BALLADESCOMPOSER: FRANZ LISZTPIANO SOLOSERIES: HENLE MUSIC FOLIOSPUBLISHER: HENLE URTEXT EDITIONFORMAT: SOFTCOVEREDITOR: RENA CHARNIN MUELLERDESCRIPTION:-LISZT WROTE HIS TWO BALLADES IN 1845-49 AND 1853 DURING A TIME OF PERSONAL TURMOIL. THE SUCCESSFUL VIRTUOSO INCREASINGLY SAW HIMSELF AS A COMPOSER WHO STROVE AFTER FORMAL CLARITY, AS SHOWN BY THE B MINOR SONATA THAT WAS ALSO COMPOSED IN 1853. WHEN LISZT BEGAN WORK ON THE FIRST BALLADE, HE HAD JUST SEPARATED FROM HIS MISTRESS OF MANY YEARS, MARIE COMTESSE D`AGOULT. HE CALLED THE FIRST SKETCHES FOR THE WORK DERNIÈRES ILLUSIONS. A BETTER-KNOWN WORK IS THE SECOND BALLADE IN B MINOR, WITH WHOSE ENDING HE STRUGGLED (THE TWO FORTISSIMO ENDINGS IN LISZT`S AUTOGRAPH HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE APPENDIX TO OUR EDITION).CONTENTS:-LISZT: BALLAD I (1849)-LISZT: BALLAD II (1854)-NOTA: SI BUSCA ALGUNA PARTITURA O MÉTODO, ENVÍENOS UN MENSAJE Y CON GUSTO ATENDEREMOS SU COMENTARIO, SOMOS ESPECIALISTAS EN MÚSICA IMPRESA, SI REQUIERE FACTURA FAVOR DE SOLICITARLA AL MOMENTO DE SU COMPRA.