Reflections on LisztIn a series of lively essays that tell us much not only about the phenomenon that was Franz Liszt but also about the musical and cultural life of nineteenth-century Europe, Alan Walker muses on aspects of Liszt's life and work that he was unable to explore in his acclaimed three-volume biography of the great composer and pianist. Topics include Liszt's contributions to the Lied, the lifelong impact of his encounter with Beethoven, his influence on students who became famous in their own right, his accomplishments in transcribing and editing the works of other composers, and his innovative piano technique. One chapter is devoted to the Sonata in B Minor, perhaps Liszt's single most celebrated composition. Walker draws heavily on Liszt's astonishingly large personal correspondence with other composers, critics, pianists, and prominent public figures. All the essays reveal Walker's broad and deep knowledge of Liszt and Romantic music generally and, in some cases, his impatience with contemporary performance practice. |
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... concert in Vienna, April 13, 1823. A fictional scene depicted in an 1873 lithograph by István Halász. 2. An 1873 lithograph by István Halász. Top left: Beethoven's imaginary embrace of Liszt. Bottom left: Liszt's birthplace ...
... concerts, for advice, for recommendations; others for money, for jobs, for decorations, etc.,” he wrote.4 He was the first to recognize that the time taken to deal with this correspondence would have been far better spent in creating ...
Alan Walker. Beethoven's. Weihekuss. Revisited. The report of a Kiss from Beethoven after the concert cannot be true ... concerts in Budapest, but other celebrations were planned in nearby Esztergom and Pressburg as well. By far the most ...
... concert. To explain why, we have to go back to the event itself. II. By April 1823, the Liszt family had been in Vienna. Beethoven embraces the eleven-year-old Liszt at the boy's “farewell” concert in Vienna, April 13, pianoforte.19 Of ...
... concert designed to attract the maximum amount of publicity in the Austrian capital, before he and his son set out for Paris in pursuit of further success abroad. The small Redoutensaal was booked and the concert announced for Sunday ...
Contents
Liszt and the Schubert Song Transcriptions | |
A Study in Declining | |
Three Character Sketches | |
Liszts Sonata in B Minor | |
Liszt and the Lied | |
Liszt as Editor | |
Some Thoughts and Afterthoughts | |
On Music and Musicians | |
An Open Letter to Franz Liszt | |
Sources | |