This is the first of four compositions under this title, although the other three are so seldom played that this one is often simply referred to as The Mephisto Waltz. It was originally published in an orchestral score, but soon afterwards Liszt also arranged it for solo piano and four-hands piano.
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Mephisto Waltz No. 1 was written by Franz Liszt.
Franz Liszt released Mephisto Waltz No. 1 on Sat Jan 01 1859.
Taking his inspiration from the Faust story of Nikolaus Lenau, Liszt included the following program note in the piece’s printed score:
There is a wedding feast in progress in the village inn, with music, dancing, carousing. Mephistopheles and Faust pass by, and Mephistopheles induces Faust to enter...
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