The Consolations, S. 171a/172 (German: Tröstungen) are a set of six solo piano works by Franz Liszt. The compositions take the musical style of nocturnes [ 1 ] with each having its own distinctive style. [ 2 ]

The Album-Leaf 'Consolation 1', S.165a, dates from the 1870s and is a version of S.172/1. Also see Version History; Early version of S.172/3 theme published as Klavierstück in E-flat minor, S.692n

Dec 11, 2015 · Liszt's beautifully tranquil (second) set of Consolations, played with incredible tenderness by Zilberstein. Liszt's approach to these pieces is consciously maximalist -- in the sense that...

Jul 5, 2021 · Dreamy, slow-moving and gentle, the D flat Consolation is far from our accepted picture of Liszt, which is often taken from caricatures of his solo recitals: wild hair and eyes, hands...

These six little piano pieces are among Liszt’s best-known works and are comparatively easy to play – a rarity amongst the composer’s often eccentric and virtuosic works. In 1844 Liszt had already begun work on the cycle that was only published in 1850.

The Liszt Consolations are fragments of pure Lisztian life and color... Liszt wrote the consolations around 1849-1850. Nobody's quite sure where the title Consolations comes from - the most likely explanation is that Liszt was inspired by some volume of poetry or other.

The Consolations are a set of six solo piano works composed by Franz Liszt. Similar to the nocturne style, these pieces were written in they keys of E major (usually reserved by Liszt for religious themes) and Eb major.

Consolations by Liszt to download and print. Piano scores for Liszt Consolations.

Liszt made arrangements for organ of nos. 3–6 from the second version (S. 672d; LW E22). Recommended editions New Liszt Edition (Editio Musica Budapest) · I/9 · Z.

Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Consolations I-VI Markus Staab, Piano