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Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Author of Life of Chopin

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About the Author

A Hungarian composer, conductor, and pianist, Franz Liszt was a child prodigy who began studying piano with his father at the age of 6. At the age of 9, he gave his first public performance and a year later went to Vienna, where he studied with Karl Czerny and Antonio Salieri. By the end of Liszt's show more life, he was acknowledged as the greatest pianist of his time. One of the foremost musicians of the romantic period, Liszt enthralled audiences with his expressive interpretations and dramatic gestures in a style of playing that greatly influenced the advancement of pianistic techniques. From about 1822 to 1848, Liszt lived in Paris, where he came under the influence of Niccolo Paganini. Paganini's virtuosity inspired him to accomplish unheard of feats in piano technique and expression. Between 1848 and 1861, Liszt was musical director for the court at Weimar in Germany, where he conducted performances of many important works, including those of Richard Wagner. After 1861, Liszt spent much time in Rome, where he became a friend of the Pope and took minor orders in the Catholic church. The rest of Liszt's life was divided among Rome, Weimar, and Budapest. Liszt's compositions had an important impact on musical history. Avoiding traditional musical forms, he concentrated on program music. In this vein, "Liebestraume" (c.1850), is perhaps one of his most popular works. Also important are his 19 published "Hungarian Rhapsodies" and the "Sonata in B Minor" (1853). Not to be overlooked in historical importance are Liszt's transcriptions of other composers' works. These transcriptions familiarized a wide audience with major musical works and also demonstrated the piano's potential for interpreting orchestral music. Liszt also wrote books and essays on music, in many ways anticipating the music of the twentieth century. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Photograph, circa 1880s (LoC Prints and Photographs, LC-USZ62-130770)

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Works by Franz Liszt

Life of Chopin (1852) 86 copies
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (1989) 23 copies
Liebestraum (1887) 18 copies
Dante Symphony (sound recording) (2003) — Composer — 12 copies
Liszt: The Two Piano Concertos; The Piano Sonata (1995) — Composer — 11 copies
Liszt : Three concert études, S.144 [score] (1971) — Composer — 10 copies
Faust Symphony (2004) 8 copies
Christus (1872) 8 copies
Liszt: Orchestral Works (1998) 6 copies
Mayerling [1978 film] (2002) — Composer — 6 copies
Les Preludes 6 copies
Late piano works (1985) 5 copies
Organ works (1996) 5 copies
Etude: Un Sospiro (1995) 5 copies
Vals Mephisto 5 copies
Totentanz (piano solo) (1985) 4 copies
Selected letters (1998) 4 copies
Piano works (Bolet) (2001) 3 copies
At the Piano With Liszt (1986) 3 copies
Franz Liszt: piano solo works [sound recording] (1901) — Composer — 3 copies
Correspondance (2007) 3 copies
Liebesträume (2005) 3 copies
Preludes (1989) 3 copies
Volodos Plays Liszt (2007) 3 copies
Liszt: My Piano Hero (2011) — Composer — 3 copies
Poemas sinfónicos (22) (2004) 3 copies
Liszt's Rhapsody (2004) 3 copies
Great Composers: Liszt (1968) 2 copies
Complete Symphonic Poems (2010) — composer — 2 copies
Liszt Portrait (2011) 2 copies
Dances for piano solo (1985) 2 copies
Mazeppa (2011) 2 copies
The 99 Most Essential Liszt Masterpieces — Composer — 2 copies
Piano Works 2 copies
Symphonic Poems 4 (2008) 2 copies
Symphonische Dichtungen (2006) 2 copies
Complete Piano Music 14 (2000) 2 copies
Complete Piano Music 11 (1998) 2 copies
Piano Music 18 (2002) 2 copies
Liszt lieder (2011) 2 copies
DEUX LEGENDES (2009) 2 copies
Claudio Arrau - Liszt (1991) 2 copies
Les Preludes 2 copies
Organ works. Volume II (1985) 2 copies
Tasso (2011) 2 copies
Liszt Songs (2011) 2 copies
Life of Chopin (2014) 2 copies
Liszt: Faust Symphony (1993) 2 copies
Orpheus (1981) 2 copies
Ave Verum 2 copies
La Campanella 2 copies
Letters of Franz Liszt (2015) 2 copies
Oh, quand je dors (2003) 2 copies
Σοπέν 1 copy
12 Etudes (2019) 1 copy
Sound of Weimar 3 (2012) 1 copy
Friedman: Liszt/Chopin (1996) 1 copy
FUNERAILLES --- PIANO (2009) 1 copy
Etüden 1 copy
Sound of Weimar (2012) 1 copy
F. Chopin 1 copy
Das Wandern 1 copy
Works for Organ (2012) 1 copy
Annees De Pelerinage (1995) 1 copy
Symphonies Poems 2 (2006) 1 copy
Faustus Symphony (1995) 1 copy
Liszt: Choral Works (1991) 1 copy
Romantic Organ-Works (1990) 1 copy
Compositores 1 copy
Marches 1 copy
Faust Symphony (1979) 1 copy
Chopin 1 copy
Fr. Chopin 1 copy
Danzas 1 copy
Piano Masterworks [sound recording] — Composer — 1 copy
Piano Recital, 1988 [Bolet, Hänssler] (2014) — composer — 1 copy
Chopín 1 copy
Sonates 1 copy
Légendes (2) - Piano (2009) 1 copy
Chopin / Liszt [sound recording] — Composer — 1 copy
Great Conductors: Mengelberg (2006) — Composer — 1 copy
Twelve Songs 1 copy
Murray Perahia Plays Franck & Liszt (1991) — Composer — 1 copy
Lipatti Plays Bach/Liszt/Bartok — Composer — 1 copy
6 CONSOLATIONS (1993) 1 copy
The Liszt Collection (2011) 1 copy
De Profundis (1992) 1 copy
Liszt: Piano Recital (2001) — Composer — 1 copy
Christmas Tree (etc.) (2006) 1 copy
Franz Liszt, Volume 2 (2013) 1 copy
Protege (2008) 1 copy
Prometheus (1981) 1 copy
Erlking 1 copy
Orchestral Works 1 (2008) 1 copy
Liszt Favourite Pieces (2011) 1 copy
Liszt Paraphrases [Bolet, Ensayo] — composer — 1 copy
Liszt: The Final Years (1968) 1 copy
FORGOTTEN WALTZ (1965) 1 copy
Two Legends 1 copy
Balladen 1 copy
Franz Liszt (1973) 1 copy
Werke für Klavier [sound recording] (2011) — Composer — 1 copy
Funérailles (2003) 1 copy
Isoldens Liebestod (2009) 1 copy
Die Ideale (1981) 1 copy
Roots & Routes (2012) 1 copy
Rhapsodies. 1 copy
Funrailles 1 copy
Salve Regina 1 copy
Hamlet (1981) 1 copy
Confirmatio 1 copy
Nuages gris 1 copy
Funerailles 1 copy
Sämtliche Orgelwerke (1985) 1 copy
Sämtliche Orgelwerke (1986) 1 copy
Sämtliche Orgelwerke (1986) 1 copy
Sämtliche Orgelwerke (1986) 1 copy
Piano Music 1 copy
Stokowski - Rhapsodies (1993) 1 copy
Brilliantissimo (1997) 1 copy
Liszt for 2 1 copy
Best Liszt 50 (2011) 1 copy
Twelve Symphonic Poems (2018) 1 copy
Songs 1 copy
Lieder (Ziesak) (2008) 1 copy
Liszt: Piano Works (1993) 1 copy
12 Etudes 1 copy
Two ballades 1 copy
Ave Maria 1 copy
Thirty Songs (1911) 1 copy
Piano Concerti (2013) 1 copy
Don Sanche (1986) 1 copy
Liebestraume 1 copy
Liszt : Concerto pathétique [two piano score] (1929) — Composer — 1 copy
The Sad Monk 1 copy
Thielemann Conducts Faust — Composer — 1 copy

Associated Works

Horowitz in Moscow [sound recording] (1986) — composer — 40 copies
Lisztomania [1975 film] (1975) — Composer — 17 copies
Sonatas & Etudes (2009) 2 copies
The Cat Concerto [1947 short film] (1947) — Composer — 2 copies
Mozart in Love [sound recording] — Composer — 1 copy
The World's Greatest Classics — Composer — 1 copy
The World's Greatest Classics, Vol. 2 — Composer — 1 copy
Naoaki Fukui plays Schumann & Liszt (2002) — composer, some editions — 1 copy
Mephisto & Co. (1998) — Composer — 1 copy
Live in Atlanta [1985] — composer, some editions — 1 copy
Great Pianists: Louis Kentner [1938-51] (2007) — composer, some editions — 1 copy

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SPUMusic | Feb 23, 2024 |
missing flute III
 
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SPUMusic | Feb 15, 2024 |
Being Liszt, it's obviously hard af. Even so, it's at least readable. Taking time to look at other facsimiles is highly useful, so don't let this be your definitive copy. It's my clean copy and recommend having one for any major work that you have to do your homework on.
 
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Zjones.2x | Jan 14, 2024 |
In which you learn a little about Chopin and a lot about Liszt. Still I’m not complaining, it’s a good read. Shocked to find Chopin liked Hummel’s music, there’s no accounting for taste is there?
 
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merlin1234 | 3 other reviews | Jul 9, 2021 |

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