Orpheus, S. 98
This guide follows Liszt’s Orpheus, S. 98 (1854) in one part.
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Follow all 8 sections as they play
0:01–14:30
Horns and harps open the piece, the harps suggesting Orpheus's lyre. The Orpheus then enters, followed by a second . Next, instruments over harps sing the , often heard as the voice of Orpheus, and then the full orchestra takes up the impassioned . The , and a harsh, dissonant passage sounds like an outcry. The brings back the quiet mood and ends on a rising line.
- Prelude / horn-harp opening
- Orpheus
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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