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Années de Pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) (S.160, S.161, S.163) is a set of three suite
Suite

In music, a suite is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral pieces normally performed in a concert setting rather than as accompaniment; they may be extracts from an opera, ballet, or incidental music to a play or film , or they may be entirely original movements ....
s by Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt was a Kingdom of Hungary composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher.Liszt became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer during the 19th century....
 for solo piano. Liszt's complete musical style is evident in this masterwork, which ranges from virtuosic fireworks to sincerely moving emotional statements. His musical maturity can be seen evolving through his experience and travel. The third volume is especially notable as an example of his later style: it was composed well after the first two volumes and often displays less showy virtuosity and more harmonic experimentation.

The suites
Première Année: Suisse
The title translates to "first year: Switzerland".






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Années de Pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) (S.160, S.161, S.163) is a set of three suite
Suite

In music, a suite is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral pieces normally performed in a concert setting rather than as accompaniment; they may be extracts from an opera, ballet, or incidental music to a play or film , or they may be entirely original movements ....
s by Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt was a Kingdom of Hungary composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher.Liszt became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer during the 19th century....
 for solo piano. Liszt's complete musical style is evident in this masterwork, which ranges from virtuosic fireworks to sincerely moving emotional statements. His musical maturity can be seen evolving through his experience and travel. The third volume is especially notable as an example of his later style: it was composed well after the first two volumes and often displays less showy virtuosity and more harmonic experimentation.

The suites


Première Année: Suisse


The title translates to "first year: Switzerland". It was published in 1855. Nos. 1–4, 6, 8 and 9 are revisions, composed 1848–1854, of pieces in the cycle Album d'un voyageur, composed 1835–1836 and published in 1842.

  1. Chapelle de Guillaume Tell (William Tell
    William Tell

    William Tell is a legendary hero of disputed historical authenticity who is said to have lived in the Swiss Alps Canton of Uri in Switzerland in the early 14th century....
    's Chapel)
  2. Au Lac de Wallenstadt (At the Lake of Wallenstadt
    Lake Walen

    Lake Walen is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland, for about 2/3 of its surface in the Canton of St. Gallen and for 1/3 in the Canton of Glarus....
    )
  3. Pastorale
  4. Au Bord d'une Source (Beside a Spring)
  5. Orage (Storm)
  6. Vallée d'Obermann (Obermann's Valley)
  7. Eglogue (Eclogue
    Eclogue

    An eclogue is a poem in a classical antiquity style on a pastoral subject. Poems in the genre are sometimes also called bucolics.The form of the word in contemporary English is taken from French language eclogue, from Old French, from Latin ecloga....
    )
  8. Le Mal du Pays (Homesickness)
  9. Les cloches de Genève: Nocturne (The Bells of Geneva
    Geneva

    Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie . Situated where the Rh?ne River exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva....
    : Nocturne
    Nocturne

    A nocturne is usually a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. Historically, nocturne is a very old term applied to night Divine Office and, since the Middle Ages, to divisions in the Canonical hours of Matins....
    )

Deuxième Année: Italie


Title translates as "second year: Italy" Published 1856; composed 1837–1849; nos. 4–6 are revisions of Tre sonetti del Petrarca (Three sonnets of Petrarch
Petrarch

Francesco Petrarca , known in English language as Petrarch, was an Italy scholar, poet and one of the earliest Renaissance humanism. Petrarch is often popularly called the "Father of Humanism"....
) composed ca. 1839–1846 and published 1846.
  1. Sposalizio
    Sposalizio

    Sposalizio is the title of the first piece in Franz Liszt's Ann?es de P?lerinage , published in 1856. The composition starts out with a simple pentatonic melody, which transforms itself into a complex musical architecture....
     (Marriage (of the Virgin
    The Marriage of the Virgin (Raphael)

    The Marriage of the Virgin is a painting by the Italy High Renaissance master Raphael, 1504. It is housed in the Pinacoteca di Brera of Milan....
    : a painting by Raphael
    Raphael

    Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone was an Italy Painting and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings....
    ))
  2. Il Pensieroso (The Thinker (a statue by Michelangelo
    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance Painting, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer....
    ))
  3. Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa (Canzone
    Canzone

    Literally "song" in Italian language, a canzone is an Italy or Proven?al song or ballad. It is also used to describe a type of lyric which resembles a madrigal ....
    tta of Salvator Rosa
    Salvator Rosa

    Salvatore Rosa was an Italy Baroque painter, poet and printmaker, active in Naples, Rome and Florence. As a painter, he is best known as an "unorthodox and extravagant" and a "perpetual rebel" proto-Romanticism....
    )
  4. Sonetto 47 del Petrarca (Petrarch
    Petrarch

    Francesco Petrarca , known in English language as Petrarch, was an Italy scholar, poet and one of the earliest Renaissance humanism. Petrarch is often popularly called the "Father of Humanism"....
    's Sonnet
    Sonnet

    The sonnet is one of the Poetry that can be found in lyric poetry from Europe.The term "sonnet" derives from the Occitan word sonet and the Italian language word sonetto, both meaning "little song"....
     47)
  5. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Petrarch's Sonnet 104)
  6. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (Petrarch's Sonnet 123)
  7. Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia Quasi Sonata
    Dante Sonata

    Apr?s une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata is a piano sonata in one Movement , completed by Hungary composer Franz Liszt in 1849. It was first published in 1856 as part of the second volume of Ann?es de P?lerinage ....
     (After Reading Dante
    Dante Alighieri

    Durante degli Alighieri , commonly known as Dante Alighieri, was a Florence poet of the Middle Ages. His Magnum opus, the Divine Comedy , is often considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature....
    : Fantasia Quasi Sonata)
  • Venezia e Napoli (Venice
    Venice

    Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
     and Naples
    Naples

    Naples is a city in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old....
     (supplement to the Second Year)) Published 1861; composed 1859, partially as a revision of an earlier set with the same name Composed ca. 1840)
  1. Gondoliera (Gondolier's Song (based on the song "La Biondina in Gondoletta" Giovanni Battista Peruchini))
  2. Canzone (Canzone
    Canzone

    Literally "song" in Italian language, a canzone is an Italy or Proven?al song or ballad. It is also used to describe a type of lyric which resembles a madrigal ....
     (based on the gondolier's song "Nessun Maggior Dolore" in Rossini
    Gioacchino Rossini

    Gioachino Antonio Rossini was a popular Italian composer who created 39 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. His best known works include Il barbiere di Siviglia , La Cenerentola and Guillaume Tell ....
    's     Otello
    Otello (Rossini)

    Otello is an opera in three acts by Gioacchino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Berio di Salsi, based on William Shakespeare's Play Othello....
    ))
  3. Tarantella (Tarantella
    Tarantella

    The Tarantella is a South Italy dance, its name coming from the town of Taranto, where it originated. It is among the most recognized of traditional Italian music....
     (using themes by Guillaume-Louis Cottrau, 1797–1847))


Troisième Année


Title means "third year". Published 1883; nos 1–4 and 7 composed in 1877; no 5, 1872; no 6, 1867
  1. Angélus! Prière aux Anges Gardiens (Angelus
    Angelus

    The Angelus is a Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation . The name Angelus is derived from the opening words: Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mari? and is practiced by reciting as versicle and response three Biblical verses describing the mystery; alternating with the salutation "Hail Mary!" The devotion was traditionally recite...
    ! Prayer to the Guardian angels
    Guardian angel (spirit)

    A guardian angel is an angel assigned to protect and guide a particular person. The concept of tutelary angels and their hierarchy was extensively developed in Christianity in the 5th century by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite....
     (dedicated to D. von Bulow))
  2. Aux Cyprès de la Villa d'Este I: Thrénodie (to the Cypress
    Cupressus

    The genus Cupressus is one of several genera within the Family Cupressaceae that have the common name cypress; for the others, see cypress....
    es of the Villa d'Este
    Villa d'Este

    The Villa d'Este is a villa situated at Tivoli, Italy, near Rome. Listed as a World Heritage Sites, it is a masterpiece of Italy architecture and especially garden design....
     I: Threnody
    Threnody

    A threnody is a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person . The term originates from the Greek language word threnoidia, from threnos + oide ....
    )
  3. Aux Cyprès De La Villa d'Este II: Thrénodie (to the Cypresses of the Villa d'Este II: Threnody)
  4. Les Jeux d'Eaux à la Villa d'Este (The Fountains of the Villa d'Este
    Villa d'Este

    The Villa d'Este is a villa situated at Tivoli, Italy, near Rome. Listed as a World Heritage Sites, it is a masterpiece of Italy architecture and especially garden design....
    )
  5. Sunt Lacrymae Rerum/En Mode Hongrois (There are Tears for Things/In the Hungarian Mode (dedicated to Hans von Bülow))
  6. Marche Funèbre (Funeral March (in memory of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico)
  7. Sursum Corda
    Sursum corda

    The Sursum Corda is the opening dialogue to the Preface of the Eucharistic Prayer or Anaphora in the liturgies of the Christian Church, dating back to the third century and the Anaphora of Hippolytus....
     (Lift Up Your Hearts)


In media


Sound recordings


There have been a few recordings made of the suites, in complete or incomplete form.

Claudio Arrau
Claudio Arrau

Claudio Arrau Le?n was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning from the baroque music to 20th century classical music composers, especially Chopin and Beethoven....
 (1ere Année: Suisse) 1928, 1969, 1989
Claudio Arrau
Claudio Arrau

Claudio Arrau Le?n was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning from the baroque music to 20th century classical music composers, especially Chopin and Beethoven....
 (2e Année: Italie) 1937, 1969, 1982, 1984
Claudio Arrau
Claudio Arrau

Claudio Arrau Le?n was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning from the baroque music to 20th century classical music composers, especially Chopin and Beethoven....
 (3e Année: Italie) 1928, 1969, 1983
Jerome Rose
Jerome Rose

Jerome Rose is one of America's most distinguished pianists and has been heard in major concert halls across five continents. A Gold Medalist from the International Busoni Competition, Mr....
 (Complete Suite, 1973)
Lazar Berman
Lazar Berman

Lazar Naumovich Berman was a Soviet Russian European classical music pianist.Berman's playing showed great technical brilliance, showmanship, emotional and physical force....
 (Liszt: Années De Pèlerinage) (Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon

Deutsche Grammophon is a Germany classical record label, now part of the Universal Music Group. The company has long been known for its high standards of high fidelity....
) 1977
Zoltán Kocsis
Zoltán Kocsis

Zolt?n Kocsis is a Hungary pianist, conducting, and composer.Born in Budapest, he started his musical studies at the age of five and continued them at the B?la Bart?k Conservatory in 1963, studying piano and musical composition....
 (Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage, Troisième Année) (Philips) 1986
Aldo Ciccolini
Aldo Ciccolini

Aldo Ciccolini , is a French pianist of Italian origin. He was born in Naples where he began his career playing at the Theater San Carlo at the age of 16....
 (Liszt: Les Années de pèlerinage) (EMI Classics
EMI Classics

EMI Classics is a record label of EMI, formed in 1990 in order to reduce the need to create country-specific packaging and catalogs for internationally distributed european classical music releases....
) 2003
Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough

Stephen Hough is a United Kingdom-born classical pianist, composer and writer. He became an Australian citizen in 2005 and thus has dual nationality ....
 (Liszt: Années de pèlerinage - Suisse) (Hyperion Records
Hyperion Records

Hyperion Records is an independent United Kingdom classical music record label, named after Hyperion , one of the Titan of Greek mythology. It was founded by George Edward Perry, widely known as "Ted", in 1980....
) 2005
Yoram Ish-Hurwitz
Yoram Ish-Hurwitz

Yoram Ish-Hurwitz is a Dutch pianist of Israeli origin.He began his studies with Dani?le Dechenne and Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam....
 (Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage, Première Année (Suisse)) (Turtle Records) 2004
Yoram Ish-Hurwitz
Yoram Ish-Hurwitz

Yoram Ish-Hurwitz is a Dutch pianist of Israeli origin.He began his studies with Dani?le Dechenne and Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam....
 (Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année (Italie)) (Turtle Records) 2003
Yoram Ish-Hurwitz
Yoram Ish-Hurwitz

Yoram Ish-Hurwitz is a Dutch pianist of Israeli origin.He began his studies with Dani?le Dechenne and Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam....
 (Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage, Troisième Année) (Turtle Records) 2004
Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard (musician)

Leslie Howard Order of Australia is an Australian pianist and composer. He is best known for being the first and only pianist to record the total piano output of Franz Liszt, including the world premiere recordings of over 300 of Liszt's works....
 (All 3 Années de Pèlerinage) 1995, 1996 and 1990 (Hyperion Records
Hyperion Records

Hyperion Records is an independent United Kingdom classical music record label, named after Hyperion , one of the Titan of Greek mythology. It was founded by George Edward Perry, widely known as "Ted", in 1980....
)
Ksenia Nosikova (Liszt: Années de pèlerinage) (Centaur Records, Inc.) 2001, 2003, 2005
Tamás Vásáry
Tamás Vásáry

Tam?s V?s?ry is a Hungarian pianist.V?s?ry gave his first public performances at the age of 8. He studied with Erno Dohn?nyi and J?zef G?t at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, and was later assistant there to Zolt?n Kod?ly, who made him a gift of a Steinway grand piano....
 (2e Année: Italie) (BBC music Magazine) recorded 1986, published May 1997
Jeffrey Swann
Jeffrey Swann

Jeffrey Swann is a renowned classical pianist. .Swann was born in Arizona but moved to Dallas, Texas, as a young child. He began piano studies at the age of four....
 (Complete Suite, 1989) (akademia)
Roberto Poli (2e Année: Italie) OnClassical
OnClassical

OnClassical is a small independent record label based in Pove del Grappa, Italy. It features classical music mostly for piano or chamber ensemble....
 recorded 1998, published 2008


Video


Alfred Brendel
Alfred Brendel

Alfred Brendel Order of the British Empire is an Austrian pianist, born in Czechoslovakia and a resident of the United Kingdom. He is known as one of the most distinguished classical music pianists of the second half of the 20th century....
 (Deutsche Grammophon) DVD


In print


Dover Publications
Dover Publications

Dover Publications is an American book publisher founded in 1941 by Hayward Cirker and his wife, Blanche. It publishes primarily reissues, books no longer published by their original publishers ? often, but not always, books in the public domain....
 has issued a complete transcription of the 3 suites in one bound volume. This edition includes an appendix of related works including earlier versions of pieces later revised for the suite: Lyon (from the first book of Album d'un voyageur), Apparitions, Tre sonetti del Petrarca, and the original version of Venezia e Napoli. At one time, the American publisher Schirmer issued separate editions of the suites, but these appear to have fallen out of print.

External links

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