Franz Liszt: A Research and Information Guide
- ISBN-10
- 1135948526
- ISBN-13
- 9781135948528
- Series
- Franz Liszt
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 536
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-08-02
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Michael Saffle
Description
Franz Liszt has become for music historians the archetypical genius - able to upstage such titans as Chopin and Thalberg on the piano, then moving with ease into composition and effortlessly travelling outside the boundaries of his age with wildly original music. This biography attempts to evalutate the composer.
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