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Reflections on Liszt.(Book review)
Reflections on Liszt. By Alan Walker. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2005. [xii, 277 p. ISBN 0-801-44366-6. $39.95.] Illustrations, music examples, bibliography, index.
Few scholars can be given more credit for reinvigorating a critical investigation of the life and music of Franz Liszt than Alan Walker. For almost forty years he has been the most vocal exponent of a more nuanced--even sympathetic--consideration of the composer and pianist. When the final volume of his three-part Franz Liszt (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987-1996) appeared, it brought to conclusion an immense project that encompassed more than 1,600 compellingly detailed pages, ...
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- Franz Liszt. vol 3: The Final Years, 1861-1886.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Notes Langevin, Kenneth March 1, 1999 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: National Review de Toledano, Ralph September 12, 1986 700+ words
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- Franz Liszt: vol. 3, The Final Years, 1861-1886.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Booklist Leventhal, Ted April 15, 1996 700+ words
...of nineteenth-century composer/pianist Franz Liszt (the previous volumes are Franz Liszt: The Virtuoso Years, 1811-48 [1983] and Franz Liszt The Weimar Years, 1848-62 [1989]), musicologist...
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- Magazine article from: Contemporary Review Zaluski, Iwo July 1, 2002 700+ words
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- The Piano Master Classes of Franz Liszt: 1884-1886, Diary Notes of August...
- Magazine article from: Notes Marks, Brian December 1, 1997 700+ words
...translation of The Piano Master Classes of Franz Liszt, Richard Zimdars has made available...firsthand account of the teaching of Franz Liszt. August Gollerich, student and secretary to Liszt in the last three years of his life...
- Franz Liszt.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Notes ROSENBLATT, JAY June 1, 2000 700+ words
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- Franz Liszt and his World.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Notes Trippett, David June 1, 2007 700+ words
Franz Liszt and his World. Edited by Dana Gooley and...Festival series, an empirically plural Liszt is finally in a position to slay the more familiar, anecdotally mythic "Liszt." Were the pianist-composer still a...
- The autograph manuscript of Franz Liszt's 'Ab Irato.'
- Magazine article from: Notes Elliker, Calvin June 1, 1995 700+ words
...previously unknown autograph manuscript of Franz Liszt's piano etude Ab Irato.(1...At mm. 28, 39, 96, and 102 Liszt has drawn extensions of the staves...Hochformat" in brown ink and not in Liszt's hand. Additional writing in...
- Franz Liszt: A Guide to Research, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News May 1, 2006 700+ words
0415940117 Franz Liszt; a guide to research, 2d ed. Saffle...bibliographies ML134 Attempting to summarize Liszt is a bit like attempting to summarize...and State U.) proves here that even Liszt, whose life and work often appear gargantuan...
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