Reflections on Liszt / Alan Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Alan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--19th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886--Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2011]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"No one knows more about Franz Liszt than Alan Walker."-Malcolm Bowie, Times Literary SupplementIn 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Prologue

1. Beethoven'S Weihekuss Revisited

2. Liszt And The Beethoven Symphonies

3. Liszt And The Schubert Song Transcriptions

4. Schumann, Liszt, And The C Major Fantasie, Op. 17

5. Liszt And His Pupils

6. Liszt'S Sonata In B Minor

7. Liszt'S and the Lied

8. Liszt As Editor

9. Liszt'S Technical Studies

10. Liszt The Writer On Music And Musicians

Epilogue An Open Letter To Franz Liszt

Sources

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-262) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9781501717024

1501717022

9781501717031

1501717030

OCLC:

1017611136