Franz Liszt - Dante Symphony (1856)

Franz Liszt (Hungarian: Liszt Ferencz, in modern usage Liszt Ferenc 22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a prolific 19th-century Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, organist, philanthropist, author, nationalist and a Franciscan tertiary during the Romantic era. Please support my channel: Dante Symphony: Eine Symphonie zu Dante’s Divina Commedia (1855-56 based on sketches from 1839 and 1847–48) Dedication: Richard Wagner 1. Inferno (0:00) 2. Purgatorio (21:32) 3. Magnificat (42:22) Damenchor des Rundfunkchors Berlin and Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Daniel Barenboim Live recording Elatus A Symphony to Dante’s Divine Comedy, , or simply the “Dante Symphony“, is a program symphony. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on Dante Alighieri’s journey through Hell and Purgatory, as depicted in The Divine Comedy. It was premiered in Dresden in November 1857, w