A Faust Symphony, S. 108
This guide follows Liszt’s A Faust Symphony, S. 108 (1854) in three parts: Faust. Lento assai – Allegro impetuoso (sonata form), Gretchen. Andante soave and Mephistopheles. Allegro vivace, ironico (sonata form).
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- IFaust. –
- IIGretchen.
- IIIMephistopheles. ,
The slow begins with the gloomy Faust , a chain of triads on cellos and violas whose chords rise as the line falls. The fast section then begins. Among the 's five related themes are a yearning oboe melody, a violent agitated and a resolute one built on five notes (pentatonic). The works on them, and a leads to the . The ends with the heroic material that in the .
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IIGretchen. 29:19–47:06
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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