Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale Ad nos, ad salutarem undam

28 min

Franz Liszt composed his monumental Fantasy and Fugue on the chorale “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” for solo organ in Weimar in 1850 based on a chorale composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer that originally appeared in his 1849 opera Le prophète. Liszt subsequently rearranged the work for piano 4-hands and Breitkopf & Härtel published both versions in 1852. He also created and performed a version for solo piano but either he never wrote it down or the score is lost, although Ferruccio Busoni created a highly virtuosic solo piano version of it in 1897. This new concert transcription makes it possible for even more pianists to tackle a significant keyboard showcase.