Franz Liszt
22.10.1811—31.07.1886

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Franz Liszt
Ad nos, ad salutarem undam | for organ and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1850
Subtitle: Fantasie und Fuge über den Choral der Wiedertäufer aus Giacomo Meyerbeers Oper "Le Prophète"
Scored for: for organ and orchestra
Composer: Franz Liszt
Arranger: Marcel Dupré
Edited by: Martin Haselböck
Soloinstruments/Soloists: organ
Instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(2), hp, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion(2); harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 30

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Work Introduction

Franz Liszt was commissioned to compose a fantasia on the motif B-A-C-H (= B-flat, A, C, B-natural) for the dedication of the new organ in Merseburg Cathedral. However, he was unable to finish it in time; he replaced it with his Fantasia and Fugue on the chorale Ad nos, ad salutarem undam [...]