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Life of Chopin
A sympathetic tribute from one great composer for the piano to another
100 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1880
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Franz Liszt
2,561 books41 followersFranz Liszt (1811, Doborján, Hungary - 1886, Bayreuth, Germany)(Hungarian: Ferencz Liszt, in modern usage Ferenc Liszt, from 1859 to 1865 officially Franz Ritter von Liszt) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher. He was also the father-in-law of Richard Wagner.
Liszt became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer during the 1800s. He is said to have been the most technically advanced and perhaps greatest pianist of all time. He was also an important and influential composer, a notable piano teacher, a conductor who contributed significantly to the modern development of the art, and a benefactor to other composers and performers, notably Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz.
As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the “neudeutsche schule” (“New German School”). He left behind a huge and diverse body of work, in which he influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated some 20th-century ideas and trends. Some of his most notable contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form and making radical departures in harmony.
Liszt became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer during the 1800s. He is said to have been the most technically advanced and perhaps greatest pianist of all time. He was also an important and influential composer, a notable piano teacher, a conductor who contributed significantly to the modern development of the art, and a benefactor to other composers and performers, notably Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz.
As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the “neudeutsche schule” (“New German School”). He left behind a huge and diverse body of work, in which he influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated some 20th-century ideas and trends. Some of his most notable contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form and making radical departures in harmony.
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October 26, 2025
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(edit:) Choliszt und Schoethe werden mein Untergang sein. Wo wir gerade beim Thema sind: NICHT NUR wurde Goethe unzählige Male erwänt, SONDERN AUCH my man Faust!!!! My team is winning!! Die Einleitung war mega, philosophische Ausführungen zu Kunst sind immer slay. Es wurde etwas... abgeschwächter, der "Tiefpunkt" war das Mazurkakapitel (pls stop talking about women!), doch dann.
Wie er ihn als Engel verklärt? Wie er ihn als Frau beschreibt? DAS FÜNFTE KAPITEL????
Mein persönlicher Messerstich in den Rücken war aber, wie nicht nur die Todesgeschichte und sein Leiden ein eigenes Kapitel bekam (wtf), sondern. dass genau an dieser Stelle das ERSTE UND EINZIGE MAL S C H I L L E R zitiert wurde!!! Nur um die Tode und das Krankheitsleiden miteinander zu vergleichen, bist du wahnsinnig?
Anyway, rip Chopin, you would've hated your own biography
(edit:) Choliszt und Schoethe werden mein Untergang sein. Wo wir gerade beim Thema sind: NICHT NUR wurde Goethe unzählige Male erwänt, SONDERN AUCH my man Faust!!!! My team is winning!! Die Einleitung war mega, philosophische Ausführungen zu Kunst sind immer slay. Es wurde etwas... abgeschwächter, der "Tiefpunkt" war das Mazurkakapitel (pls stop talking about women!), doch dann.
Wie er ihn als Engel verklärt? Wie er ihn als Frau beschreibt? DAS FÜNFTE KAPITEL????
Mein persönlicher Messerstich in den Rücken war aber, wie nicht nur die Todesgeschichte und sein Leiden ein eigenes Kapitel bekam (wtf), sondern. dass genau an dieser Stelle das ERSTE UND EINZIGE MAL S C H I L L E R zitiert wurde!!! Nur um die Tode und das Krankheitsleiden miteinander zu vergleichen, bist du wahnsinnig?
Anyway, rip Chopin, you would've hated your own biography
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