Liszt: Dante Symphony (Magnificat)

[jake626a]

"Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground..." - Dante Alighieri

[Dihelson]

My God! - Even a non-believer can be converted with such music! - Liszt proves definetely that his genius is equal to Beethoven and Haendel. He had the intelligence to make all the music he wanted to. He´s probably the most complete musician of all time.

[emanuelapatti]

Amazing.

[tinadkuper]

A portal to the Universe

[aNelixir]

muchas grasias a todo thank you very much, danke!!!merci God bless this symphonia

[luguarizo]

Perfeito, amei! Muito Lindo! Obra dos deuses!

[PeterGeorgO]

Mein Name ist Peter-O und ich leite seit 1988 Musik-Meditationen.

Diese Musik verwende ich an hohen Festtagen, wie Ostern und Weihnachten, seitdem "Franziskus von Assisi" mir durch ein "channeling" ein Ritual diktierte, währenddessen ich diese Musik spielen soll.

Das kann man ja sehen, wie man möchte und glauben oder eben nicht, aber ich kannte die Musik vorher nicht und finde sie einfach himmlisch.

[Ferrus91]

'But now was turning my desire and will,

Even as a wheel that equally is moved,

The Love which moves the sun and the other stars.'

[crazydiamant1]

Wo bin ich hier eigentlich?

Das frage ich mich immer wenn ich die Augen dannach öffne.

[AnniceAlenedw438]

soso ich bin nackt

[Psyche777able]

God touch so many as composers of music.

[vai280194]

where did you got the photo? i'd really want it if u could help me..

i insist. please

[DesAbends]

@vai280194

Gustav Doré's illustrations for the Dante's "Divina Commedia". Check it on google images.

[Egide0]

@vai280194 Hi there, I have the entire poem translated into English, and I could give it to you if you like. It has all these images and is divided into the three parts "Inferno", "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso"

[vai280194]

@Egide0 oh yes, it would be great! it's okay to send you my email in a pm?

[Egide0]

@vai280194 Go ahead. I'm waiting. :-)

[5ch3nk]

so this is what it's like to die.

[CD122344]

Today is Liszt's 200 birthday. Liszt certainly touched upon Heaven itself in this chorus as he did other compositions. No one wrote like this during this century. Liszt was a true mystic.

[prince2000ful]

So lovely! Music can´t be better than it is here. Our great Liszt!!

[Nganguenf]

Le dernier acte de " La Divine Comédie " de DANTE A. Liszt a encore mis ici comme partout ailleurs, sa virtuosité au service de la fidélité, à savoir, respecter scrupuleusement le caractère angélique et fantasmagorique de l'acte.

[Democratura]

Complimenti, bei disegni!

[Psyche777able]

Maybe this is a prelude of praise waiting for all. Liszt was blessed in all his music.

Thanks for posting this.

[Ferrus91]

Oh and yes the image is Dore's illustration. It's the last of the series, the beatific vision. It gives a fairly good graphical sense of medieval man's sense of his place in the universe.

[Ferrus91]

Has anyone read the Pyat books by Michael Moorcock? He hears this song in his head (or so we think) as Kiev falls and the last of the Russian empire crumbles.

[MrAngellucifer]

essa bela sinfonia mostra que a musica esta alem de nossa parte fisica,quando interagimos com ela estamos indo alem do crivel.feche os olhos e deixe a realidade ser só uma onda de probabilidades,e veremos as outras dimensoes.

" a musica não é tudo mas tudo pode ser musica"

(rhot quantico)

[fledgehog]

i wish i had a class in which i got to listen to liszt! :P

[6MemoryOfForever9]

our teacher made us listen to this today, and asked us to write how this music transcends things.... we had to write a small paragraph, I was obliged to stop at the end of my second page. This music sums up humanity. The pain, the joy, the EXALTATION of creation (whether you do or do not believe in God). EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL, OF HOW GREAT IS THIS WORLD. humans, please stop killing it!

[geoped1]

@6MemoryOfForever9 I understand your sentiment. But please bear in mind that, prior to humanity's fall through disobedience to the simplest of commands, human beings were given dominion over creation. What has happened, what is happening, among human beings and between humanity and nature, is the perversion of that original gift/directive of dominion. Only Divine intervention in the form of a propitiary sacrifice will ultimately bring resolution. See the Atonement for what it means. Pax,.

[Siberiaeterna]

Perfect picture too!

[MrANTONIOS383]

Η ΤΟ ΧΕΙΣ Η ΔΕΝ ΤΟ ΧΕΙΣ ΤΙ ΝΑ ΛΕΜΕ ΤΩΡΑ.ΜΠΡΑΒΟ ΦΡΑΝΤΣ

[hannapannah]

who is the one, who doesn't like this? one of the most beautiful masterpieces

[Thepantherenoire64]

perfect and beautiful..Peace and beauty..breath taking.........

[xEvolutionOfWarx]

What language is the Chorus singing in?

[DesAbends]

@xEvolutionOfWarx

Latin.

Magnificat anima mea Dominum,

et exultavit spiritus meus

in Deo salutari meo.

[ferarista1]

!excelente idea terrenal de como pueda ser el paraíso! serenidad, tranquilidad, paz

[stinkbug82]

More glorious than words could describe! I'm always surprised this is from the mind of the same Liszt who was a bad-boy celebrity in his time.

[gerardbedecarter]

Very evocative music.

[PhillipLWilcher]

Transcendent. It moves beyond to touch Eternity.

[MikeDude1224]

Are there any other classical pieces similar to this one that use the whole tone scale? I'm trying to expand my musical vocabulary...

[Alexylius]

1 guy stayed in Inferno. .

[77liszt]

every time I hear this piece, I come to Paradise...

[Scissors8311]

I want this to be played at my funeral!!! Beautiful, simply beautiful! Thank you so much for uploading!!!

[Scissors8311]

I want this to be played at my funeral!!! Beautiful, simply beautiful! Thank you so much for uploading!!!

[cats312019]

Despite being an atheist myself, this transcendentally, profoundly exquisite music still inspires within my mind a picture of something more beautiful and powerful than we can comprehend; not a conversion, but rather a temporary state of divine wonder.

[brainsinCan]

@cats312019

a divine comedy perhaps?

[fervask]

I have to confess I have had the most beautiful and magical dreams listening to this piece at midnight, thanks Liszt.

[domyaska]

wonderful!!! thanks a lot for sharing!!!!!!!

[tommytipitcup]

Fair brings a tear to me eye. Thx for posting.

[Grandevafa]

sccccccccccccccccccccccc

[RaimbautDAureng]

Gustave Dore's drawing is the perfect backround for this melody. It's monumental, but soft and ethereal at the same time. Liszt's greatness.

[lewars1912]

This is beautiful.

[cvalkan1]

proof of god's existence...and that his name is liszt

[Egide0]

Nice!

[Egide0]

This piece is perfect.... nothing else but perfect.

[goldnheartbear]

i have listened to many beautiful pieces but this happens to be the most beautiful I have ever heard! Can anyone suggest the best recording of this piece and where to aquire it!

[DesAbends]

Barenboim with Berliner.

[Lukecash12]

Actually, I would also suggest Rachmaninoff's Ave Maria. Or Tchaikovsky's piece on Dante's Inferno.

[Egide0]

No way...nothing comes close to this beauty... although those forementioned pieces are also good, but Magnificat always makes me float high in the sky.

[DesAbends]

In this video is used the Sinopoli version, which is better Magnificat version, in my opinion, slower and more transcendental than Barenboim (which is the best Inferno part) :)

[siebhirn]

@goldnheartbear : listen to "chor der engel" (S. 85) from liszt -goethe faust , part II . think you´ll like it !

[pigmaliongalatea]

@goldnheartbear

Veronika Kincses (s)

Ladies of the Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus

Budapest PO

György Lehel

(Hungaroton)

[fervask]

the image on the picture is beautiful.

[Egide0]

That's Dante getting a glimpse of heaven and God.

[fervask]

i really love Aquarium,thanks a lot !: the dream of dolphin(enigma),Laras theme-Dr Zhivago(Maurice Jarre), nucleus, the fall of the house of usher,to one in paradise(Alan Parsons),sundown(the good, the bad and the ugly-Ennio Morricone),butterfly etude(Chopin), les barricades mysterieuses(Couperin), meditation from thais(Massenet), minuet in g major(Bach),op75 nº1 allegro (Dvorak),plaisir d amour(Debussy),salut d' amour( Elgar),serenade(Haydn) excuse me for my english. tupananchis camac! = )

[Egide0]

This piece just makes me want to cry and relax all day..... it's soo beautiful that rachmaninoff had this as his favourite... soo perfect!

[fervask]

yes, i always listen to it at midnight. its so magic.

[Egide0]

Every midnight?? Ah now that is trully magical!!!

[fervask]

you can try also: toccata and fugue(bach), ave maria ( schubert), legende (wieniawski), symphony 9 from the new world 2nd movement( dvorak), peer gynt - moorning good ( edwar grieg), strong (the good, the bad and the ugly - ennio morricone), acroyali ( yanni) , passion according st mathew (bach), baroque ( je satriani) and some others. youll fly... in your dreams. saludos desde macchu picchu, peru.

[Egide0]

Thanks a million! I am definitely going to try ALL THE ones you mentioned above.

Cheers!

[Egide0]

OH, and another piece that I really love is Aquarium from The carnival of animals By Camille Saint-Saens... trully beautiful.

[fervask]

its perfect

[Egide0]

You can say that again!

[fervask]

i dont understand it, but i think its something nice, share vids. = )

[JorPove]

Liszt sigue fielmente la tematica y la narracion del viaje del poeta en busca de su amada Beatriz , que describe "La Divina Comedia" de Dante Alleghieri :el primer periplo es en el Infierno,el segundo es en el Purgatorio y culmina con la presencia del fin ultimo de la Humanidad: Dios. Y asi Liszt suple los acordes infernales del Infierno ,con una fuga descriptiva del Purgatorio y troca luego todo en voces humanas que semejan Angeles ,mas cercanos a Dios

[Evilthings]

I have no idea what you said but Im going to take a wild geuss and say it was very pretty! If anyone can only comment negatively on this beautiful work, then something is truly wrong with them.

[JorPove]

Sorry Evilthing. I wrote in Spanish...if you do not have any idea about the ideas I put in my commentary is your problem,not mine.

But let me help you: look for a translator (are free on Google) or a spanish dictionary (are fre on Google too ) and will understand word by word or the sentences complete . If still you do not understand what I wrote I have not a recipe for that,even you are ready to say that a "wild geuss" was very pretty...(?).

If you prefer I will write in spanish...

[Evilthings]

Ummm, I wasn't trying to be rude, if thats what you got from my comment.

[JorPove]

Yes Evilthings.. Any of my comments are negative,all the contrary are a explanation in my native language of the 3 circles describe by Dante and "interpreted" (or translate) for Lizst in his notable music: a) The Hell, the Purgatory and the Presence of God.

In a amicable conjunction : Lets forget both commentaries and enjoy this nice music..

And sorry for mi bad english I use Spanglish.

[Evilthings]

Umm yes, lets.

[Dmoney9800nigga]

Liszt continues faithfully the tematica and the narracion of the trip of the poet in search of his beloved one Beatriz, that describes "The Divine Comedy" of Dante Alleghieri: the first voyage is in the Hell, the second is in the Purgatory and culminates with the presence of the end I finalize of the Humanity: God. And asi Liszt supplies the harmonious infernal of the Hell, with a descriptive leak of the Purgatory and exchanges then all in human voices that resemble Angeles, but close to God

[fervask]

buen resumen.

[joaquindalessio]

There is a lot of adjectives to describe this movement but they aren't enough to make that.

Liszt was touched by God for a second

[JohnSNeely]

This is so beautiful, I can't wait to see this played live soon by the BBC, thanks for posting it.

[ArbiterElegantium]

La Dante symphonie est une des oeuvres sublimes qui vous laissent sans voix,avec la seule envie de mourir d'amour pour la musique...

Que Franz Liszt et son génie sois remerciés

[gianbattista83]

fantastico!!

[WoundedKite]

Who is the image by? Looks like Dore, is that right?

[DesAbends]

Yes, Paradiso canto XXXI (31).

[thomasfrosch]

Genial, wer ist das?

Kann man das kaufen?

[DesAbends]

It's Franz Liszt's "Dante-Symphonie" for Orchester and women choir, this is the last part called "Magnificat" (actually the "Paradise" section or "a glimpse at Paradise; Wagner suggested to Liszt that it was impossible for a mere mortal to convey the heavenly wonders of Paradise). The music here is by Sinopoli/Staatskapelle Dresden. My favourite is Barenboim/Berliner.

[thomasfrosch]

Thanks for posting!

Seems I always underestimated Liszt!

Looked up the Sinopoly recording on Amazon - but way too expensive.

Didn't find the Barenboim recording yet, will try at my local musicstore.

[wierdo1232123]

@DesAbends Where is the rest of it?

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

@wierdo1232123 the rest of what?

[wierdo1232123]

@newFranzFerencLiszt The piece. It doesn't end by fading away. It ends similar to the end of the 3rd movement of Liszt's Faust Symphony...Like double or triple forte, not triple piano and fading away....

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

@wierdo1232123 why should it end in a triple forte?! maybe the inferno, not this part, so near to the heaven! you have a bad ear if you really think this should end with a FFF...

[wierdo1232123]

@newFranzFerencLiszt Because thats how Liszt wrote it? So wanting to hear how the composer wrote the ending means that I have a bad ear?

[Gargantupimp]

@wierdo1232123 He wrote 2 conclusions for this, one for a Nazi and one for his bitch.