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Listen to Some Transcriptions of Beethoven’s Works

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
adapted numerous works for the piano. Amongst these are Beethoven’s nine symphonies and the famous Liszt opus. Here are some good moments...
On this page you can listen to Beethoven transcriptions for piano of:
- Beethoven's 9 symphonies;
- the septuor opus 20;
- the ruins of Athenes.

Sigismond Thalberg (1812-1871)
freely adapted the airs of Beethoven's seventh symphony.

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
did the variations on opus 35, "15 Variations and Fugue pour Piano on the theme of Creatures of Prometheus".

Listen to Beethoven symphonies, transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt.

First symphony in C Major - Opus 21 - 1799 - 1800 - Transcription for Piano

• First movement: Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (7'53")
• Second movement: Andante cantabile con moto (6'32")
• Third and fourth movements: Menuetto - Allegro molto e vivace - Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace (11'43")

Second Symphony in D Major - Opus 36 - 1801 - 1802 - Transcription for Piano

• First movement: Adagio - Allegro con brio (11'10")
• Second movement: Larghetto (9'01")
• Third movement: Scherzo - Allegro (3'24")

• Fourth movement: Allegro molto (10'18")

Third Symphony in E Flat Major - Known as "Eroica" - Opus 55 - 1802 - 1804 - Transcription for Piano

• First movement: Allegro con brio (14'27")
• Second movement: Marcia funebre - Adagio assai (12'11")
• Third movement: Scherzo - Allegro vivace (5'50")

• Fourth movement: Finale - Allegro molto (9'38")

Fourth Symphony in B Flat Major - Opus 60 - 1806 - Transcription for Piano

• First movement: Adagio - Allegro vivace (17'42")
• Second movement: Adagio (7'50")
• Third movement: Allegro vivace (7'11")

• Fourth movement: Allegro ma non troppo (6'11")

Fifth Symphony in C Minor - Opus 67 - 1807 - 1808 - Transcription for Piano

• First movement: Allegro con brio (6'14")
• Second movement: Andante con moto (8'05")

• Third and fourth movements: Allegro - Allegro (17'01")

Sixth Symphony in F Major - Known as "Pastoral" - Opus 68 - 1806 - 1808 - Transcription for Piano

• First movement: Allegro ma non troppo (10'12")
• Second movement: Andante molto mosso (11'37")
• First movement: Poco sostenuto - Vivace (13'23")
• Second movement: Allegretto (7'36")
• Third movement: Presto (7'35")

• Third, fourth and fifth movements:
  Allegro - Allegro - Allegretto (16'55")

Seventh Symphony in A Major - Opus 92 - 1811 - 1812 - Transcription for Piano

• Fourth movement: Allegro con brio (8'22")

Eighth Symphony in F Major - Opus 93 - 1812 - Transcription for Piano

• First movement: Allegro vivace e con brio (7'39")
• Second movement: Allegretto scherzando (3'34")
• Third movement: Tempo di menuetto (5'24")

• Fourth movement: Allegro vivace (8'05")

Ninth Symphony with Choir in D Minor - Opus 125 - 1822 - 1824 - Transcription for Piano

• First movement: Allegro ma non troppo, un pocco maestoso (12'45")
• Second movement: Molto vivace (18'05")
• Third movement: Adagio molto e cantabile (14'32")

• Fourth movement: Presto (21'22")

Listen to Beethoven’s Septet Transcribed for Piano by Liszt.

Septet – Liszt Opus 20 - 1799 - 1800 - Transcription for Piano

• First movement (8'58")
• Second movement (7'55")
• Third movement (2'51")
• Fourth movement (7'18")

• Fifth and sixth movements (8'29")

Listen to the Ruins of Athens, Transcribed for Piano by Liszt

The Ruins of Athens

Listen to the Variations Opus 35 by Saint- Saëns

15 Variations and Fugue for Piano on the theme "Creatures of Prometheus"

Listen to the variations on the 7th symphony by Sigismond Thalberg

Memories of Beethoven, Grand Fantasy on the 7th Symphony for piano, Opus 39

Opus 92 1811 - 1812 13'29"

Sequenced by Warren Pepperdine

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