Totentanz

Name: Totentanz
Duration: 15 min 12 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	Totentanz	15:12	Franz Liszt	The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2011	X5 Music Group

piano:	Michael Ponti (pianist)
orchestra:	Berlin Symphony Orchestra (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990)
conductor:	Volker Schmidt‐Gertenbach

recording of:	Totentanz, S. 126/2 (for piano and orchestra, published version)

composer:	Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
dedicated to:	Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer)
premiered by:	Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer) (on 1865-04-15)

premiered at:	[concert] (1865-04-15)

parts:	1. Totentanz, S. 126: I. Andante - Allegro - Allegro moderato (for piano and orchestra) 2. Totentanz, S. 126: II. Variation I (for piano and orchestra) 3. Totentanz, S. 126: III. Variation II (for piano and orchestra) 4. Totentanz, S. 126: IV. Variation III (for piano and orchestra) 5. Totentanz, S. 126: V. Variation IV (for piano and orchestra) 6. Totentanz, S. 126: VI. Variation V (for piano and orchestra) 7. Totentanz, S. 126: VII. Cadenza (for piano and orchestra) 8. Totentanz, S. 126: VIII. Variation VI (for piano and orchestra) 9. Totentanz, S. 126: IX. Cadenza (for piano and orchestra) 10. Totentanz, S. 126: X. Allegro animato (for piano and orchestra)
is based on:	Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
is the basis for:	Dies irae (Epic Fail) Piano variations, op.15
revision of:	Totentanz, S. 126/1 (early unpublished version)
arrangements:	Totentanz, S. 525, R. 188 (for solo piano) Totentanz, S. 652 (for two pianos)