The third of the ground-breaking series of thirteen works composed for orchestra, Liszt's Les Préludes was inspired by Alphonse de Lamartine's "Nouvelles méditations poétiques". Composed from 1850-54, it was given its premiere in Weimar 23 February 1854 with the composer conducting the Weimar hofkapelle.

This new study score is a digitally-restored reissue of the score edited by Otto Taubmann in the second volume of the Liszt-Stiftung edition, published in 1908. In contrast so many of the on-demand scores now available, this one comes with all the pages and the images have been thoroughly checked to make sure it is readable, is beautifully printed on off-white stock with a quality cover. The matching large conductor's score and orchestral parts are likewise available from Serenisima Music.