Consolations

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Consolations is a set of six lyrical piano pieces by Franz Liszt, known for their serene, introspective character and expressive Romantic style.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Consolation 1
Consolations canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic-era composition ⓘ
piano cycle ⓘ
solo piano composition ⓘ
alternativeVersionExists earlier version S.171 ⓘ
belongsToComposerNationality Hungarian ⓘ
catalogueNumber S.172 ⓘ
character expressive ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
serene ⓘ
composer Franz Liszt ⓘ
containsNocturneLikePieces true ⓘ
containsReligiousInfluence true ⓘ
containsSlowPieces true ⓘ
dedicatedTo Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein ⓘ
firstPublicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
genre lyrical piano piece ⓘ
historicalContext mid-19th-century piano repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy religious poetry ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
isFrequentlyPerformed true ⓘ
isFrequentlyRecorded true ⓘ
keyPiecesInclude Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major ⓘ
movementCount 6 ⓘ
musicalStyle Romantic ⓘ
notableKey D-flat major ⓘ
notablePiece Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major ⓘ
numberOfPieces 6 ⓘ
oftenUsedFor encore pieces in piano recitals ⓘ
teaching Romantic style phrasing ⓘ
performancePractice requiresDelicateTouch ⓘ
requiresExpressiveRubato ⓘ
period Romantic period ⓘ
texture cantabile melody with arpeggiated accompaniment ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 20 minutes ⓘ
workTitleLanguage French ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Franz Liszt → notableWork → Consolations ⓘ
Lamentate → hasMovement → Consolation ⓘ
linked to: Consolations