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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... recital by Walter Bache, St. James's Hall, London, October 22, 1883. Liszt plays in the concert hall of the old Royal Academy of Music, Tenterden Street, London, April 6, 1886. An illustration by Batt, based on eyewitness accounts. 15 ...
... recital”—a word he appropriated in June 1840 and which all pianists since then have used. In the 1850s he invented the symphonic poem, his reply to the classical symphony, and introduced to the podium new techniques of conducting. He ...
... recitals, and banquets, many held in his honor. 1823. (A fictional scene depicted in an 1873 lithograph by István Halász.) Amid the clamor surrounding this visit, and the festivities within the city generally, an event took place which ...
... recitals in aid of the Beethoven Fund. The opening concert was a gala affair attended by the dowager empress, at which Liszt played the last three movements of the Pastorale Symphony for the first time. (By now he had already ...
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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 | |