Franz Liszt : Mephisto Waltz

Piano solo – Romantic Period

About Editor :

• Veronika Giglberger (Editor) : A distinguished musicologist and experienced editor at G. Henle Verlag specializing in 19th-century keyboard source studies.
  Key Highlight : Conducted thorough critical evaluations of surviving autographs and early prints to reconstruct Liszt's intricate textual layers with absolute clarity.
• Norbert Gertsch (Editor) : Renowned musicologist, deputy Editor-in-Chief, and Head of Editorial at G. Henle Verlag, widely celebrated for his definitive editions of Romantic masterworks.
  Key Highlight : Masterfully resolved complex notation variants and verified Liszt's own abridged and simplified concert version presented in the appendix.

Description :

When Liszt took over the direction of the Court Opera in Weimar, he spent a great deal of time exploring Goethe's works. He was particularly attracted to the subject-matter of Faust. He used Nikolaus Lenau's 'Faust', a comprehensive poem in 24 scenes, as the model for his orchestral work in two parts 'Episodes from Lenau's Faust'. The second part, 'Dance in the Village Inn', was originally written for piano solo. He gave this wild piece which builds up to an almost delirious climax the title 'Mephisto Waltz'. The piano composition soon spread around the world in its own right and even today is considered to be the quintessential bravura piece. For the first time, a version of the piece that was abridged and simplified by Liszt can be found in the appendix.

Features :

• First-Ever Appendix Version : Includes the rare alternative concert version abridged and simplified by Liszt himself.
• Rigorous Urtext Critique : Masterfully edited by Veronika Giglberger and Norbert Gertsch based on primary autographs and historic first editions.
• Quintessential Bravura Benchmark : Features pristine Henle musical engraving designed to facilitate reading of complex, multi-layered Romantic textures.

Performance Tips/Difficulty :

Rated at Difficulty 9 (difficult), this masterwork represents the absolute pinnacle of Romantic keyboard virtuosity. Pianists must command high-velocity octave jumps, rapid repeated notes, wide-stretch arpeggios, and dense polyphonic layering, all while maintaining structural control across diabolical accelerandos leading to a delirious climax.

About Composer :

Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was the supreme titan of 19th-century piano performance and composition. His revolutionary keyboard writing expanded the instrument's sonic and technical boundaries, transforming the piano into a complete orchestral apparatus capable of profound dramatic storytelling.

Contents :

• Mephisto Waltz (Dance in the Village Inn)
• Appendix : Abridged and Simplified Version by Liszt

Details :

• Item number : HN 763
• ISMN : 9790201807638
• Pages : 54 (XIV+40)
• Size : 23,5 x 31,0 cm
• Weight : 235 g

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弗朗茨·李斯特 : 梅菲斯特圓舞曲

鋼琴獨奏 – 浪漫時期

編輯介紹 :

• Veronika Giglberger (Editor) : 德國著名音樂學家，長年專注於 19 世紀浪漫派鍵盤文獻研究與 G. Henle Verlag 原典版校訂。
  重點提示 : 深入比對現存親筆手稿與早期出版印本，精準釐清李斯特複雜多變的記譜層次。
• Norbert Gertsch (Editor) : 國際知名音樂學家兼 G. Henle Verlag 副總編輯兼編審主管，德奧古典與浪漫派樂譜校勘權威。
  重點提示 : 全面審定樂譜中的各類變體，並首度在附錄中收錄由李斯特親自改編的精簡與簡化版本。

簡介 :

當 李斯特 接任魏瑪宮廷劇院總監時，他花費了大量時間研讀歌德的作品，並對浮士德的題材產生了濃厚的興趣。他以尼古勞斯·雷瑙（Nikolaus Lenau）包含 24 個場景的長篇史詩《浮士德》為藍本，創作了由兩個部分組成的管弦樂作品《雷瑙浮士德的插篇》。其中第二部分《村莊客棧之舞》，最初即是為鋼琴獨奏而寫作。李斯特將這首狂野、逐步推向近乎狂亂高潮的樂曲命名為『梅菲斯特圓舞曲』。這部鋼琴傑作迅速風靡全球，至今仍被公認為鋼琴炫技音樂的極致典範。本原典版首次於附錄中收錄了由李斯特本人親自刪減與簡化的珍貴演奏版本。

產品特點 :

• 首度收錄李斯特親訂精簡版 : 獨家於附錄呈現作曲家本人親自編修的精簡演奏版本，兼具高度實踐與學術價值。
• 權威專家聯合審校 : 由 Veronika Giglberger 與 Norbert Gertsch 兩位頂尖學者共同校訂，還原最純正的原典風貌。
• 極致炫技經典文獻 : 排版清晰透徹，幫助鋼琴家精準解析李斯特極具交響化與狂想色彩的超高難度琴譜織體。

演奏提示 :

難度評定為最高等級的 9 級（困難）。此曲是浪漫主義鋼琴演奏技術的終極試金石，涵蓋了密集的快速八度跳躍、連續雙音跑動、大跨度琶音以及狂暴的聲部交錯。演奏時的重大藝術挑戰在於，既要在瘋狂的漸快（accelerando）與強烈的高潮中保持精準的節奏律動，又要兼顧中段極富誘惑力與歌唱性的魔鬼抒情色彩。

關於作曲家 :

弗朗茨·李斯特 (Franz Liszt, 1811–1886) 是 19 世紀歐洲浪漫主義時期的鋼琴炫技巨擘與先鋒作曲家。他打破了傳統鍵盤演奏的物理限制，將管弦樂般的磅礴氣勢與深邃的文學哲思融入鋼琴之中，開創了標題音樂與交響詩的全新時代。

收錄曲目 :

• 梅菲斯特圓舞曲（村莊客棧之舞）(Mephisto Waltz)
• 附錄 : 李斯特親訂精簡與簡化版 (Appendix : Abridged and Simplified Version by Liszt)

書籍詳細資料 :

• 商品編號 : HN 763
• ISMN : 9790201807638
• 頁數 : 54 (XIV+40)
• 尺寸 : 23,5 x 31,0 cm
• 重量 : 235 g

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