This outstanding new compilation of piano works by the supreme piano virtuoso of the 19th century includes such masterworks as Sonetto 104 di Petrarca, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Un Sospiro (Concert Etude No. 3 in D-flat major), Funérailles (from Années de pélerinage), Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat major, Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat major, and La Campanella (Paganini Etude No. 3). Reprinted in one convenient, modestly priced volume that will be treasured by students, musicians, and music lovers.
About the Author
Composer, conductor, and teacher Franz Liszt (1811-86) was renowned throughout Europe for his skills as a concert pianist. The quintessential romantic, he created an extensive and diverse oeuvre that ranges from influential experiments in musical form to more conventional pieces as well as transcriptions of works by other composers.