A Faust Symphony in three character pictures, was written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt and was inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's drama, "Faust", a tragic play in how many parts?
Goethe's Faust Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts usually known in English as "Faust, Part One" and "Faust, Part Two". Although rarely staged in its entirety, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on German-language stages. "Faust" is considered by many to be Goethe's "magnum opus" and the greatest work of German literature.
Alto Rhapsody The Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53, is a composition for contralto, male chorus, and orchestra by Johannes Brahms, a setting of verses from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "". It was written in 1869, as a wedding gift for Robert and Clara Schumann's daughter, Julie. Brahms scholars have long speculated that the composer may have had romantic feelings for Julie, which he may have integrated into the text and music of the "Alto Rhapsody". The text, with its metaphysical portrayal of a misanthropic soul who is urged to find spiritual sustenance and throw off the shackles of his suffering, has powerful parallels in Brahms's life and character.