To a people, always prompt in its recognition of genius, and ready to sympathize in the joys and woes of a truly great artist, this work will be one of exceeding interest. It is a short, glowing, and generous sketch, from the hand of Franz Liszt, (who, considered in the double light of composer and performer, has no living equal, ) of the original ...
In these eloquent and intensely personal writings, Franz Liszt sketches the cities, people, and scenes of his travels in the 1830s and explores ideas about art and its ideal place in the world. During six years of wandering through Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria, and Germany (four of them together with Countess Marie d'Agoult), the composer ...
Muses on the phenomenon of the great composer and pianist. Liszt's musical influences and pupils are viewed against the musical and cultural life of nineteenth-century Europe.
These letters of Franz Liszt are a part of the Dumbarton Oaks Collection bequeathed to Harvard University by Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss in 1969. Written during the last sixteen years of Liszt's life, they are addressed to the Baroness Olga von Meyendorff, who shared his interests, though not always his views, in a broad field of disciplines--music, ...
Done with great taste, in a perfectly simple and straightforward manner, Liszt's piano transcriptions of Bach's organ music became the classic models for all future works in this genre. Includes 6 Organ Preludes and Fugues (BWV 543-548) and the world-famous Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (BWV 542). New Dover compilation.
All 19 Rhapsodies reproduced directly from an authoritative Russian edition. All headings, footnotes translated to English. Best one-volume edition available.
Masterworks of the 19th-century composer include "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat major, Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat major, La Campanella" (Paganini Etude No. 3), and 9 others.
Large Format for easy reading. Collection of letters from the Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer, widely considered to be one of the greatest piano virtuosi of all time, and certainly the most famous of the nineteenth century.
All 24 songs of Schubert's great song cycle "Winterreise, " along with the 4 songs of "Geistliche Lieder" and the beloved single songs "La Rose," "Die Forelle," and "Lob der Thranen."
One of Liszt's most performed piano masterpieces, with the 6 Consolations, 10 Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, 2 Ballades, and 2 Legendes. Breitkopf and Hartel edition.
Authoritative Russian edition of piano masterpieces: Premiere Annee (Suisse); Deuxieme Annee (Italie) and Venezia e Napoli; Troisieme Annee, and a number of related pieces, including Apparitions and "Lyon" from "Album d'un voyageur."
Masterful transcriptions include Rossini's "La Danza," Bach's "Organ Fantasy and Fugue in G minor," Beethoven's "Joyous gathering of the peasants" from the "Pastorale" Symphony, Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" and "Dance of the Elves" from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, " "The Trout" and "Erlkonig" by Schubert, the "Polonaise" from Tchaikovsky's ...
Selection of extremely worthwhile though not widely-known songs. Texts in French, German, and Italian, all with English translations. Piano, high voice.
A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S" words that ...
This book features one of the most awe-inspiring figures in all of music history. Composer, bon vivant, pianist, teacher, superstar showman, raconteur, writer, entrepreneur, ladies' man, philanthropist, and priest, Franz Liszt is widely viewed today not only as a great composer, but also as the greatest pianist of the 19th century. Yet his ...
This wonderful collection of 25 of Liszt's most famous works for piano also features an extensive biography and illustrations of this prolific composer. Selections include: By the Lake of Wallenstadt * Consolation (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) * Dance of the Gnomes * Farewell * La Regatta Venetiana * Liebestraum (Nos. 1, 2, 3) * Mephisto Waltz * Nocturne ...
Large Format for easy reading. Collection of letters from the Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer, widely considered to be one of the greatest piano virtuosi of all time, and certainly the most famous of the nineteenth century.
A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S" words that ...
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