In Volume I/9 of the New Liszt Edition the definitive ten-movement version of the piano cycle Harmonies poétiques et religieuses was published in 1981. On several occasions Liszt mentioned that he attached particular importance to this cycle, and this is confirmed by the fact that he devoted almost two decades (1835-1853) to its composition. This Supplement volume of the New Liszt Edition initiates the reader into the mysteries of the cycle's genesis, publishing 17 completed pieces written for it and 6 that have survived as fragments, together with the album leaves belonging to them. The works composed between 1840 and 1848 also reflect the various concepts of the cycle and the prior history of the movements included in the final version, more than one shows Liszt's skill as an improviser. Among the compositions that survive in manuscript there are gems such as the hitherto virtually unknown Piano piece in G flat major, conceived in a moment of unselfconscious happiness. Others waiting to be discovered include the Piano piece in C minor and the enchantingly beautiful prayer, Litanies de Marie, of which two versions were written.
Territorial restrictions may apply. Please ask before ordering. Contents 1. Priere d'un enfant a son réveil
2. Compositions in the Tasso Sketchbook (1845/1846) Prélude
3. Compositions in the Tasso Sketchbook (1845/1846) Piano Piece in C Minor
4. Compositions in the Tasso Sketchbook (1845/1846) Piano Piece in E Major
5. Compositions in the Tasso Sketchbook (1845/1846) Derniere illusion
6. Compositions in the Tasso Sketchbook (1845/1846) Piano Piece in G Flat Major
7. Compositions in the Tasso Sketchbook (1845/1846) Attente
8. Compositions in the Tasso Sketchbook (1845/1846) March in C Sharp Minor
9. Compositions in the Tasso Sketchbook (1845/1846) Alternative
10. Compositions in the Tasso Sketchbook (1845/1846) M. K.
11. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) Invocation
12. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) Hymne de la nuit
13. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) Hymne de matin
14. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) Litanies de Marie
15. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) Miserere d'apres Palestrina
16. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) Pater noster d'apres la psalmodie de l'Église
17. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) Hymne de l'enfant a son réveil
18. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) Les Morts
19. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) La Lampe du temple ou L'Ame présente a Dieu
20. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) Piano Piece in E Flat Major
21. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1847/1848) Piano Piece in E Flat Major (Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude)
22. Appendix - Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: Alblum Leaf from the Piano Piece
23. Appendix - Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: Three Album Leaves in A Flat Major
24. Appendix - Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: Album Leaf in D Flat Major
25. Appendix - Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: Pensées / Reims, 6 Novembre
26. Appendix - Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: Litanies de Marie ( 1st Version)
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