Années de pèlerinage
The Années de pèlerinage (translated Years of Pilgrimage ) are a collection of 26 character pieces by Franz Liszt for piano solo in three volumes. They offer as it were a compendium of musical romanticism of pianist Franz Liszt. The musical spectrum ranges from virtuosic fireworks to very introverted romantic poetry. More clearly than many other compositions of Liszt, they reveal how the composer musically is always more to himself under the influence of his travels. Particularly interesting in this respect, the third volume, which can comprehend late style especially the development of Liszt. This third volume was significantly later than the first two volumes. More and more still occurs in Liszt's virtuosity in the background towards ever more independent musical thoughts and harmonic experiments.
The title
The title Années de pèlerinage refers to Goethe's famous novel of development, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship. As Wilhelm Meister developed his character on his journey, the composer Liszt takes his travel experiences as an opportunity for new compositions. Multiple quotes Byron's Child Harold's Pilgrimage Liszt. He follows on to other authors of the tradition and romance like Dante, Petrarch, Schiller or Senancour.
Première année: Suisse
(translated: The First Year: Switzerland ) -. Liszt composed the pieces of the first band 1848-1854 and published them in 1855 Most of these first pieces ( Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9) are revisions from his earlier cycle album d'un Voyageur, composed 1835-1836 and published in 1842. No. 7 ( Eglogue ) was published separately; No. 5 ( Orage ) was only included in the final version of the cycle.
Deuxième année: Italie
(translated: The Second Year: Italy) - Published in 1858 (Schott ); composed 1837-1849; the pieces. 4-6 are arrangements of art songs that Liszt summarized as Tre Sonetti del Petrarca ( Three Sonnets by Petrarch ); composed about 1839-1846 and published 1846.
Venezia e Napoli ( Venice and Naples) - supplement for the second year; published in 1861, written in 1859, partly as a revision of a previous version of 1840 with the same name.
Troisième année
(translated: The third year ) - Published in 1883; the pieces 1-4 and 7 were composed in 1877. No. 5 1872, No. 6, 1867.
Recordings
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