Liszt

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Liszt for Beginners
Thirteen Pieces to Make You Love Liszt
Pianist and composer Franz Liszt was born on 22 October 1811 in the Hungarian village of Doborján. Here are a few points about his life that you should know: – Liszt was part of a wave of virtuoso performers from
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Transcendental Temptations
Three Phases of Liszt’s Passion (Part 3)
The Wiener Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung reports on 7 December 1822, “on 1st December a very talented boy by the name of Liszt, coming here from Pressburg, gave a concert in the town grand concert-hall, and through his playing and his
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Transcendental Temptations
Three Phases of Liszt’s Passion (Part 2)
By the time he was fifteen, Franz Liszt had already begun work on what would become one of his most important early compositions; the Etude en douze exercices. This collection, first published in 1826 in both Marseille and Paris, was
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Transcendental Temptations
Three Phases of Liszt’s Passion (Part 1)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was the greatest piano virtuoso of his time, possibly the greatest of all time. His sensational technique and captivating concert personality made him the ultimate rock star of the 19th century. With his set of twelve Transcendental
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Life of Chopin: The Controversial Chopin Biography by Liszt
A Mysterious Envelope Arrives. On 14 November 1849, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz opened an envelope. Ludwika Jędrzejewicz was having a bad month. Her marriage was in shambles because she had left Poland to be at her brother Frédéric Chopin’s deathbed. She had
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Franz Liszt, Born 22 October 1811
The “Other” Works for Piano and Orchestra
The two concertos for piano and orchestra by Franz Liszt belong to the standard concerto repertoire. A serious challenge for every pianist, they have been audience favourites for well over one hundred years. As a critic wrote, “these concertos are
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The Top Ten Loves of Franz Liszt’s Life
Women loved Franz Liszt, and Franz Liszt loved women. The pianist and composer is almost as famous for his love life and his effect on women as his music-making. Today we’re looking at ten of the most intense love affairs
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Olga Janina: The Pianist Who Almost Murdered Liszt
It is the fall of 1871. A twenty-six-year-old Ukrainian woman sends a cable to Europe to pianist and composer Franz Liszt. She warns him that she is about to cross the ocean to kill him. Ten days later, she shows
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