First published at 12:30 UTC on August 10th, 2022.
Symphonic Poem No. 1, Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne (“What we hear on the mountain”), S. 95 by Franz Liszt
Liszt completed the first version of this work, his first symphonic poem for orchestra, in 1848. He would amend the work in 1850, and …
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Symphonic Poem No. 1, Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne (“What we hear on the mountain”), S. 95 by Franz Liszt
Liszt completed the first version of this work, his first symphonic poem for orchestra, in 1848. He would amend the work in 1850, and again in 1854. The work is based on the poem of the same name by Victor Hugo. The poem involves a hypothetical listener on a mountain. The listener remarks that they can hear two voices. One is the blissful voice of the natural world, heard via the crashing of waves on the rocks at the bottom of the mountain. The other voice is described as a weeping and cursing, and is a representation of the noise of humanity. Both voices eventually combine and then cease, leaving the listener to ponder their experience.
The symphonic poem by Liszt is in a single movement.
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