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Franz Liszt

Erster Mephisto-Walzer (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke), S. 514

1859–1862 · LW A189 · R. 181

Liszt wrote the Erster Mephisto-Walzer (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke) in versions for solo piano (S. 514; LW A189; R. 181) and for orchestra; it is not certain that one is a direct arrangement of the other.

Liszt paired the orchestral version of the Erster Mephisto-Walzer with a separate orchestral work, Der nächtliche Zug. These were published as the Zwei Episoden aus Lenaus Faust (S. 110; LW G16; R. 427), which Liszt also arranged for piano duet (S. 599; LW B15; R. 325).

Around a decade later, Robert Freund arranged Der nächtliche Zug for solo piano, to which Liszt made extensive revisions (S. 513a).

Recommended editions

New Liszt Edition (Editio Musica Budapest) · I/15 · Z. A/B 8253 · Piano Versions of His Own Works I · ed. Imre Mező / Imre Sulyok [with two further passages]
Editio Musica Budapest · Z. 13951 · ed. Imre Mező / Imre Sulyok [with two further passages]
Henle · HN 763 · ed. Norbert Gertsch / Veronika Giglberger [with two further passages]
Peters · EP 71900 · ed. Leslie Howard [with two further passages]

Published version

Duration: 10'

Difficulty: 5

Erster Mephisto-Walzer (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke), S. 514

Extended version

Liszt later wrote two further passages related to the Erster Mephisto-Walzer. One possibility is that they are insertions, played after bars 327 and 445, to produce an extended version of the work (S. 514a). Another possibility is to play just the two passages separated by bars 339 to 445, omitting the rest of the work, to create a much easier, shorter piece based on the slow theme alone (S. 167m/2).

Duration: 11' 30"

Difficulty: 5

Simplified version

Duration: 3'

Difficulty: 3