Analysis of Franz Liszt's Piano Adaptation “Réminiscences de Don Juan”

DOI

10.2991/mess-18.2018.71How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Franz Liszt, “Réminiscences de Don Juan”, music form, technique, emotion.

Abstract

“Réminiscences de Don Juan” is one of the ten most difficult piano music in the world ,this work is adapted from the opera "Don Giovanni" by Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt. The technique is very difficult, the scale is also very grand .Based on the original work’s rich expression he made the work grand momentum. The original opera "Don Giovanni" by Mozart last 2.5 hours long, but Liszt put it into a smart piece , and didn’t delete even a note in the adaptation process .So the technique and rhythm are all very difficult. This article will show the composing background of “Réminiscences de Don Juan” , compare the original "Don Giovanni"and analysis the music form, emotion and technique of “Réminiscences de Don Juan”, helping piano players to understand the work and to perform it well.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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