Symphony
Les préludes
Transcendental Etude No. 5 "Feux Follets"