Freie Bearbeitungen III (II/3)

This third volume of free arrangements contains three sets of pieces. The Hexameron variations were written by Liszt, Thalberg, Pixis, Herz, Czerny, and Chopin, on a theme by Bellini, and Liszt combined this unusual collection into a single work. The Soirées musicales de Rossini contains 12 pieces, and Schuberts ungarische Melodien has three. In addition, the volume features the transcription for piano of the Schubert male-voice choir piece Der Gondelfahrer, while the appendix contains the original version of Schuberts ungarische Melodien, the Mélodies hongroises.

The hard clothbound copies are published as part of the New Liszt Edition, and the grey soft paper bound copies as part of the Liszt: Klavierwerke series. In both versions, excerpts from the manuscript sources precede the musical score. The prefaces to the series and to each individual volume in German and English are the same in both versions. The English critical notes are only given in the clothbound copies.