Les préludes, S.97 (Liszt, Franz)

		Movements/Sections 1 movement Composition Year 1850–55 Genre Categories Symphonic poems; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano, harmonium (arr); Scores featuring the harmonium; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 players; For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); For 4 players; For 2 pianos (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Scores

• Full Scores (3)
• Parts (13)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (10)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#112761 - 6.86MB, 100 (tp, #256-354) pages -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 3615x⇩

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Carolus (9 August 2011)

Publisher Info.:

Symphonische Dichtungen für grosses Orchester, Bd.1
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.[1885]. Plate V.A. 517.

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 Complete Score (S.97) (Preview)
*#60494 - 9.92MB, 77 (#39–115) pages -  7.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - V/V/V* - 6605x⇩

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 Complete Score (S.97) (Preview)
*#02291 - 12.34MB, 77 pages -  5.9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - V/V/V* - 3521x⇩

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Sam Callahan (4 December 2006)

Editor:

Franz Liszt-Stiftung

Publisher Info.:

Franz Liszt: Musikalische Werke. Serie I, Band 2.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1908. Plate F.L. 3

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New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933). - #02291

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Parts

 Flute 1, 2, 3 / Piccolo
*#39063 - 0.70MB, 14 pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 1337x⇩

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 Oboe 1, 2
*#39064 - 0.44MB, 5, 4 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 902x⇩

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 Clarinet 1, 2 (in C, Bb, A)
*#39065 - 0.52MB, 11 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1170x⇩

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 Bassoon 1, 2
*#39066 - 0.56MB, 12 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 768x⇩

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 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (in C)
*#39067 - 0.69MB, 17 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1911x⇩

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 Trumpet 1, 2 (in C)
*#39068 - 0.28MB, 6 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1131x⇩

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 Trombone 1, 2, 3. Tuba
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 Timpani. Snare Drum, Cymbals, Bass Drum
*#39070 - 0.19MB, 6 pages -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1089x⇩

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 Harp
*#39071 - 0.23MB, 5 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 689x⇩

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 Violins I, II
*#39072 - 0.92MB, 13 pages -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 2549x⇩

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 Viola
*#39073 - 0.43MB, 6 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1125x⇩

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 Cellos
*#26642 - 0.44MB, 6 pages -  6.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 1391x⇩

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 Bass
*#39074 - 0.24MB, 4 pages -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 988x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (11 September 2009)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate Orch.B. 59

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Harmonium and Piano (Reinhard)

 Outside sheet (colour scan)
*#97536 - 2.43MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 152x⇩

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Ralph Theo Misch (28 March 2011)

 Complete Score (monochrome)
*#97537 - 4.95MB, 26 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 422x⇩

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Ralph Theo Misch (28 March 2011)

Arranger:

August Reinhard (1831-1912)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1913. Plate V. A. 2566.

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For 2 Pianos, 8 hands (Kronke)

 Piano 1 Part
*#29645 - 1.36MB, 32 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 404x⇩

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Peter (17 March 2009)

 Piano 2 Part
*#29644 - 1.48MB, 36 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 214x⇩

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Peter (17 March 2009)

Arranger:

Emil Kronke (1865–1938)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1906. Plate Klav.Bibl. 24734

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For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Liszt)

 Complete Score (S.638)
*#05024 - 2.40MB, 35 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1157x⇩

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Funper (5 April 2007)

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1856). Plate 9190.

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For Piano 4 hands (Liszt)

 Complete Score (S.591)
*#05158 - 1.94MB, 34 pages -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 919x⇩

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Funper (8 April 2007)

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910)

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 Complete Score
*#220947 - 4.25MB, 42 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 6x⇩

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 Color Cover
*#220948 - 4.11MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 6x⇩

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Afp0815 (18 May 2012)

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New York: G. Schirmer, 1903. Plate 16228.

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For Piano solo (Klauser/Liszt)

 Complete Score (S.511a)
*#05118 - 1.83MB, 27 (#61–87) pages -  8.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (12) - V/V/V - 1777x⇩

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Funper (8 April 2007)

Arranger:

Karl Klauser (1823–1905), revised by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Publisher Info.:

Symphonische Dichtungen für grosses Orchester, Band 1.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1885). Plate V.A. 541.

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For Piano solo (Stradal)

 Complete Score
*#17995 - 4.99MB, 26 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1083x⇩

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Funper (3 July 2008)

Arranger:

August Stradal (1860–1930)

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1904. Plate 24521.

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General Information

Work Title	Les Préludes
Alternative Title	Symphonic Poem No.3

Composer	Liszt, Franz
Opus/Catalogue Number	S.97 ; LW.G3
Movements/Sections	1 movement
Year/Date of Composition	1850–55
First Performance	Weimar, 23 February 1854
First Publication	1856
Dedication	Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	3 flutes/piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, strings
External Links	Wikipedia article Les préludes - scores at Sheet Music Plus

Misc. Comments

Version History

• Composed for orchestra, 1850–55 (= S.97), after Lamartine's eponymous poem in Nouvelles Méditation poétique (No.15); based on the projected overture to Les quatre éléments, S.80b

Published 1856 by Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig)

• Arranged for piano 4 hands, 1853–58 (= S.591)

Published 1859 by Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig)

• Arranged for 2 pianos, 1855? (= S.638)

Published 1856 by Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig)

• Arranged for solo piano by Karl Klauser, with revisions by Liszt, 1863 (= S.511a)

Published 1866 by Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig)

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Symphonic Poems by Franz Liszt
No.1 - Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, S.95 ("Bergsymphonie") No.2 - Tasso: Lamento e Trionfo, S.96 No.3 - Les préludes, S.97 No.4 - Orpheus, S.98	No.5 - Prometheus, S.99 No.6 - Mazeppa, S.100 No.7 - Festklänge, S.101 No.8 - Héroïde funèbre, S.102 No.9 - Hungaria, S.103	No.10 - Hamlet, S.104 No.11 - Hunnenschlacht, S.105 No.12 - Die Ideale, S.106 No.13 - Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, S.107
See also Wikipedia