The painting depicts the battle of the Catalaunian Fields in 451 AD, where the Hun armies led by Attila fought a savage battle against a Roman coalition led by Roman General Flavius Aëtius and the Visigothic king Theodoric. According to legend, the battle was so ferocious that the souls of the dead warriors continued their fighting in the sky as they rose to Heaven.
| Original Name | Hunnenschlacht |
| Date of composition | 1857 |
| Type | Symphonic Poem |
| Catalogue | S. 105 |
| Approx. duration | 15 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Franz Liszt: Hunnenschlacht (Symphonic Poem No.11), S. 596b
● Franz Liszt: Hunnenschlacht (Symphonic Poem No.11), S. 645 |
| Autotranslations beta |
Franz Liszt: The Battle of the Huns, S. 105 Franz Liszt: The Battle of the Huns, S. 105 Franz Liszt: The Battle of the Huns, S. 105 |