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Naxos
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Sheet Music
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Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.(ca.1930). Plate E.E.3647. No.477.
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| Reprinted
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Zürich: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.(after 1947)
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| Copyright
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| Misc. Notes
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Including Liszt's revisions from 1880
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Parts
⇒ 13 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (in C, A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (in F, E) • Trumpet 1, 2/3 (in F) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani, Cymbals/Triangle • Harp • Organ • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos / Basses
Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete
For 2 Pianos (Liszt)
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Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
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| Editor
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First edition
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Leipzig: J. Schuberth, n.d.(1862). Plate 2683
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For Piano solo (Stradal)
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August Stradal (1860–1930)
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Leipzig: J. Schuberth & Co. (Felix Siegel), n.d.(1899). Plate 7039 Engraved and printed by Oscar Brandstetter.
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Stradal was a student of Liszt.
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II. Gretchen
For Piano solo (Liszt)
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Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
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Emil von Sauer (1862–1942)
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Klavierwerke : Band XII. Bearbeitungen Leipzig: Edition Peters No.3602d. Plate 9886.
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For Piano solo (Wetterhan)
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Wilhelm Wetterhan (1814–1879)
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Leipzig: J. Schuberth, n.d.(1863). Plate 3815.
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Arranger's name is also given as Johann Wilhelm Wetterhahn. From the Ruth Dana Collection of Liszt Editions.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Eine Faust Symphonie (in drei Charakterbildern)
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| Alternative. Title
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A Faust Symphony (in three character pictures)
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| Name Translations
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Faust-szimfónia; Simfonia Faust; Faust-Sinfonie; Faust Symphony; Sinfonía Fausto; Faust-Symphonie; ファウスト交響曲; Eine Faust Symphonie; Sinfonia Fausto; Faustova simfonija; 浮士德交響曲; 浮士德交响曲; פאוסט; 파우스트 교향곡
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| Name Aliases
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Eine Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterbildern; Faust Symphony, S. 108
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 302958551; LCCN: n84022549; GND: 4207320-0; SELIBR: 290309; SUDOC: 104722851; BNF: 139182015; NLA: 35808690; BNE: XX2116370
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| Composer
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Liszt, Franz
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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S.108 ; LW.G12
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IFL 111
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 movements
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1854; revised 1857–61, 1880
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| First Performance.
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Weimar, 5 September 1857
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| First Publication.
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1861
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| Librettist
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
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| Language
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German
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| Dedication
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Hector Berlioz (1803–1869)
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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3 flutes/piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, cymbals, triangle, harp, organ, strings ad lib. — Solo tenor voice + male chorus (TTB)
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===Section Listing===
- Faust
- Gretchen
- Mephistopheles
- Chorus mysticus [optional]
Liszt provided an alternative ending to the symphony (omitting the Chorus mysticus) to be performed in the absence of tenor and chorus.
Version History
- Composed for small orchestra, 1854 (= S.108, 1st version)
- Version not published
- Rescored for full orchestra, sections for tenor solo and male chorus added, 1857–61) (= S.108, 2nd version)
- Published 1861 by Schuberth (Leipzig)
- 2nd movement revised (10 additional bars), 1880 (= S.108, 3rd version)
- Published 1880 by Schuberth (Leipzig)
- Arranged for 2 pianos, 1855 (= S.647)
- Published 1862 by Schuberth (Leipzig)
- 2nd movement arranged for solo piano, 1867? (= S.513)
- Published 1876 by Schuberth (Leipzig) as Gretchen (aus Faust-Symphonie)
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