Hungarian Romantic composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was especially prolific, composing more than 700 works. A virtuoso pianist himself, much of his output is dedicated to solo works for the instrument and is particularly technically demanding. The primary cataloguing system for his compositions was developed by

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Legend

The table below gives the following information for works by Franz Liszt (where applicable): # S. — numbering as given in

, ''The Music of Liszt'', 1966 (with additions by Sharon Winklhofer and

). A number sign (#) signifies that a number is no longer in use. # LW. — numbering by R. Charnin Mueller and M. Eckhardt referenced in '' Grove Music Online'' (2010) # Title — normally following the
New Liszt Edition
' and
Library of Congress
', as well as other authoritative sources # Forces — the instrumentation used (se
Abbreviations for Instruments
# Key — the principal key of the work # Date — the year(s) of composition or arrangement, where known # Genre — works are grouped in the following broad categories: Stage, Choral (for many voices), Vocal (for individual voices), Orchestral, Chamber and Piano # Notes — Liszt's works often exist in multiple versions and he arranged many works by other composers, which are cross-referenced respectively mentioned here

Catalogue of works

References

External links

# {{DEFAULTSORT:Compositions by Franz Liszt

Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...