Danse Macabre and Other Piano Transcriptions - by Franz Liszt (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Original collection features Liszt's interpretations of his own <i>Totentanz</i> plus Saint-Saëns' <i>Danse Macabre, </i> Berlioz's "Dance of the Sylphes" from<i> The Damnation of Faust, </i>Weber's <i>Overtures to Die </i><i>Freischütz</i> and <i>Oberon, </i>and several other pieces.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In addition to his skills as a composer and performer, Liszt is famed for his genius in transcribing orchestral works for piano. Thanks to his efforts, pianists in the era before sound recordings could learn from the vast repertoire of orchestral, operatic, and vocal literature. This original collection offers modern-day pianists insights into Liszt's peerless gift for transferring sonorities from one medium to another as well as the opportunity to develop a deeper familiarity with several orchestral masterpieces.<br>Suitable for intermediate-level and advanced pianists, these selections include Berlioz's "Dance of the Sylphes" from<i> The Damnation of Faust, </i> "March of the Pilgrims" from <i>Harold in Italy, </i> "March to the Scaffold" from <i>Symphonie Fantastique, </i> and <i>L'Idée fixe, Andante amoroso, </i> also based on a theme from <i>Symphonie Fantastique</i>. Other composers' works include Mendelssohn's "Wedding March and Dance of the Elves" from <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream, </i> Saint-Saëns' <i>Danse Macabre, </i> and Liszt's solo piano rendition of his own <i>Totentanz (Dance of Death).<br></i>
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