It was premiered in dresden in november 1857, with liszt himself conducting, and was unofficially dedicated to the composers friend and. He first became interested in the work in the early 1830s upon being introduced to it by his mistress of the time, marie dagoult. Conlons recent performance with the rotterdam philharmonic on erato was responsive to the shifting moods, but rather softcentered. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The origins, the criticism, a selective musical analysis, and commentary. Similarly, joan acocella underscores the influence of dante on composersfranz liszts dante symphony and pyotr illich tchaikovskys francesca da rimini.
He whips up the opening storm excitingly, plays the francesca episode tenderly, evokes the hellish laughter in the strings and clarinets with obvious relish kudos to the players here, and blasts through the closing pages with fiendish abandon. Is leon botstein s conducting of the dante symphony any good. Liszts dante symphony is an historical mysterythriller. It was therefore with great excitement that i listened to this discovery only to find out rather quickly why it is the most neglected liszt work. Lopezcobos decca was more splendid, especially with the magnificent opening. Richard pohl 1862159 liszts faust symphony created in 1854 has been repeatedly commented on and analyzed. Symphony to dantes divina commedia work by liszt britannica. Like liszt s other famous tone poem, the faust symphony, the dante symphony was inspired by a literary source. Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio overdrive rakuten.
In that the dante symphony remains, for some, a bit of a mixed bag and the legends have less to recommend them than do most of liszts other symphonic music, this fifth cd could be seen as a bit of an anticlimax. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The dante sonata was originally a small piece entitled fragment after dante, consisting of two thematically related movements, which liszt composed in the late 1830s. The winds of time a nonfictional study of the titans who shaped western civilization. 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. Fantasia quasi sonata french for after a reading of dante. The mephisto movement of liszts faust symphony a semantic. Disc two features liszt s other symphony focused on the literary, darker aspects of the afterlife, his dante symphony. It is good to have another version of liszt s dante symphony competing for attention in this his centenary year, not least since the new version is of such quality. Lopezcobos decca was more splendid, especially with the magnificent opening movement. Disc two features liszts other symphony focused on the literary, darker aspects of the afterlife, his dante symphony. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading liszts dante symphony. Jun 06, 2011 liszt s dante symphony is a great book. Meet my famous friends and danny and the dreamweaver, written under the pseudonym mark poe.
Imagine writing a symphony called the old testament and having it focus exclusively on the sex life of david and bathsheba. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on dante alighieri s journey through hell and purgatory, as depicted in the divine comedy. A symphony to dantes divine comedy name translations. Is liszts dante symphony really this bad a piece of music. The symphony was premiered in weimar on september 5, 1857, for the inauguration of the. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on dante alighieris journey through hell and purgatory, as depicted in the divine comedy. Liszts dante symphony a historical thriller about the arts deceptive arts this book list for those who looking for to read and enjoy the liszts dante symphony a historical thriller about the arts deceptive arts, you can read or download pdf epub books and dont forget to give credit to the trailblazing authors. Liszts other symphonic work, the symphony to dantes divina commedia 1856, depicts the three major sections of the divine comedyinferno, purgatory, and paradise. I must say i never heard of of liszts dante symphony even though i admire him and have owned at least one version of nearly all his works. This recording offers an interesting, largely successful experiment. For some class sessions, i have students listen to parts of these compositions or read short extracts of poems where dantes. Whether noseda agrees or not, he takes the movement at a generally brisk pace, with incisive articulation when required. This exciting, precise and spirited account of the dante symphony is actually one of the cycles high points. Liszt began his beethoven symphony transcriptions in 1838, completing symphonies nos.
Other articles where symphony to dantes divina commedia is discussed. Dante alighieris divine comedy has indeed inspired a great number of composers. When he settled in weimar in 1849, he revised the work along with others in the volume, and gave it its present title derived from victor hugos. Hoplit, hanslick and liszts dante symphony jsmi, 7 201112, p. See also the album leaf dante symphony progression, s. The faust symphony of 1854 was, and is, regarded as one of franz liszts. He gave the first public performance in vienna, during november 1839. Liszts dante symphony, magnificat discussion in music started by anton bruckner, jun 3, 2008. The hungarian composer franz liszt 18111886 responded to this work with his dante. In this work, liszt creates one massive movement for each of the three books of dante s trilogy. It was premiered in dresden in november 1857, with liszt himself conducting, and was unofficially dedicated to. Rick disilvio paints rich characters who are totally believable and he keeps you guessing as the plot thickens throughout this fictionalhistorical novel. Liszts masterpiece in orchestral music is the dante symphony 18471855.
In that the dante symphony remains, for some, a bit of a mixed bag and the legends have less to recommend them than do most of liszt s other symphonic music, this fifth cd could be seen as a bit of an anticlimax. Jul 29, 2016 liszt s dante symphony is an historical mysterythriller. Liszt was fascinated by the work and held regarded it very highly. The first 12 were composed between 1848 and 1858 though some use material conceived earlier.
As a passionate admirer of the faust symphony, ive always felt that passages of the inferno movement of the dante symphony need a fair amount of help, especially when liszt gets stuck in diminished seventh mode. The coupling of the symphony with the dante sonata is an obvious but adroit choice and it allows barenboims to show off his versatility. Notes some of books may not available for your country and only available. Liszt and programme music as they were originally conceived, the aesthetics of hanslick and liszt were entirely independent of one another. Liszt, at times a devout catholic, portrayed dantes scenes with great imagination and passion, cleverly suiting his.
Apres une lecture du dante fantasia quasi sonata, s158c. Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio, hardcover barnes. Liszt, franz 18111886, hungarian pianist and composer, was born on the. These works helped establish the genre of orchestral program. Gianandrea noseda does a good job with the dante symphonys first movement the only part anyone cares about.
The symphonic poems of the hungarian composer franz liszt are a series of orchestral works, numbered s. I must say i never heard of of liszt s dante symphony even though i admire him and have owned at least one version of nearly all his works. Teaching dante in the history of christian theology mdpi. 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. In 1962 laszlo somfai160 was able in a solidly documented study to shed light on the genesis of the work for the first time. Conlon s recent performance with the rotterdam philharmonic on erato was responsive to the shifting moods, but rather softcentered. Liszt, at times a devout catholic, portrayed dantes scenes with great imagination and passion, cleverly suiting his melodysometimes simple and tranquil, sometimes. 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. Now liszt s dante sonata, being a work for solo piano, is a decidedly odd choice to couple with a symphony for full orchestra. Two episodes from lenau s faust should also be considered with the symphonic poems.
This exciting, precise and spirited account of the dante symphony is actually one of the cycle s high points. Revised by liszt and reorchestrated by joachim raff, 185051 s. This time it was dante alighieri s the divine comedy, which liszt s mistress marie dagoult introduced him to decades earlier. Public domain compositions, and 1 music rights societies. Liszt s faust symphony is really three character studies, from goethe s drama of the same name, rather than a traditional symphony. Liszt s faust and dante symphonies share the same aesthetic stance as the symphonic poems. Is liszt s dante symphony really this bad a piece of music.
The faust symphony from 1986, the symphonic poems from 1978 analogue, and the dante symphony from 1982. The dante sonata is the 7 th piece in liszts piano works collection. It is good to have another version of liszts dante symphony competing for attention in this his centenary year, not least since the new version is of such quality. Franz liszt dante symphony warner classics apex 2564 673012. Apres une lecture du dantefantasia quasi sonata is the title which clearly belongs to the extensive onemovement revision of the piece. The faust symphony of choice remains leonard bernsteins in 1976 with the boston symphony, reissued on cd as a dgg original. Only at this stage is there any implication that there might be something specific in dante that is referred to, although most speculation on the subject, beyond the general observation that liszt describes. Its two movements are basically a pair of symphonic poems, each depicting, respectively, scenes from dantes inferno and purgatorio, the first two.
C ompleted in 1856, liszts dante symphony is one of the most talkedabout 19thcentury scores, but one of the least frequently played. Liszt ferencz, in modern usage liszt ferenc 22 october 1811 31 july 1886 was a prolific 19thcentury hungarian. Franz liszt dante symphony warner classics apex 2564. A historical thriller kindle edition by disilvio, rich. Franz liszt composer 18111886 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. This substantial single movement score was begun in 1837 and revised over a decade later in 1849. A faust symphony in three character pictures german. Is leon botsteins conducting of the dante symphony any good. Liszts dante symphony, magnificat the puritan board. Liszts faust symphony is really three character studies, from goethes drama of the same name, rather than a traditional symphony. Liszt s dante symphony a historical thriller about the.
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