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Hello,

Is there a tuba part in Liszt's second piano concerto?

If yes, can someone send a copy to: simlf at hotmail dot com


Thanks a lot,

Hi Simon.

My orchestra is scheduled to play it later in February. I've been told there is no tuba part. The piano concertos by Liszt have grade school level tuba parts at best when there is one.

Have a great new year.
Roger

Yes, I think I will have a little discussion with our librarian. My bad.
Roger

My orchestra is scheduled to play it later in February. I've been told there is no tuba part. The piano concertos by Liszt have grade school level tuba parts at best when there is one.

Roger, talk to your librarian, there is a part. Only the 2nd Concerto and the Totentanz use tuba of the 4 (two are rarely played) concertos. Easy? I'll let you decide.

Chuck"is anything really ever easy?"Jackson

I remember playing it in college. Don't remember it being particularly difficult. However, I do remember it was FUN. Some composers write very characteristically for tuba, and in my opinion Liszt is one - in a class with Rimsky, Shostakovich, VW, Hindemith, and Mahler, inter alia.

That famous solo from Faust Overture is often on audition lists. Les Preludes is underappreciated - you have to be dead-on in your counting, placing those short notes. And some nice chances to "rat" -- by the way, thanks, Bloke!!

Another one I have been told about, but never played or heard, is a tone poem called "The Huns." Almost certain that is Liszt. Supposedly there is an LA Phil recording of it from maybe the late 70s (?), Bobo and/or TJ going b**ls to the walls.

That famous solo from Faust Overture is often on audition lists.

Are you sure you don't mean the opening soli from the Wagner piece of the same name? Did I miss something?


Chuck

I looked on the Lucks site.

http://www.lucksmusic.net/cat-symph/sho ... ogNo=00035

As stated in previous posts, there appears to be a tuba part.

There is a tuba part and it is not hard.

The 2nd is the "triangle" concerto, right?

You'll have more trouble counting rests than playing the part. Great piece of music, though...get a score!

Are you sure you don't mean the opening soli from the Wagner piece of the same name? Did I miss something?

I think he is talking about Liszt's "Faust Symphony" - but I am not familiar with that symphony, so I have no idea if there is a "famous solo" in it or not. Maybe someone else can answer that.

Yeah, there is a tuba part in it, and it is a used excerpt from time to time, but it's not really one that's called for often. The part is in some excerpt books though.

Thanks!

Yeah, there is a tuba part in it, and it is a used excerpt from time to time, but it's not really one that's called for often. The part is in some excerpt books though.

Yes there is a part and a good one. I have played it twice in my career. After 25 years of taking auditions, and looking through the lists of the ones I have taken, I have NEVER seen any Liszt asked. I think the original poster was speaking of the Wagner which is asked quite often and is one of the harder excerpts out there.

Chuck