Die Ideale ("The Ideals"), S. 106, is a symphonic poem composed by Franz Liszt in 1856–1857 and published in 1858 as No. 12. It was first performed on 5 September 1857. Die Ideale was composed for the unveiling of a Goethe and Schiller monument on Sept. 5th, 1857. It was inspired by multiple passages of the poem of the same name by Schiller, which Liszt liberally rearranged to create a program to his liking. This is an example of the extreme to which Liszt went to create the programmatic atmosphere of his Symphonic Poems.
| Date of composition | 1857 (1856-1857) |
| Premiered | 1857, September 5th in Weimar, Germany |
| First published | 1858 |
| Type | Symphonic Poem |
| Catalogue | S. 106 |
| Approx. duration | 27 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Franz Liszt: Die Ideale (Symphonic Poem No.12), S. 596c
● Franz Liszt: Die Ideale (Symphonic Poem No.12), S. 646 |
| Autotranslations beta |
Franz Liszt: Die Ideale, S. 106 Franz Liszt: Die Ideale, S. 106 Franz Liszt: Die Ideale, S. 106 |