In the present article are presented the results of my research during my doctoral studies in the Department of Music Science and Art at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki completed in 2010, on the six piano transcriptions of Franz Liszt’s Dante Symphony for orchestra and female choir. In the first part, for the first time in the bibliography, all the information is summarized concerning the six transcriptions arranged by Franz Liszt (two pianos), Theophil Forchhammer, August Stradal and Carl Tausig (solo piano), Arthur Hahn (four hands), and János Végh (2 pianos eight hands). The second part summarizes the unknown parts of the lives and work of all the above transcribers and their relationship with Franz Liszt.
Key Words: Liszt’s Dante Symphony, Theophil Forchhammer, Arthur Hahn, August Stradal, Carl Tausig, János Végh.