Composition: Les préludes, S.97 (Liszt, Franz)
| Title | Les Préludes |
| Alternative title | Symphonic Poem No.3 |
| Creators | Franz Liszt (composer) |
| Opus | S.97 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1850 |
| First published | 1856 |
| Dedication | Princess |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonic poems |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | wind band | — |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Emil Kronke |
| view | Complete | piano and harmonium | August Reinhard |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | — |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Karl Klauser |
| view | Complete | piano | August Stradal |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1885 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1908 | Complete Score (S.97) · view Complete Score (S.97) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2, 3/Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (C/B/A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (C) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Snare Drum/Cymbals/Bass Drum · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1 (B- transposed) · view Clarinet 2 (B- transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Paul Kim | 2019 | Horn 3, 4 (F, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for wind band | Carl Fischer | 1910 | Condensed Score, Brass Parts · view Woodwind Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1906 | Piano 1 Part · view Piano 2 Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1913 | Complete Score (monochrome) · view Color Cover (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (S.638) · view Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schirmer | 1903 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (S.591) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (S.511a) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1904 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Antal Doráti (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | San Francisco Symphony (orchestra) | Pierre Monteux (conductor) | Complete Recording · file Complete Recording · file |
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