About franz Liszt

1. of
Liszt
Lesson 2:

2. Franz Liszt
Franz Ritter
von Liszt
(1811-1886)
Daborjan, Hungary

3. • Hungarian composer
and pianist
• Founder of the SOLO
PIANO RECITAL
•Known as the “Piano
Virtuoso of the Romantic
Period”.

4. •Greatly idolized Niccolo
Paganini, the greatest violin
virtuoso of that time
•“The Greatest
Pianist of all time.”

5. COMPOSITIONS OF LISZT
• Hungarian Rhapsody
• Sonata in B minor
• Faust Symphony
• La Campanella

6. RHAPSODY
-is a declamatory piece
in free form using
different melodies that
vary in mood and
tempo.

7. He exploited the tonal and technical
resources of the piano, using:
-Unconventional tones
-Chromaticism
-Remote modulation
-Dissonances
-Repeated notes

8. -Fast arpeggios
-Scales played in octaves and chords
simultaneously played by both hands
HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY NO. 2
-most famous
2 Sections:
“Lasson” - slow, dark and dramatic
“friska” – Fast and playful

9. Symphonic poem / tone poem
-one-movement
composition for orchestra
based on extra musical
association
-no standard structure