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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... Sonata in B Minor 7. Liszt and the Lied 8. Liszt as Editor 9. Liszt's Technical Studies: Some Thoughts and Afterthoughts Liszt the Writer: On Music and Musicians Epilogue: An Open Letter to Franz Liszt Sources 8. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 16 ...
... Liszt's 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.
... Sonata in B Minor in England; to Dr. William Renwick, who prepared the music examples; and to Pauline Pocknell, who read the entire book in typescript, and, by spotting a number of errors, rescued me from ineptitude. Alan. Walker.
... Sonata—all works whose main motives, he maintained, had been strikingly anticipated by Allegri in his “Miserere.”23 We regard this letter as conclusive proof of the Weihekuss. But it is also vital to note that Liszt provides no ...
... Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major. He was too shy to play it for Liszt, so the latter sat down and played the ... sonatas, even at this early.
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 | |