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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... edition of the Beethoven sonatas, 1857. The title page of Franz Liszt's edition of Schubert's impromptus, op. 90, 1870. Cast of Liszt's left hand. A photograph. Acknowledgments I would like to express my thanks to Mária.
... edition) that Beethoven was not present at Liszt's concert has been challenged by Liszt scholars, who, generally suspicious of Schindler's other mistakes, have been anxious to prove that he was. Yet the Conversation Books themselves ...
... edition of his Beethoven biography (1860), Anton Schindler categorically denied that Beethoven was present and wrote that, because of his deafness, “Beethoven did not attend this concert or any other private concert after the year 1816 ...
... edition of which had been published in 1840, just one year before Liszt's fund-raising concerts. Suddenly, Ramann reports, Liszt broke out indignantly, “And this fellow wanted to deny me my Kiss.” “But you received it,”responded Ramann ...
... edition is still in progress (see BK). It is only in the past decade or so that the Conversation Books have figured in Liszt research at all. 7. BK, vol. 3, p. 199. 8. The Conversation Books contain a further entry in the hand of ...
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 | |