Liszt transcription

[ramseytheii]

Looking for Liszt's transcription of "The Nightingale," apparently a song by one Alexander Aliabiev.

Many thanks,
Walter Ramsey

[stevebob]

final version - S.250/1

first version - S.250a

[stevebob]

Did you find the links useful?  Were they what you were looking for?

[ramseytheii]

Yes, thank you.  It's always a challenge finding transcriptions on IMSLP because you never know exactly what you are looking for.  Is it an English title, French, or German?  Is it part of a set or an individual piece?  Is it grouped with the composer or transcriber?  They don't have a good search function over there.  But I appreciate your help!

Walter Ramsey

[stevebob]

You're very welcome, and you're right about the challenges of tracking down such pieces.

I found that a particular difficulty here was that a number of Liszt's transcriptions, viz. those based on national themes, were assigned Searle numbers ranking them with his original compositions rather than with the arrangements.  Another element of fun was that the transliteration of Alyabyev's name into the Roman alphabet isn't standardized.  And yet another was that the eponymous nightingale was almost as likely to appear in French or Russian (a non-standardized spelling again, naturally    ) as in English.

Anyway ... glad I could help.