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The March of the Three Kings (From Christus), S.498b No.2 - Franz Liszt
[LISZT 213TH BIRTHDAY SPECIAL] Franz Liszt: Die heiligen drei Könige - Marsch/ The March of the Three Kings (From Zwei Orchestersätze aus dem Oratorium Christus), S.498b No.2
"The two enormous orchestral movements from the oratorio Christus appeared first in Liszt’s vocal score, but in the reissue he made some corrections and alternative suggestions which are incorporated in the New Liszt Edition. Christus is a very different conception from Saint Elisabeth in its musico-dramatic structure. It is divided into three almost distinct sections-Christmas Oratorio, After Epiphany and Passion and Resurrection. There are movements based upon plainchants, others entirely freely composed. Some movements are for voices and organ only, others use the full orchestra, and the last two movements of the first part-for orchestra alone-are like orchestral pictures of the early life of Jesus. Most commentators agree that Christus as a whole contains, along with the Piano Sonata and the Faust-Symphonie, the best of Liszt’s music. The two orchestral sections may not represent the highest point of the whole oratorio-surely the Passion music does that-but they are nonetheless particularly moving evocations of the shepherds and their pipes, and of the Wise Men following the star. Both movements have an almost Schubertian suspension of time to them. The march of the kings begins in an uncomplicated, almost playful mood, but at the moment when they see the star and follow it the mood is transformed, and one of Liszt’s most inspired melodies raises the music to quite another level. An adagio section symbolizes the offerings of gold, frankincense and myrrh, and the kings’ joy finally becomes uncontainable and the tempo increases to a splendid display of justifiable rhetoric. It is sad to have to report that most orchestral performances of this movement on record miss this mighty transformation of mood and pace altogether."
(Notes by Leslie Howard)
- For this anual special video we present to you one of Liszt's finest late transcriptions over one of his wonderful yet very important oratorio throughout his whole career as a composer.
For our dearest maestro, we wish you a happy 213th birthday!!!! 🎂🎂🍰🍰🎂
- The Shepherds at the Manger S.498b/1: ua-cam.com/video/uaLanaA-bZQ/v-deo.html
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Heroischer Marsch im Ungarischem Stil, S.231 - Franz Liszt
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Tscherkessenmarsch aus Glinkas Oper Russlan und Ludmilla, S.406ii - Franz Liszt/ Mikhail Glinka
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Finale of Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor (Op.58), S.479b - Franz Liszt/Frédéric Chopin
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Grande fantaisie dramatique sur Les Huguenots (inauthentic version) - Franz Liszt/Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Valse à capriccio sur deux motifs de "Lucia" et "Parisina", S.401 - Franz Liszt/Gaetano Donizetti
Valse mélancolique (first version), S.210 - Franz Liszt
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Grande Valse di bravura 'Le bal de Berne', S.209 - Franz Liszt
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Au bord d'une source (With 1863 Coda for Sgambati), S.160/4a - Franz Liszt
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji
    @CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji Годину тому

    4:19

  • @RandomGuy-ms9yw
    @RandomGuy-ms9yw 19 годин тому

    Hey 😁 Happy birthday to Liszt btw! 🎉

  • @Volto97
    @Volto97 День тому

    sounds so modern

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis День тому

      we thought about this years ago when we discovered this piece, along with abendglocken from weihnachtbaum

  • @shazzaha6748
    @shazzaha6748 4 дні тому

    Happy birthday to the best pianist and composer! 🎊🎊🎊

  • @oliversvensson1231
    @oliversvensson1231 4 дні тому

    Happy birthday to Liszt!

  • @Jartious
    @Jartious 4 дні тому

    Happy Birthday Liszt!

  • @FiveTwenty507
    @FiveTwenty507 4 дні тому

    Happy 213th Birthday, Franz Liszt!

  • @none5020
    @none5020 4 дні тому

    What a great birthday to have, best season undoubtedly.

  • @JAndrade96
    @JAndrade96 5 днів тому

    200 years ago, a little boy of 13 yo was learning piano with Czerny and composition with Salieri (i may be wrong, i don't remember the chronology), he would became one amoung great genius of the time, he was influenced by almost everything and everyone, knowing some europeans cultures, knowing mostly all piano repertoire, all the people he knowed composers like Czerny and Beethoven to even a young Debussy, other musicians and artists, highly inspired by religion and literature At this point i dont think my comment has any sense, but i want to say, that man was fucking amazing, is still my fav composer and i would say Happy 213 years of Liszt legacy !!! Great video Liszthesis 🎉

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 3 дні тому

      Liszt would be glad about your message :D, well if he was still alive or if he traveled a few years in time lol, thanks btw

  • @jannis11
    @jannis11 5 днів тому

    NoIce

  • @jannis11
    @jannis11 5 днів тому

    Noice

  • @Felix_Li_En
    @Felix_Li_En 5 днів тому

    Happy 213th birthday my piano King! 🎼 🎹 🎶

  • @NaOida95
    @NaOida95 5 днів тому

    Omg, waited for this for So long. Thank you!😊

  • @dunkleosteus430
    @dunkleosteus430 5 днів тому

    i love frans lits

  • @johnsoncjcj3246
    @johnsoncjcj3246 5 днів тому

    Are there any recordings or midi that includes the violin part? Really like this piece.

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 3 дні тому

      sadly not, this may be the first midi file over this piece perhaps :/

    • @thenotsookayguy
      @thenotsookayguy День тому

      I don't think it'd be too difficult to add it.

  • @АлександрГранкин-ю6ж

    Oh, thank you so much, this is my favorite!

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 3 дні тому

      also a fav piece from ours too hehe

  • @ShoninEra
    @ShoninEra 5 днів тому

    You wouldn’t mind if I could upload the “Leslie Howard/Franz Liszt/Niccolò Paganini: Grande fantasie/Variations de bravoure sur des thèmes de Paganini 2nd version on my channel?

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 3 дні тому

      well you can as long as you give us credits from the video lol

    • @ShoninEra
      @ShoninEra 3 дні тому

      @@Liszthesis of course. in my description I will including a copyright description saying “This MIDI arrangement was made by @Liszthesis” then I’ll include a Link to your Channel. I will also comment on your latest video when I upload the piece

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 3 дні тому

      @@ShoninEra sure then xd

  • @thypie
    @thypie 5 днів тому

    hbd liszt

  • @virv1ndo973
    @virv1ndo973 5 днів тому

    Every time you think, that you have heard all the best from Liszt, and than starts 4:25...

    • @sandeegrey5977
      @sandeegrey5977 5 днів тому

      Liszt wrote such beautiful music. My lord!

  • @gloriahong1004
    @gloriahong1004 5 днів тому

    Happy Franz Liszt Day !!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ Now he is 213 yrs old.

  • @fazliddinerkaboyev6568
    @fazliddinerkaboyev6568 5 днів тому

    Ferenc is 213 years old! ❤❤❤😹💘

  • @chezz__yeetz2361
    @chezz__yeetz2361 5 днів тому

    🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @thenotsookayguy
    @thenotsookayguy 5 днів тому

    First!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA

    • @thenotsookayguy
      @thenotsookayguy 5 днів тому

      I am eternally grateful that these comments have for the most part, died out.

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 3 дні тому

      @@thenotsookayguy j

  • @sandeegrey5977
    @sandeegrey5977 6 днів тому

    FINALLY there's a visualization of this piece on youtube! And per Liszt standards the piece is beautiful

  • @AceticPol-ni6jb
    @AceticPol-ni6jb 7 днів тому

    This piece sounds quite similar to "Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Songs, S. 123 (1852)",but slower

  • @chezz__yeetz2361
    @chezz__yeetz2361 8 днів тому

    YOOOO DUDE 🔥🔥🔥

  • @Kyujar.png49
    @Kyujar.png49 9 днів тому

    This part of the last symhponic poem is so wholesome. the left hand has a rocking rhythm like a cradle being rocked

  • @MT-dn4tu
    @MT-dn4tu 9 днів тому

    Hauntingly beautiful.

  • @ゆくちゃんLiszt
    @ゆくちゃんLiszt 9 днів тому

    beautiful

  • @FranzLiszt0904
    @FranzLiszt0904 9 днів тому

    baby sleep good

  • @5mentarios989
    @5mentarios989 10 днів тому

    Hello, where can I find the sheet music of this arrangement? I really want to learn it

  • @Felix_Li_En
    @Felix_Li_En 10 днів тому

    I've always preferred this version more than S.160, full of magnificence, sacredness and epicness! ✨

  • @Julian-yt6wz
    @Julian-yt6wz 14 днів тому

    Reminds me of Reminiscences de Norma especially 9:34 and 12:03

  • @chezz__yeetz2361
    @chezz__yeetz2361 16 днів тому

    Absolutely wonderful! One of my favorites. Can we expect s. 198 for Liszt’s special day soon? 👀

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 14 днів тому

      that is much for a casual upload xd

    • @chezz__yeetz2361
      @chezz__yeetz2361 13 днів тому

      @@Liszthesis I need it 😣

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 10 днів тому

      @@chezz__yeetz2361 maybe I could make it as early as possible since it is quite an ez piece to do lol

    • @chezz__yeetz2361
      @chezz__yeetz2361 8 днів тому

      @@Liszthesisyou’re actually goated lol

  • @marcalexandrefontenay9801
    @marcalexandrefontenay9801 17 днів тому

    What technic ,marvelous transcription !

  • @jeroenonstein3680
    @jeroenonstein3680 18 днів тому

    Not to go too far into the mometarily discussion, between two "states", just look at the orange and purple bars. This is longgoing issue. I just hear attacques and ways to get a peacelful deal. The who there were thoughts about it in the early 19th century and still actual, unfortunelaty.

  • @iasonastriantafyllos2614
    @iasonastriantafyllos2614 19 днів тому

    Is there sheet music for the preludio?

  • @jannis11
    @jannis11 27 днів тому

    noIce

  • @OfficialFranzLiszt
    @OfficialFranzLiszt Місяць тому

    amazing video as always!

  • @fazliddinerkaboyev6568
    @fazliddinerkaboyev6568 Місяць тому

    We have had a new Mozart piece after GTA V and before GTA VI. 🎉🎉

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 29 днів тому

      when the scholars will seek for Liszt's Panseron Fantasy instead

    • @fazliddinerkaboyev6568
      @fazliddinerkaboyev6568 29 днів тому

      @@Liszthesis WDYM?

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 28 днів тому

      @@fazliddinerkaboyev6568 it is a very long sought liszt unpublished piece that were the first versions of liszt's chapelle de guillaume tell and apparently the 1st ver of the piano concerto 1 finale as well

    • @fazliddinerkaboyev6568
      @fazliddinerkaboyev6568 28 днів тому

      @@Liszthesis Hmm.

    • @tranminhtu8339
      @tranminhtu8339 26 днів тому

      can't wait for Liszt's violin concerto

  • @remuspierre7573
    @remuspierre7573 Місяць тому

    Beautiful Song Sounds good on the piano

  • @remuspierre7573
    @remuspierre7573 Місяць тому

    Beautiful Song Sounds good on the piano

  • @c00kedmilk
    @c00kedmilk Місяць тому

    4:06 Bartok piano concerto no.2? XD

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 29 днів тому

      lel maybe it could be a coincidence

  • @Kyujar.png49
    @Kyujar.png49 Місяць тому

    Glad you made a video on this thank you :D, can't wait for the completed panseron fantasy :( h

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 29 днів тому

      lol np and I wish I could panseron fantasy 😭

  • @dunkleosteus430
    @dunkleosteus430 Місяць тому

    3:10 3:15 what the sigma

    • @octopuszombie8744
      @octopuszombie8744 Місяць тому

      3:10 is PAIN.

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 29 днів тому

      we used ossia for this lmao, the non ossia is the same but without tremolando

    • @Felix_Li_En
      @Felix_Li_En 7 днів тому

      ​@@octopuszombie8744 Yes it is!! 1,3,4 & 2,5 really hurts my palm and wrist, very uncomfortable! But it also tells me why Liszt composed Technische Studien (S.146), he hoped we can make each finger independent like himself!😂

    • @Felix_Li_En
      @Felix_Li_En 7 днів тому

      ​@@Liszthesis Only Leslie Howard choose to play the tremolando version I think.

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 7 днів тому

      @@Felix_Li_En yeah he did, Leslie always goes for the wild ossias or difficult paths, truly a madman xd

  • @jannis11
    @jannis11 Місяць тому

    Noice

  • @shazzaha6748
    @shazzaha6748 Місяць тому

    Lovelyy! Happy to see another new upload as always!

    • @Liszthesis
      @Liszthesis 29 днів тому

      I am pretty glad for the people who had the patience to wait for a new video from us while our absence, we love ya guys!

  • @gloriahong1004
    @gloriahong1004 Місяць тому

    My one of favorite Annees de pelerinage

  • @Liszthesis
    @Liszthesis Місяць тому

    I just noticed a little mistake around 3:59, on the right hand track the e4 should be e-flat4 😭 srry for that xd edit: another oopsie daisie at 4:30 with the left hand arpeggio, forgot to tie the notes with it lol

  • @Cmin947
    @Cmin947 Місяць тому

    3:56 The most romantic melody I've ever heard in my life