Symphonic Poems: “Prometheus”, “Mephisto” Waltz no. 1, “Héroïde funèbre”

Album by Franz Liszt & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Bernard Haitink

This release is a collection of symphonic poems by Franz Liszt composed in the mid-19th century. These works exemplify Liszt's development of the symphonic poem form, combining programme-driven narrative, expanded orchestral colour and virtuosic thematic transformation, and they mark an important step in the shift from Romantic piano-centred composition to large-scale programme orchestral music.