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Book Synopsis"No one knows more about Franz Liszt than Alan Walker."—Malcolm Bowie, Times Literary Supplement In 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...
Trade ReviewThe collection of essays is a sort of appendix to Alan Walker's three-volume biography of Liszt. That was not a study of the music, though it commented selectively on the music as part of the composer's life, but it was—is—one of the most readable and engrossing biographies of any subject ever written.
-- Adrian Jack * BBC Music Magazine *
Walker is unashamedly a Lisztian, of course, but his advocacy is never fanatical. Rather, it is mantled in terse, accomplished prose, supported by faultless research, and buttressed by copious musical examples and musicological argument. In this indispensable book, Walker has strengthened his case for a reevaluation of the composer's accomplishments with care, detail, and—the word is not too strong—virtuosity.
-- Conor Farrington * Times Literary Supplement *
No one knows more about Franz Liszt than Alan Walker.
-- Malcolm Bowie * Times Literary Supplement *
Table of ContentsPrologue
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: A Study in Declining Relationships
5. Liszt and His Pupils: Three Character Sketches
Carl Tausig: A Polish Wunderkind — Hans von Bülow: Heir and Successor — Walter Bache: An English Disciple of Liszt
6. Liszt’s Sonata in B Minor
7. Liszt and the Lied
8. Liszt as Editor
9. Liszt’s Technical Studies: Some Thoughts and Afterthoughts
10. Liszt the Writer: On Music and Musicians
Epilogue: An Open Letter to Franz Liszt
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