Symphonic Poems

Album by Franz Liszt & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Kurt Masur

The Symphonic Poems are a cycle of orchestral works by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, composed and first performed in the 1850s. They employ thematic transformation and programme-led narratives to condense literary and extra-musical ideas into single-movement orchestral forms, representing a pioneering move towards programme music that influenced later Romantic orchestral writing.
First released: 2002

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Tasso, S. 96
    20:41
  2. 2.
    Les Préludes, S. 97
    15:07
  3. 3.
    Orpheus, S. 98
    9:41
  4. 4.
    Mazeppa, S. 100
    16:04
  5. 5.
    Mephisto Waltz No. 2, S. 111
    10:38

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