Dante symphonysonata by liszt, franz, barenboim, daniel, berlin radio womens chorus, berlin philharmonic orchestra from amazons classical music store. When he settled in weimar in 1849, he revised the work along with others in the volume, and gave it its present title derived from victor hugos own work of. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on dante alighieris journey through hell and purgatory, as depicted in the divine comedy. The divine comedy describes dantes fictional travels through hell, purgatory, and ultimately paradise. Liszt s dante symphony is the story of a father and son. Liszts other symphonic work, the symphony to dantes divina commedia 1856, depicts the three major sections of the divine comedyinferno, purgatory, and paradise. Michael gandolfo has 3 books on goodreads, and recently added liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio, the winds of time. This time it was dante alighieri s the divine comedy, which liszt s mistress marie dagoult introduced him to decades earlier. The entire symphony takes approximately 45 minutes to perform. Rich disilvio books list of books by author rich disilvio. Liszts dante symphony is an enigmatic tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, eventually leading to hitlers infernal third reich.
A faust symphony in three character pictures german. Following liszts tradition of transcribing orchestral works such as beethovens nine symphonies, the hungarian pianist ervin nyiregyhazi transcribed the faust symphony for solo piano, which he performed at a recital in novato, california on april 30, 1978. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its a surprising musical juxtaposition as 60s pop psychedelia meets serialism, but there is a fateful connection between the two composers. Rick disilvio paints rich characters who are totally believable and he keeps you guessing as the plot thickens throughout this fictionalhistorical novel. It is the story of their travels through these worlds, and their efforts to manifest that allegorical journey toward god. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Most of his 700 compositions, which range from romantic impressionism to daring experimental pieces, were written for the piano. A historical thriller kindle edition by disilvio, rich. Dante sonata, franz liszt piano duo hungarian radio childrens choirthesz 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Schubert, liszt and ledger sydney symphony orchestra. Jul 29, 2016 liszt s dante symphony is an historical mysterythriller.
Martin haselbock, best known in liszt circles for his advocacy and editing of the composers complete organ works, leads the orchester wiener akademie on period instruments in the radical dante symphony and. In all then, the dante symphony is a special piece. Oct 23, 1971 michael gielen, who has come to the new york philharmonic with little advance notice or word of mouth, and who has made his presence strongly felt, conducted liszts dante symphony and. Simultaneously, the book repositions liszts legacy within theatre history, arguing that his contributions should be placed alongside those of mendelssohn, berlioz and wagner.
This recording offers an interesting, largely successful experiment. Yes, this is one of liszts most vulgar scores, and if youre going to do it, you might as well play it for all its worth. Franz liszt has become for music historians the archetypical geniusable to upstage such titans as chopin and thalberg on the piano, then moving with ease into composition and effortlessly traveling outside the boundaries of his age with wildly original music. Like liszt s other famous tone poem, the faust symphony, the dante symphony was inspired by a literary source. This survey by a wellknown british composer and musicologist constitutes the most authoritative englishlanguage study of liszts works. A symphony to dantes divine comedy name translations. It was quite advanced for its era, employing many new orchestral colors and daring harmonic schemes.
Utah symphony orchestra, maurice abravanal conductor for information and analysis of this work visit. Meet my famous friends and danny and the dreamweaver, written under the pseudonym mark poe. Virtuoso pianist franz liszt was a key figure in the evolution of modern music. Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio 2011, hardcover for. Smashwords liszts dante symphony a book by rich disilvio.
Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio 2011, hardcover. Symphony to dantes divina commedia work by liszt britannica. Simone young shows us visions of vienna and then takes us to hell and back with liszts epic dante symphony in his two memorials australian composer james ledger remembers the difficult viennese composer anton webern and icon john lennon. I hope you enjoy your journey here into liszts universe, as this is only one facet of a very complex and beautifully unique diamond, one never to. Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio overdrive rakuten. But the effect is wholly different from that found in the ode to joy and still, at this point in the genres history at least, the feat is a pretty rare occurrence. Hoplit, hanslick and liszts dante symphony jsmi, 7 201112, p. Dante symphony written in the high romantic style, liszts dante symphony is based on dante alighieris journey through hell and purgatory, as depicted in the divine comedy. See all books authored by rich disilvio, including liszts dante symphony, and the winds of time. Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio, hardcover barnes.
It was fascinating to me to watch these people become living beings. Imagine writing a symphony called the old testament and having it focus exclusively on the sex life of david and bathsheba. In this work, liszt creates one massive movement for each of the three books of dantes trilogy. Another italian poet to have inspired liszt was dante, who crops up in several compositions, most notably here in the form of a symphony to dantes divine comedy, a largescale orchestral work in two parts. Michael gielen, who has come to the new york philharmonic with little advance notice or word of mouth, and who has made his presence strongly felt, conducted liszts dante symphony and.
Liszts dante symphony, heroide funebre, totentanz, prometheus and many others also contain advanced soundscapes that make liszt look like a modern time traveler stuck in an ancient civilization. Mar 04, 2018 liszts introduction of a chorus at the end might vaguely recall beethoven. Liszts dante symphony describes the separate travels of a father and son in a world each saw degenerating into a version of hell on earth. Lamento e trionfo, his symphony to dantes divina commedia and a worldpremiere recording. Franz liszts dante sonata, also known as the fantasia quasi sonata, is a sonata written for piano solo different than liszts dante symphony. It was premiered in dresden in november 1857, with liszt himself conducting, and was unofficially dedicated to the composers friend and future soninlaw richard. Liszts introduction of a chorus at the end might vaguely recall beethoven. Disc two features liszts other symphony focused on the literary, darker aspects of the afterlife, his dante symphony. Simone young shows us schuberts vienna with pianist louis lortie and the infernal visions of liszts dante symphony franz liszt was an ambitious and innovative musician, creating a radically new sound for the piano and inventing the symphonic poem using the orchestra to freely evoke mood, colour, people and places. Liszts dante symphony is an historical mysterythriller.
Liszts faust symphony blows the bogus symphonic vs programme music debate out of the water. Liszt, at times a devout catholic, portrayed dantes scenes with great imagination and passion, cleverly suiting his melody. I remember hearing the dante symphony life in the concertgebouw in amsterdam and the hall in darkness and the music scores lit up only by candles. Liszt was fascinated by the work and held regarded it very highly. This is evidenced in new analyses of the music that examines the theatricality of these pieces and their depiction of voices, miseenscene, gesture and action. Best sellers mobiles amazon pay pantry new releases computers customer service books gift ideas sell. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on dante alighieri s journey through hell and purgatory, as depicted in the divine comedy. It was premiered in dresden in november 1857, with liszt himself conducting, and was unofficially dedicated to the composers friend and future soninlaw richard wagner. An analytical study of the titans who shaped western civilization master edition, and more on. Liszt s dante symphony is an enigmatic tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of bismarck s prussia, eventually leading to hitler s infernal third reich.
Liszts dante symphony plus a worldpremiere recording. Best sellers mobiles amazon pay pantry new releases computers customer service books gift ideas sell baby. Is leon botsteins conducting of the dante symphony any good. Mar 08, 2012 utah symphony orchestra, maurice abravanal conductor for information and analysis of this work visit liszt dante symphon.
So light up some candles in your room put on this cd and enjoy liszt s storytelling, beautifully orchestrated music. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Liszts dante symphony plus a worldpremiere recording from. Deep emotions and sombre laments, the torments of hell and the radiance of paradise, and the sounds of celebration. Lamento e trionfo, his symphony to dante s divina commedia and a worldpremiere recording. Fantasia quasi sonata french for after a reading of dante. These familiar faces are portrayed along side angelo dipurezza sr. Jun 06, 2011 liszt s dante symphony is a great book.
Leon botsteins kinder, gentler dante symphony lacks the vital element of passion it needs for a successful performance. Is liszts dante symphony really this bad a piece of music. He gave the first public performance in vienna, during november 1839. Liszt and programme music as they were originally conceived, the aesthetics of hanslick and liszt were entirely. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading liszts dante symphony. How liszt embedded secret codes into various scores of his dante symphony is alluded to, but never actually demonstrated. The winds of time a nonfictional study of the titans who shaped western civilization. Written as program music during the romantic period, there are nine different motifs used throughout the piece, representing the nine different levels of hell.
All that was missing was the details of an actual mission that originated from the transmission of these messages and its resulting. The symphony was premiered in weimar on september 5, 1857, for the inauguration of the goetheschiller monument there. See also the album leaf dante symphony progression, s. The dante sonata was originally a small piece entitled fragment after dante, consisting of two thematically related movements, which liszt composed in the late 1830s. Such a figure will always be difficult to evaluate and thus this comprehensive bibliography and guide will be all the more valuable. The rich list of characters includes such luminaries as franz liszt, albert einstein, richard wagner, pope pius ix, adolf hitler and many others.
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