I think most musicians would agree with me that this Faust Symphony is one of the monumental works of the whole Romantic Movement. And one of my contributions to this survey is what I consider to be Liszt's true masterpiece his Faust Symphony. So, why not Liszt? Well, partly to answer this question, the New York Philharmonic, under its brilliant new director, Pierre Boulez, is featuring works of Liszt all through this season's programs. And this is an interesting question: why? Especially since Liszt was the most celebrated musician of his time about a century ago, and a tremendous influence on other composers, especially on Wagner, and on Debussy even, who are played all the time. But actually, he wrote tons of non-piano music - songs, choral works, symphonies, symphonic poems, whatnot.Īnd most people don't know them because they're simply not performed very much. ![]() But, as you see they're mostly piano music, which is natural, since Liszt was the greatest pianist of his time, and some say of all time. Which you've all heard in the cartoons and so on, or this one Or some of the more favorite tunes from the Hungarian Rhapsodies like this one, Which you all know is Liebestraum or the famous Eb Major Piano Concerto Really, a handful of pieces, mostly ones you remember from childhood, like this one After all, how much of Liszt's music do most people know anyhow? ![]() Of course, the reason you don't know what it is, is that it's so rarely played. And what's more, it's from his greatest piece, the Faust Symphony. And yet it's by one of the most famous composers of all time, Franz Liszt. And I'll bet very few, if any, of you know what it is. Original CBS Television Network Broadcast Date: 13 February 1972
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