The greatest pianist there has ever been, an innovative, forward-looking composer, and an outstanding conductor and teacher, Franz Liszt was one of the most charismatic and sought-after figures of the nineteenth century. Amongst much else, his letters record his creative work, his travels and concerts throughout Europe, his relations with his family, and his liaisons with several remarkable women, above all the French countess and bluestocking who bore his children, and the Polish princess-described by one contemporary as 'phenomenon without equal'-who strove to become his wife. His astonishingly wide and varied acquaintances included not only popes, cardinals, kings, queens, and emperors, but also Beethoven, Alexander von Humboldt, Victor Hugo, Hector Berlioz, George Sand, Chopin, Robert and Clara Schumann, Bedrich Smetana, and most notably, Richard Wagner. Outstanding figures all, their names recur repeatedly in these fascinating and important letters, the majority of which are here made available in English for the first time.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780198166887
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91711140
Product Key Features
Author
Franz Liszt
Publication Name
Franz Liszt-Selected Letters
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
1104 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
1729g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Franz Liszt
Topic
Music
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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