The winds of time a nonfictional study of the titans who shaped western civilization. Gianandrea noseda does a good job with the dante symphonys first movement the only part anyone cares about. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. As a passionate admirer of the faust symphony, ive always felt that passages of the inferno movement of the dante symphony need a fair amount of help, especially when liszt gets stuck in diminished seventh mode. Liszt had originally conceived the work in three movements, inferno, purgatory, and paradise. The music i used to use in showing the movie was a cd recording of franz liszt s dante symphony.
Liszts dante symphony is a work of astonishing imagination. The choice of sources of inspiration for musical composition makes for a fascinating study, especially when a source is one of the great and canonic works of western civilization. Whether noseda agrees or not, he takes the movement at a generally brisk pace, with incisive articulation when required. I was able to find a full recording of the symphony on youtube, with daniel barenboim conducting the berlin philharmonic orchestra. Franz liszt, leipzig gewandhaus orchestra, kurt masur dante symphony faust symphony. It completed the book, inferno i got finished before hand.
Tonight, deep within the earth, the istanbul state symphony orchestra was performing one of franz liszts most famous worksthe dante symphonyan entire composition inspired by dantes descent into and return from hell. Of the three movements, the inferno opening will probably be most instantly liked. Franz liszt dante symphony warner classics apex 2564. Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio 2011, paperback. Thus, work on the dante symphony roughly coincided with work on liszts other. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on dante alighieris journey through hell and. The dante sonata is the 7 th piece in liszts piano works collection. The inferno of dante dantes inferno complete audio book a dramatic read of the inferno of dante by. In june 1855 liszt resumed work on the symphony and had completed most of it before the end of the following year. The words are from the beginning of canto 3 of dante s inferno. Unfortunately we dont quite make it to heavenly paradise in liszt s version, although we do get tantalisingly close. After reading an excellent biography about franz liszt by alan walker a 3volume effort well worth reading, i naturally became even more interested in liszts music. Cd, album, club teldec, teldec classics d 105807, 9031773402.
Liszts dante symp hony is an enigmatic tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, eventually leading to hitlers infernal third reich. Dante symphony, an album by franz liszt, gyorgy lehel on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Liszts dante symphony is a thrilling tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, thus leading to hitlers brutal third reich. Meet my famous friends and danny and the dreamweaver, written under the pseudonym mark poe. The symphony was premiered in weimar on september 5, 1857, for the inauguration of the goetheschiller. I used the daniel barenboim recording with the berlin philharmonic. Eduard hanslick, concerte, neue freie presse, 15 april 1881. Like liszt s other famous tone poem, the faust symphony, the dante symphony was inspired by a literary source. The inferno has never sounded more demoniac nor the purgatorio more impressive.
I think that this forces listeners to think about the idea of heaven rather than have it be presented to them. A work of this kind of influence especially a work of poetry must have had a lot of great musical expressions. Liszts dante symphony is an enigmatic tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, which leads to hitlers infernal third. This epic symphony traverses through dantes vision of hell to arrive at a heavenly finale. You also appreciate why the symphony had such a hard time making headway. Liszts dante symphony meet your next favorite book. Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio 2011, paperback for. I have long been carrying a dante symphony around in my head, liszt told wagner. The coupling of the symphony with the dante sonata is an obvious but adroit choice and it allows barenboims to show off his versatility. Liszts dante symphony is a sizzling tale of murder and covert spy rings set amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, which leads to hitlers infernal third reich. Liszt, at times a devout catholic, portrayed dante s scenes with great imagination and passion, cleverly suiting his melodysometimes simple and tranquil, sometimes chromatic and writhingand harmony to. The dante sonata is the 7 th piece in liszt s piano works collection. Take a typical cd for the alpine symphony as an example. The first movement of liszt s dante symphony, inferno, opens with unheard words.
Liszts dante symphony is an enigmatic tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, which leads to hitlers infernal third reich. His evocation of the inferno, the shade of francesca da rimini and her sad remembered love is marked by strokes of genius which, with bewildering frequency, preempt the mature wagner who was, incidentally, the dedicatee of the work. He had given up the concert stage to focus his life on composing and innovating. Siegfried jerusalem, london philharmonia and suisse romande orchestra, georg solti and jesus lopezcobos. Liszts orchestral arrangement of schuberts wanderer.
The first movement of liszts dante symphony, inferno, opens with unheard. Liszt, at times a devout catholic, portrayed dantes scenes with great imagination and passion, cleverly suiting his melodysometimes. Liszt was inspired by dantes famous epic poem the divine comedy. Fantasia quasi sonata french for after a reading of dante. Eagleeyed readers will have spotted that i described the piece as having two parts, and yet of course dante s work consists of three inferno, purgatorio, and paradiso. Inferno italian for hell is the first part of dante alighieris 14thcentury epic poem divine comedy. Written for the concert dantes inferno, performed on jan 25, 2002 at avery fisher hall at lincoln center. It is an allegory telling of the journey of dante through what is largely the medieval concept of hell, guided by the roman poet virgil. Dante symphonysonata by liszt, franz, barenboim, daniel, berlin radio womens chorus, berlin philharmonic orchestra from amazons classical music store. Inferno purgatorio magnificat yeardate of composition yd of comp. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Franz liszt, leon botstein, london symphony orchestra liszt.
Cd 1 recorded 1621 april 1992, schauspielhaus berlin. Franz liszt, daniel barenboim, berlin philharmonic liszt. Liszt started working properly on the dante symphony in about 1855, when he was settled comfortably in weimar. Lopezcobos decca was more splendid, especially with the magnificent opening. This substantial single movement score was begun in 1837 and revised over a decade later in 1849. Liszt was a very generous, kind and religious man in addition to being a genius of musical romanticism in the 19th. Relating to forms, heaven is impossible for humans to accurately portray in any medium, be it speech, painting, music, etc. Liszt s dante symphony is an enigmatic tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of bismarcks prussia, eventually leading to hitlers infernal third reich. It also includes barenboim playing the dante sonata for piano. Attachment 48664 just now im listening to sciarrinos sui poemi concentrici and wondering what other music out there is based on dante s divine comedy. During those years europe would experience numerous revolutions and witness two world wars, thus emulating the horrors foretold in dante s inferno and liszt s symphony, as hitlers poison gas and human incinerators, coupled with a fiery barrage of weapons, turned the world into a hellish cauldron of death and destruction.
This novel features an italian as the main character whose mission. The dante symphony guides us through the hell and purgatory, but not heaven. He whips up the opening storm excitingly, plays the francesca episode tenderly, evokes the hellish laughter in the strings and clarinets with obvious relish kudos to the players here, and blasts through the closing pages with fiendish abandon. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on dante alighieris journey through hell and purgatory, as depicted in the divine comedy. Its two movements are basically a pair of symphonic poems, each depicting, respectively, scenes from dantes inferno and purgatorio, the first. Purgatorio hrsinfonieorchester frankfurt radio symphony sl. Hoplit, hanslick and liszts dante symphony jsmi, 7 201112, p. Jun 11, 2009 c ompleted in 1856, liszt s dante symphony is one of the most talkedabout 19thcentury scores, but one of the least frequently played. It is considered to be one of the most formidably difficult pieces in the standard. I know of liszt s dante symphony and tchaikovskys francesca da rimini. In the peroration of the latter, it sounds as if the dresden band has about 18 bass fiddles. Public domain compositions, and 1 music rights societies. Inferno barenboimberliner philarmoniker youtube rachmaninov. If there were a means for the average listener and not just people who have a copy of the complete score to follow along with the dante symphony, it would be much more engaging.
Rick disilvio paints rich characters who are totally believable and he keeps you guessing as the plot thickens throughout this fictionalhistorical novel. Dante, liszt, and the alienated agony of hell 197 t. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There are to be three movements, hell, purgatory and paradise the first two for orchestra alone, the last with. Franz liszt, leipzig gewandhaus orchestra, kurt masur. Lopezcobos decca was more splendid, especially with the magnificent opening movement. Staatskapelle dresden, dresden state opera chorus, giuseppe sinopoli.
Liszts other symphonic work, the symphony to dantes divina commedia 1856, depicts the three major sections of the divine comedyinferno, purgatory, and paradise. Gustave dore scenic storyline complete m a n d a t o r y p r e r e q u i s i t e it is imperative to watch all my videos on the highest quality for. Bonus track edition kirill karabits to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Liszts dante symphony by rich disilvio, hardcover barnes. Water themes in liszt s dante symphony perhaps one of the greatest works of art inspired by dante s divine comedy is liszt s symphony s. Strauss spells it out for us from section to section. Jun 06, 2011 liszts dante symphony is a great book. Faust symphony, dante symphony, les preludes, prometheus by siegfried jerusalem, franz liszt, sir georg solti, jesus lopezcobos, chicago symphony, london philharmonic from amazons classical music store. It is good to have another version of liszt s dante symphony competing for attention in this his centenary year, not least since the new version is of such quality. In his recent book, markus gartner has inestimably enhanced.
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