Les Preludes, S.97

The third of the ground-breaking series of thirteen works composed for orchestra, Liszt‘s Les Préludes was inspired by Alphonse de Lamartine‘s "Nouvelles méditations poétiques". Composed from 1850-54, it was given its premiere in Weimar 23 February 1854 with the composer conducting the Weimar hofkapelle. This new study score is a digitally-restored reissue of the score edited by Otto Taubmann in the second volume of the Liszt-Stiftung edition, published in 1908. In contrast so many of the on-demand scores now available this one comes with all the pages with each image thoroughly checked to make sure it is readable, then beautifully printed on quality stock with an attractive glossy cover. Also included is an informative introduction by Liszt scholar Soren Afshar (Funper), a major contributor to the vast collection of Liszt pieces on IMSLP. The matching large conductor‘s score and orchestral parts are likewise available from Serenisima Music.