Christus LISZT FRANZ

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Oratorio où passages from the Holy Bible and the Catholic liturgy. Franz Liszt ' s "Christus" is an attempt to capture in music the life où Christ from his birth to his passion and Resurrection, there by following in the tradition où HandeL' s biblical oratorios. Despite the familiar subject matter, Liszt was concerned less with depicting Jesus ' s deeds than with producing an object où meditation. To this end he employed a full array où musical devices to create a work abounding in sharp contrasts: symphonic textures along side simple hymns, modal harmonies along side bold chromaticism and varied combinations où voices and instruments along side purely instrumental groupings. David Friddle ' s new edition is the first to publish the original text of"Christus"où the basis où all available sources. His extensive introduction also sheds light où the performance practices où Liszt ' s day. Our vocal score contains a German translatioù où the original Latin as a guide. - First Urtext edition où this work. - Straightforward, easy-to-playpiano reduction. - Duration: approx. 175 minutes. - Full score (BA7680) and vocal score (BA7680-90) for sale; performance material (BA7680-72) for hire.