A Book of Liszts
Title | A Book of Liszts PDF eBook |
Author | John Spurling |
Publisher | Seagull World Literature |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781906497941 |
The extraordinary career of Franz Liszt (1811-86) as a composer, conductor, and virtuoso pianist--whose incomparable skill and personal charisma dazzled audiences all over Europe, from London and Paris to Berlin, Moscow, and even Constantinople--made him the nineteenth-century equivalent of a modern international pop star. In the spirit of Liszt's own innovative compositions and sparkling piano transcriptions of other composers' work, John Spurling here takes up the ambitious task of writing a fictionalized biography of Liszt's life. Liszt himself once said, "My biography is more to be invented than written after the fact," and Spurling's fifteen self-contained chapters--themselves virtuoso performances in a variety of styles from a variety of viewpoints--capture precisely this notion of innovation and creativity. Spurling tells of Liszt's mesmeric effect on audiences, his notorious love affairs with remarkable women, and his fraught friendship with Richard Wagner, who deeply offended Liszt by seducing and eventually marrying his daughter Cosima. Inspired by Spurling's own fascination with Liszt's music, A Book of Liszts is a highly original, imaginative, and multifaceted portrait of a humorous, romantic, and passionate genius whose work and life is still not as well known as it deserves to be.
The Music of Liszt
Title | The Music of Liszt PDF eBook |
Author | Humphrey Searle |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2013-12-30 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0486786404 |
The most authoritative English-language study of Liszt's oeuvre, this survey by a noted musicologist examines the works in chronological order. Subjects include romantic pieces, symphonic poems, songs, symphonies, and other compositions.
Life of Chopin
Title | Life of Chopin PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Liszt |
Publisher | Library of Alexandria |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2020-09-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1613105460 |
The Liszts
Title | The Liszts PDF eBook |
Author | Kyo Maclear |
Publisher | Tundra Books |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2016-10-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1770494979 |
The Liszts make lists. They make lists most usual and lists most unusual. They make lists in winter, spring, summer and fall. They make lists every day except Sundays, which are listless. Mama Liszt, Papa Liszt, Winifred, Edward, Frederick and Grandpa make lists all day long. So does their cat. Then one day a visitor arrives. He's not on anyone's list. Will the Liszts be able to make room on their lists for this new visitor? How will they handle something unexpected arising? Kyo Maclear's quirky, whimsical story, perfectly brought to life with the witty, stylish illustrations of Júlia Sardà, is a humorous and poignant celebration of spontaneity.
Liszt's Kiss
Title | Liszt's Kiss PDF eBook |
Author | Susanne Dunlap |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 353 |
Release | 2007-04-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1416539646 |
The romantic story of a young female pianist in cholera-ravaged Paris of 1832, whose own tragedy leaves her susceptible to the passions and scandals of the composer Franz Liszt At the height of the Romantic era in Paris, there was no bigger celebrity than the composer and pianist Franz Liszt. A fiery and gorgeous Hungarian, he made women swoon at soirees and left a trail of broken hearts behind him. Anne, a countess and talented young pianist whose mother has just died of cholera, hears Franz Liszt in concert and is swept up in his allure. The enigmatic Marie d'Agoult, a friend of Anne's late mother, takes her under her wing and introduces her to the artistic world -- despite the objections of Anne's sullen and sorrowful father. Anne soon finds herself in the midst of dangerous intrigues, discovering a family secret so shocking that her father will go to any lengths to protect it. With the ominous presence of Paris's most deadly epidemic looming over every turbulent event, Liszt's Kiss is a rich evocation of a remarkable period as seen through the eyes of a sensitive young artist.
Franz Liszt
Title | Franz Liszt PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Hilmes |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 381 |
Release | 2016-06-21 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0300219466 |
Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was an anomaly. A virtuoso pianist and electrifying showman, he toured extensively throughout the European continent, bringing sold-out audiences to states of ecstasy while courting scandal with his frequent womanizing. Drawing on new, highly revealing documentary sources, including a veritable treasure trove of previously unexamined material on Liszt’s Weimar years, best-selling author Oliver Hilmes shines a spotlight on the extraordinary life and career of this singularly dazzling musical phenomenon. Whereas previous biographies have focused primarily on the composer’s musical contributions, Hilmes showcases Liszt the man in all his many shades and personal reinventions: child prodigy, Romantic eccentric, fervent Catholic, actor, lothario, celebrity, businessman, genius, and extravagant show-off. The author immerses the reader in the intrigues of the nineteenth-century European glitterati (including Liszt’s powerful patrons, the monstrous Wagner clan) while exploring the true, complex face of the artist and the soul of his music. No other Liszt biography in English is as colorful, witty, and compulsively readable, or reveals as much about the true nature of this extraordinary, outrageous talent.
Liszt and Virtuosity
Title | Liszt and Virtuosity PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Doran |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 447 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1580469396 |
A new and wide-ranging collection of essays by leading international scholars, exploring the concept and practices of virtuosity in Franz Liszt and his contemporaries.