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"If only I do not die here." After falling ill during a visit to Bayreuth, Franz Liszt uttered this melancholy refrain throughout his final days, which were spent in rented rooms in a house opposite Wahnfried, the home of his daughter Cosima and his...



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A macabre little classic.

-- Alex Ross * The New Yorker *

The Death of Franz Liszt brings you into the closest possible proximity to this much idolized pianist, thanks to a detailed diary kept by his pupil and caregiver, one Lina Schmalhausen. The closer you get to Liszt, the more you admire him as a singular example of one whose talent and fame spawned generosity and wisdom in a world ruled by self-serving pettiness.

-- David Patrick Stearns * Philadelphia Inquirer *

The Death of Franz Liszt Based on the Unpublished

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      Publisher Cornell University Press
      Published 12/15/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780801440762
      978-0801440762
      ISBN-10 0801440769
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      "If only I do not die here." After falling ill during a visit to Bayreuth, Franz Liszt uttered this melancholy refrain throughout his final days, which were spent in rented rooms in a house opposite Wahnfried, the home of his daughter Cosima and his...



      Trade Review

      A macabre little classic.

      -- Alex Ross * The New Yorker *

      The Death of Franz Liszt brings you into the closest possible proximity to this much idolized pianist, thanks to a detailed diary kept by his pupil and caregiver, one Lina Schmalhausen. The closer you get to Liszt, the more you admire him as a singular example of one whose talent and fame spawned generosity and wisdom in a world ruled by self-serving pettiness.

      -- David Patrick Stearns * Philadelphia Inquirer *

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