Liszt - Grosses Konzertsolo, S176 (Dacic)

Liszt’s genius for beautiful titles deserted him only once - the Grosses Konzertsolo is a mere stab at a title for a long work which is not yet a sonata, but no longer a character piece. Written in 1849-50 for a competition at the Paris Conservatoire, the piece was dedicated to the pianist Adolph von Henselt. Whether it was played then is unknown, but it presented daunting technical difficulties (Clara Schumann, to whom Liszt had sent a copy, refused to play it, privately criticizing it, while suggesting to