Franz Liszt: Neue Liszt-Ausgabe

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Introduction

Neue Liszt-Ausgabe (abbreviated as "NLA"; full name, Franz Liszt. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke) is the second complete authentic edition of the music of Franz Liszt. The complete edition is based on all the available manuscript and printed sources of Liszt's works. The edition has been published by Editio Musica Budapest since 1970. From 1970 to 1985, Bärenreiter-Verlag also published Series I in cooperation EMB. From 1985, EMB continued to independently publish new volumes of the NLA.

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Editors

  • Zoltán Gárdonyi (1906-1986), István Szelényi (1904-1972) Series I: Volumes 1-4
  • Antal Boronkay (1948-) Series I: Volume 5
  • Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008) Series I: Volumes 6-18, Series II: Volume 1
  • Imre Sulyok, Adrienne Kaczmarczyk (1963-) Series II: Volume 2, Supplements: Volumes 1-3
  • Imre Sulyok, László Martos (1949-) Series II: Volume 3

Contents

The Neue Liszt-Ausgabe is planned to comprise the following ten series:

  • I. Solo piano works (1970-85)
  • II. Free arrangements and transcriptions for piano solo (1986-2005)
  • III. Works and arrangements for piano four hands and for two pianos (2022-)
  • IV. Works and arrangements for several instruments
  • V. Works and arrangements for organ, and for organ and other instruments
  • VI. Orchestral works
  • VII. Works for piano and orchestra
  • VIII. Vocal works with piano
  • IX. Vocal works with orchestra, or with several instruments (2019-)
  • X. A cappella choral works
    • Supplements to Series I and II

Series I

Series I of the Neue Liszt-Ausgabe contains Franz Liszt's original solo piano works and transcriptions of his own compositions for solo piano. For the most part, final versions appear in these volumes, but earlier versions that are significantly different from their final form appear here as well.

Volume 1 (Studies I)

Editors: Zoltán Gárdonyi (1906-1986), István Szelényi (1904-1972)
Score: XII, 122 pages, 1970. Plate Z.5411.

Volume 2 (Studies II)

Editors: Zoltán Gárdonyi (1906-1986), István Szelényi (1904-1972)
Score: X, 121 pages, 1971. Plate Z.5412.

Volume 3 (Hungarian Rhapsodies I)

Editors: Zoltán Gárdonyi (1906-1986), István Szelényi (1904-1972)
Score: XVIII, 120 pages, 1972. Plate Z.6210.

Volume 4 (Hungarian Rhapsodies II)

Editors: Zoltán Gárdonyi (1906-1986), István Szelényi (1904-1972)
Score: XVI, 159 pages, 1973. Plate Z.6211.

Volume 5 (Grosses Konzertsolo, Sonata, B-A-C-H)

Editor: Antal Boronkay (1948-)
Score: XVI, 96 pages, 1983. Plate Z.7295.

Volume 6 (Années de Pélerinage I)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XIV, 144 pages, 1976. Plate Z.7474.

Volume 7 (Années de Pélerinage II)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XII, 131 pages, 1974. Plate Z.6785.

Volume 8 (Années de Pélerinage III)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XII, 51 pages, 1975. Plate Z.6957.

Volume 9 (Various Cyclical Works I)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XX, 182 pages, 1981. Plate Z.8011.

Volume 10 (Various Cyclical Works II)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XX, 175 pages, 1980. Plate Z.8459.

Volume 11 (Individual Character Pieces I)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XX, 113 pages, 1979. Plate Z.6216.

Volume 12 (Individual Character Pieces II)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XVIII, 110 pages, 1978. Plate Z.6217.

Volume 13 (Dances, Marches and Scherzos I)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XVIII, 161 pages, 1985. Plate Z.8252.

Volume 14 (Dances, Marches and Scherzos II)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XVI, 155 pages, 1984. Plate Z.8858.

Volume 15 (Piano Versions of his Own Works I)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XVIII, 183 pages, 1982. Plate Z.8253.

Volume 16 (Piano Versions of his Own Works II)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XVI, 194 pages, 1982. Plate Z.8859.

Volume 17 (Piano Versions of his Own Works III)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XX, 151 pages, 1983. Plate Z.8860.

Volume 18 (Supplement)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XXII, 224 pages, 1983. Plate Z.12903.

Series II

As of 2023, scores from volumes 1, 7, 12, 14, and 16 to 23 are permissible to submit since more than 25 years have passed since the date of publication (i.e. they were published in 1997 or earlier). Scores from volume 24 will be permissible to submit in 2024. Scores from volumes 3 and 8 will be permissible to submit in 2025.

Series II of the Neue Liszt-Ausgabe contains solo piano works based on works or themes of other composers and arrangements of certain folk melodies (or melodies of a folk character by known composers).

Volume 1 (Free Arrangements I)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), Imre Sulyok (1912-2008)
Score: XXIV, 183 pages, 1990. Plate Z.8766.

Volume 2 (Free Arrangements II)

Editors: Imre Sulyok (1912-2008), Adrienne Kaczmarczyk (1963-)
Score: XXX, 242? pages, 2004. Plate Z.8767.

Volume 3 (Free Arrangements III)

Editors: Imre Sulyok (1912-2008), László Martos (1949-)
Score: XVI, 164? pages, 1999. Plate Z.12392.
  • Volume 4 (Free Arrangements IV), 2002, Z.12393.

Volume 4 (Free Arrangements IV)

Editors: Imre Mező (1932-), László Martos (1949-), László Vikárius
Score: XVI, 164? pages, 2002. Plate Z.12393.
  • Volume 5 (Free Arrangements V), 2000, Z.12394.
  • Volume 6 (Free Arrangements VI), 2001, Z.12395.
  • Volume 8 (Free Arrangements VIII), 1999, Z.12397.
  • Volume 9 (Free Arrangements IX), 2001, Z.12398.
  • Volume 10 (Free Arrangements X), 2002, Z.12399.
  • Volume 11 (Free Arrangements XI), 2004, Z.12400.
  • Volume 13 (Free Arrangements XIII), 2005, Z.12402.
  • Volume 15 (Free Arrangements XV), 2003, Z.12404.
  • Volume 20 (Transcriptions V), 1997, Z.13357.
    • Die Rose. Lied von Franz Schubert S.556
    • Lob der Tränen. Lied von Franz Schubert S.557
    • 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S.558
    • Ouverture de l'opéra Guillaume Tell de Gioachino Rossini S.552
  • Volume 22 (Transcriptions VII), 1997, Z.13359.
    • Grand septuor de Beethoven, S.465
    • 6 Präludien und Fugen für Orgel von J. S. Bach, S.462
  • Volume 24 (Transcriptions IX), 1998, Z.13361.
    • An die ferne Geliebte, S.469
    • Bunte Reihe, S.484
    • Fantasie und Fuge in g-Moll für Orgel von J. S. Bach, S.463
    • Confutatis maledictis und Lacrymosa aus Mozarts Requiem, S.550
    • Isoldens Liebestod. Schlußszene aus Richard Wagners Tristan und Isolde, S.447
    • Lieder von Robert und Clara Schumann, S.569
    • Symphonisches Zwischenspiel (Intermezzo) zu Calderons fantastischem Schauspiel „über allen Zauber Liebe” von Eduard Lassen, S.497

Series III

As of 2023, no scores from these volumes are permissible to submit since less than 25 years have passed since the date of publication (i.e. they were published in 1998 or later). Scores from volumes in this series will be permissible to submit from 2048 onwards.
Series III of the Neue Liszt-Ausgabe contains works for piano four hands and for two pianos.

Volume 1 (Grosses Konzertstück, Grosse Fantasie)

Editor: Ágnes Sas
Score: XXXVIII, 138? pages, 2022. Plate Z.20103.
Notes: Preface by Adrienne Kaczmarczyk (1963-)

Series IX

As of 2023, no scores from these volumes are permissible to submit since less than 25 years have passed since the date of publication (i.e. they were published in 1998 or later). Scores from volumes in this series will be permissible to submit from 2045 onwards, but see below.
Series IX of the Neue Liszt-Ausgabe contains vocal works for voice and orchestra or piano.

Volume 2 (Sardanapalo, Act 1)

Editor: David Trippett
Score: XXXII, 148? pages, 2019. Plate Z.20017.
Notes: This edition may qualify for the threshold of originality if it is a reconstruction of any kind, or includes significant editorial intervention. If it does, the copyright term will last for the full 70 years after the editor's death.
Appendices
  • pp.105-107: Original version of bars 851-894

Supplements

As of 2023, scores from volumes 1, 2 and 3 are permissible to submit since more than 25 years have passed since the date of publication (i.e. they were published in 1997 or earlier). Scores from other volumes will be permissible to submit from 2031 onwards.
The Supplement volumes of the Neue Liszt-Ausgabe contains earlier versions or recently discovered solo piano works both original or based on themes of other composers.

References