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''Harmonies poétiques et religieuses'' (''Poetic and Religious Harmonies''), S.173, is a cycle of piano pieces written by
Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic music, Romantic period. With a diverse List of compositions by Franz Liszt, body of work spanning more than six ...
at Woronińce
Voronivtsi
the Polish-Ukrainian country estate of Liszt's
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Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein) in 1847, and published in 1853. The pieces are inspired by the poetry of
Alphonse de Lamartine Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (; 21 October 179028 February 1869) was a French author, poet, and statesman. Initially a moderate royalist, he became one of the leading critics of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, aligning more w ...
, as was Liszt's
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Structure

The ten compositions which make up this cycle are: #''Invocation'' (completed at Woronińce); #''Ave Maria'' (transcription of choral piece written in 1846); #''Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude'' ('The Blessing of God in Solitude', completed at Woronińce); #''Pensée des morts'' ('In Memory of the Dead', reworked version of earlier individual composition, ''Harmonies poétiques et religieuses'' (1834)); #''Pater Noster'' (transcription of choral piece written in 1846); #''Hymne de l'enfant à son réveil'' ('The Awaking Child’s Hymn', transcription of choral piece written in 1846); #'' Funérailles'' (October 1849) ('Funeral'); #''Miserere, d'après Palestrina'' (after
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); #''La lampe du temple'' (Andante lagrimoso); #''Cantique d'amour'' ('Hymn of Love', completed at Woronińce).


Reception

Critic Patrick Rucker wrote in 2016 that "in Liszt's engagement with the poetry of Alphonse de Lamartine, there is a naked intensity, an urgent, in-your-face, lapel-grasping earnestness that one doesn't find, say, in the '' Années de pèlerinage''."


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harmonies poetiques et religieuses Compositions by Franz Liszt Compositions for solo piano 1847 compositions Suites (music) Adaptations of works by Alphonse de Lamartine