Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian composer, vi… Read Full Bio ↴Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, and teacher.
He was born in Doborján, Sopron County, Hungary. His father, Ádám Liszt, clerk to Duke Esterházy, recognized his son's exceptional musical talent early on and seized every opportunity to develop it. At the age of nine, Liszt was already playing the piano in public in Sopron and Bratislava, and soon, with the support of art patrons, he was able to continue his studies in Vienna as a student of Czerny and Salieri. He presented himself in Vienna on December 1, 1822
In 1920/1921, a strip of Hungarian territory was transferred to Austria and Doborján was renamed to Raiding, in the district of Oberpullendorf. Around that period, the strip of transferred land became known as Burgenland.
Liszt became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer during the 1800s. He is said to have been the most technically advanced and perhaps greatest pianist of all time. He was also an important and influential composer, a notable piano teacher, a conductor who contributed significantly to the modern development of the art, and a benefactor to other composers and performers, notably Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz.
As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the "Neudeutsche Schule" ("New German School"). He left behind a huge and diverse body of work, in which he influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated some twentieth-century ideas and trends. Some of his most notable contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form and making radical departures in harmony.
He was born in Doborján, Sopron County, Hungary. His father, Ádám Liszt, clerk to Duke Esterházy, recognized his son's exceptional musical talent early on and seized every opportunity to develop it. At the age of nine, Liszt was already playing the piano in public in Sopron and Bratislava, and soon, with the support of art patrons, he was able to continue his studies in Vienna as a student of Czerny and Salieri. He presented himself in Vienna on December 1, 1822
In 1920/1921, a strip of Hungarian territory was transferred to Austria and Doborján was renamed to Raiding, in the district of Oberpullendorf. Around that period, the strip of transferred land became known as Burgenland.
Liszt became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer during the 1800s. He is said to have been the most technically advanced and perhaps greatest pianist of all time. He was also an important and influential composer, a notable piano teacher, a conductor who contributed significantly to the modern development of the art, and a benefactor to other composers and performers, notably Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz.
As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the "Neudeutsche Schule" ("New German School"). He left behind a huge and diverse body of work, in which he influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated some twentieth-century ideas and trends. Some of his most notable contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form and making radical departures in harmony.
Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehn
Franz Liszt Lyrics
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ラ・カンパネラ 愛の鐘が鳴る 湧き起こる叢雲(むらくも)の響き たなびくプライド 虚ろな微笑み砕く 愛の無い欲望 見せかけの情熱 手を…
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Beate Winter
Thanks for posting this extraordinary piece of music. It´s my wish to share the original german words with you, here they are:
"Beim Schlafengehen" (Text: Hermann Hesse)
Nun hat der Tag mich müd gemacht,
soll mein sehnliches Verlangen
freundlich die gestirnte Nacht
wie ein müdes Kind empfangen.
Hände, laßt von allem Tun
Stirn, vergiß du alles Denken,
Alle meine Sinne nun
wollen sich in Schlummer senken.
Und die Seele unbewacht
will in freien Flügen schweben,
um im Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu leben.
Beate Winter
Thanks for posting this extraordinary piece of music. It´s my wish to share the original german words with you, here they are:
"Beim Schlafengehen" (Text: Hermann Hesse)
Nun hat der Tag mich müd gemacht,
soll mein sehnliches Verlangen
freundlich die gestirnte Nacht
wie ein müdes Kind empfangen.
Hände, laßt von allem Tun
Stirn, vergiß du alles Denken,
Alle meine Sinne nun
wollen sich in Schlummer senken.
Und die Seele unbewacht
will in freien Flügen schweben,
um im Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu leben.
Scot Peacock
@Beate Winter I am very sorry to hear that, Beate. Don't worry about your English. The music rises above language. What is your friend's name? I'll make a dedication for her.
Beate Winter
A good girlfriend of mine died last week and this music helps me so much! Sorry for my bad english, but I try my best...
Scot Peacock
Thank you, Beate :-)
My neighbour is German and she was telling me about the various subtle meanings of the words that cannot be directly translated into English. We were talking about the fourth song, "Im Abendrot". It's great to see the words in their original language.
stilicho200
Thank you for this wonderful performance. I just can't stop listening.
River Jordan
Pure delight , the human voice at its very best , I never tire of listening to this .
Scot Peacock
Isn't it sublime! I also have Jessye Norman singing this. Kurt Masur takes it at a similar pace, but the final song (Sunset) is much slower than Janowitz/Karajan's. Both versions are exquisite. This song is so beautiful that it can move me to tears. No words!
Scot Peacock
Gundula Janowitz, with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. It's well worth getting the CD. Everything on it is simply perfect - the music itself and the performaces - and on CD the sound is so much better than You Tube compression. And it's only $11 on Amazon.com :-) YouTube won't allow me to post a link to the CD so if you want it, go to amazon and search for "Strauss four last songs Janowitz Karajan" and it's the first option that comes up.
Scot Peacock
Beautiful! x
Scot Peacock
@stilicho200 You're welcome. It is a glorious performance, as is every other piece on that CD :-)