Biographical Note:
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.

Table of Contents:
Preface: Liszt's handwritten note
Preface: English translation
Introduction
Glossary
"Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21"
I. Adagio molto-Allegro con brio
II. Andante cantabile con moto
III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace
IV. Adagio-Allegro molto vivace
"Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36"
I. Adagio molto-Allegro con brio
II. Larghetto
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Allegro molto
"Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major ("Eroica"), Op. 55"
I. Allego con brio
II. Marche funèbre: Adagio assai
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro molto
"Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60"
I. Adagio-Allegro vivace
II. Adagio
III. Allegro vivace
IV. "Allegro, ma non troppo"
"Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67"
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Allegro


Publisher Marketing:

In 1843, Franz Liszt made the handsome gesture of absorbing the costs for a monument to Beethoven in Bonn. The spiritual affinity he felt for Beethoven also moved this great piano virtuoso to pay an even finer tribute, a superlative set of piano transcriptions of the master's nine symphonies. This volume contains the first five of these works, reproduced from the original plates authorized by Liszt himself.
Liszt's brilliant transcriptions enabled nineteenth-century audiences and amateur pianists to become acquainted with Beethoven's works even when no orchestras were available. Indeed, the great pianist's capacity for translating orchestral effects into pianistic terms was nothing short of astonishing.
Today, through Liszt's remarkable ability to re-create orchestral fabric at the keyboard, pianists are able to experience all the beauty, drama, and poetry pervading these five great works. A memorable tribute from one musical genius to another, these compositions will delight pianists and music lovers alike.