Franz Liszt - Totentanz (1849)

[@kmk8284]

6:14 I've never heard death this beautiful

[@ShaunakDesaiPiano]

Perhaps this section is about peaceful death - going out slowly in your sleep, surrounded by family and friends.

[@teodorb.p.composer]

Well Liszt was very religious, so he think very optimistically about death actually, it can be seen in the 3rd movement of his 13th symphonic poem

[@anthonhdhello3709]

Theme (Introduction) 0:00 Cadenza Presto 0:32 Allegro (Section A) 1:08 Allegro Moderato 1:37 Variation I (Section B) (Allegro Moderato) 2:03 Variation II (Section C) 3:00 Un Poco Animato 3:30 Variation III 3:46 (Section D) Molto Vivace Variation IV (Canonique Lento Solo) 4:16 Cadenza ad lib 5:33 Andante 6:13 Presto 6:58 Variation V (Fugato) 7:13 Section E 7:43 Section F 8:42 Section G 9:31 Cadenza Presto 10:06 Animato Quasi 10:33 Cadenza Coda 10:56 Variation VI (Section H) (Sempre Allegro) 11:24 Un Poco Meno Allegro 11:51 Section I 13:03 Solo Double Thirds 13:28 Cadenza Coda 14:25 Presto 14:54 Allegro Animato 15:07

[@ShaunakDesaiPiano]

11:24 he quoted the La Folia chord progression here. La Folia is one of the oldest melodies and harmonic progressions in European recorded history, and countless composers have made pieces on it, including Liszt in his Spanish Rhapsody. edit: Dies Irae also fits under that chord progression which is weirdly satisfying.

[@cubycube9924]

I knew this piece had dies irae but didn’t know that it has a specific different chord progression, interesting

[@Chromaticon]

La Folia is not the source for this. Liszt uses an exact setting of the Dies Irae chant by Louis Homet, in which the odd-numbered verses are sung in chant while the even-numbered verses employ four-part chordal harmony. Liszt uses this harmony to create a new set of variations in this part.

[@ShaunakDesaiPiano]

@@Chromaticonmy mistake then.

[@deVriesOP125]

You know it’s actually crazy how good and sophisticated that progression is, especially considering it being one of the oldest 🤯

[@JoseLLA-kr8yj]

13:03 me gusta este momento

[@carmenmarini2692]

Grazie Maestro, un lontano ricordo di quando lo ascoltava mio marito ! Forse ho il disco !!!

[@MrInterestingthings]

Wow Bartok also played this . His recordings of Scarlatti tell us he was a fascinating musician !

[@ShaunakDesaiPiano]

I feel like this piece’s percussiveness predates Bartók’s own style. It wouldn’t surprise me if Liszt was one of Bartók’s inspirations.

[@haukesievers7909]

Magnificient

[@fulviopolce9785]

Un Liszt che si esprime al meglio delle sue qualità di virtuoso pianista e tecnica orchestrale. Grazie ancora a Bartje per la esaurientr consulenze

[@davidrehak3539]

Liszt Ferenc:Haláltánc 1.Andante 00:05 2. I. Variáció: Allegro moderato 02:02 3. II. Variáció 02:59 4. III. Variáció: Molto vivace 03:45 5. IV. Variáció: Canonique: Lento 04:15 6. V. Variáció: Fugato: Vivace 07:12 7. VI. Variáció: Sempre allegro (ma non troppo) 11:23 Martin Roscoe-zongora BBC Filharmonikus Zenekara Vezényel:Gianandrea Noseda

[@tigerghg7302]

Thanks

[@ValzainLumivix]

Thanks

[@GJYYNGII]

The G Maj (add 9) chord gives me goosebumps all the time.

[@deVriesOP125]

For the fellow horn players: The first few bars are for horn in D! (Until the mutua F of course)

[@nicosuarez6962]

That's the Best Totentanz Sheet Video on KZbin i think. Very Thanks!

[@JayS.-mm3qr]

You know what's really crazy about this.... as mad as this music sounds to us , imagine how mad it would sounds to old timers of that era, who were used to hearing the likes of Bach and Mozart. Then pieces like this come along and give the middle finger to traditional harmony, form, and sanity. 👹 there was probably some musical guys, born in 1770, when Mozart was only 14, grew up with Mozart, and ultimately heard Dance of Death... right around the time of their death.

[@StycksOfficial]

Such a beautiful piece of music.

[@tobinluto]

Many many thanks for posting. Absolute masterpiece!

[@johnnynoirman]

Superb Bartje Bartmans....I heard instrumental parts I didn't hear to well before brought out so well..Martin Roscoe and the BBC Philharmonic did a fantastic job as well as the great score...Thank you.

[@slendrmusic]

Brilliant

[@gridasori7538]

0:07 start 2:03 variationⅠ

[@LyaDallam]

My favourite orchestral piece❤️

[@360psyco]

Sounds like a good song to use for a 1970’s adventure movie

[@CanaldeArquitetura]

Beautiful

[@Baton793]

What a charming little work

[@OctoPlaysPiano]

“Little”

[@viljanev]

Superb, Martin Roscoe and BBC Philh.!!!

[@1971A]

Τι ιδιοφυΐα που ηταν αυτος ο τύπος.Απιστευτος.😮

[@ruramikael]

Ok, I thought this was the 1849 version when I found it, but great recording nevertheless. Noseda gets it right here, he is uneven in the symphonic poems.

[@nokhimchan7966]

As you asked for! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWicgpqbfdt9gKc

[@Ercrcrdsstff]

Totentanz paraphrase on dies irae by franz liszt 100%

[@jackjackk9894]

Super 🤩🤩🤩😍😍❤❤ Liszt ❤

[@LyaDallam]

Yesss!!!❤️Liszt❤️

[@scriabinismydog2439]

Thaaaaaaaaanks!

[@TopsAR]

Very similar to symphonye fantastique last movement by Berlioz

[@rafaelloregiandasilva2498]

Yes!

[@Liszthesis]

coz based on the same theme tho

[@LyaDallam]

15:16 💥💯❤️

[@Rita_aballay]

00:40

[@InvestingForTomorrow24]

A brilliant rendition, such clarity of solos I've never heard before. Totentanz might become the theme song for the Republican party or of everyone if Putin decides to end it ALL.

[@JoseLLA-kr8yj]

14:32

[@ChillinDylan2875]

1:37 2:02

[@manco828]

This would have been great in The Shining.

[@mariajaworska5084]

In fact there was the Dies Irea motive in The Shining but from another piece of music: "Dies Irae segment from "Symphonie fantastique" by Hector Berlioz, performed by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(film)

[@giovannironchetti2465]

good

[@Tristan-zt8tw]

Love this! Performer and orchestra?

[@bartjebartmans]

Just added info Martin Roscoe piano and BBC Philh.

[@Tristan-zt8tw]

Bartje Bartmans thanks dawg