Description

Number 8 in his series of thirteen tone poems for orchestra, Liszt's Héroïde funèbre or 'Heroic Elegy' was composed from 1849-56 and given its premiere in Breslau on 10 November 1857 with the composer conducting. This new study score is a digitally-restored reissue of the score edited by Otto Taubmann in the fourth volume of the Liszt-Stiftung edition, published in 1909. In contrast so many of the on-demand scores now available, this one comes with all the pages and the images have been thoroughly checked to make sure it is readable, is beautifully printed on off-white stock with a quality 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. Large conductor score and orchestral parts are also available from Serenissima Music.