Valse-Impromptu (Liszt)

Valse-Impromptu, S.213, is a waltz for solo piano composed by Franz Liszt in the key of A-flat major.

The date of composition for the piece is not clear; however it appears to have been composed in the years between 1842, and 1852, the year in which it was published. This is the version commonly heard today; however, there exists another version (c.1880, S.213a) described as "Valse-Impromptu with later additions". This longer edition was recently recorded for the first time by Australian pianist Leslie Howard as part of his complete recordings of Liszt's piano works. Performances of the Valse last approximately 5 minutes 30 seconds, depending of course on the pianist. The extended version lasts about 1.30 minute longer.

Despite being arguably one of Liszt's lesser known pieces Valse-Impromptu has been recorded by such illustrious pianists as Josef Hofmann, Georges Cziffra (DVD), and Jorge Bolet, and frequently appears in collections of piano works by the composer.

External links

• Valse-Impromptu: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• "Cziffra plays Valse-Impromptu". Youtube. 
• Howard, Leslie (1986). "Liner Notes: Liszt Waltzes, CDA66201" (PDF). Hyperion Records. 
• Howard, Leslie (2011). "Liner Notes: Liszt New Discoveries Vol.3, CDA67810" (PDF). Hyperion Records. 

Franz Liszt
Operas	Don Sanche Sardanapale (unfinished)
Symphonic poems	Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne Tasso Les préludes Orpheus Prometheus Mazeppa Festklänge Héroïde funèbre Hungaria Hamlet Hunnenschlacht Die Ideale
Other orchestral works	Faust Symphony Dante Symphony Mephisto Waltzes
Works for piano and orchestra	Hungarian Fantasy Piano Concerto No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 2 Piano Concerto No. 3 Totentanz
Original solo piano works	Transcendental Études Grandes études de Paganini Ab Irato Three Concert Études Two Concert Études Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli Années de pèlerinage Dante Sonata Feuille d'album Ballade No. 1 Ballade No. 2 Consolations Harmonies poétiques et religieuses Deux légendes Sonata in B minor Sarabande and Chaconne Weihnachtsbaum Dem Andenken Petőfis Nuages gris La lugubre gondola Valse-Impromptu Mephisto Waltzes Bagatelle sans tonalité Mephisto Polka Grand galop chromatique Csárdás Hungarian Rhapsodies Glanes de Woronince Rondeau fantastique Rhapsodie espagnole Liebesträume
Opera paraphrases for piano	Réminiscences de Don Juan Fantasy on Themes from Mozart's Figaro and Don Giovanni
Family	Adam Liszt (father) Cosima Wagner (daughter)
Related articles	Life Musical works Later works Treatments of the works of other composers Franz Liszt Academy of Music International Franz Liszt Piano Competition Lisztomania
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