Orpheus, S.98 (Taubmann)

Description

Liszt’s fourth entry in his revolutionary series of thirteen symphonic poems, Orpheus was penned to serve as an introduction to the Weimar premiere of Gluck’s opera on the same story Ofeo ed Euridice. Composed from 1853-54, it was given its premiere in Weimar 16 February 1854 with the composer conducting the Weimar Hofkapelle. This new study score is a digitally-restored reissue of the score edited by Otto Taubmann in the second volume of the Liszt-Stiftung edition, published in 1908. Includes a new forword by Liszt scholar Soren Afshar. In contrast so many of the on-demand scores now available this one comes with all the pages with each image thoroughly checked to make sure it is readable, then beautifully printed on quality stock with an attractive color cover.