The liszt/dagoult correspondence by franz liszt

Account Options Logga in. Skaffa tryckt exemplar. Franz Liszt. Franz Liszt's correspondence with the Comtesse Marie d'Agoult, herself a celebrated historian and the mother of Liszt's three children, has only recently been made available in anything like respectable form. A decade ago French scholar Serge Gut, together with Jacqueline Bellas, published a definitive edition of the surviving Liszt-d'Agoult letters, thereby replacing the heavily edited and incomplete edition of the s.

Working closely with Gut, Michael Short has translated the entire correspondence into English, adding new footnotes and references in the process. The bulk of the translated correspondence, containing more than of the letters, will soon be available in an edition from Pendragon Press. 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.

The bulk of the translated correspondence,

By the end of Liszt's 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 to , 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 and , 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 , 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.