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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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December 13, 2018
Giudizio: 3.5 stelline
Bello, ma ci sono un mare di digressioni e non tutte sono utili a capire l'artista né a fornire un'interpretazione delle composizioni. È uno stile abbastanza proprio dell'epoca reso pesante dalla prolissità di scrittura di Liszt.
In ogni caso, non si tratta di una biografia vera e propria ma di frammenti di vita.
Bello, ma ci sono un mare di digressioni e non tutte sono utili a capire l'artista né a fornire un'interpretazione delle composizioni. È uno stile abbastanza proprio dell'epoca reso pesante dalla prolissità di scrittura di Liszt.
In ogni caso, non si tratta di una biografia vera e propria ma di frammenti di vita.
September 22, 2022
"chopin sapeva, lo sapeva anche troppo, che egli non agiva sulla moltitudine e che non poteva colpire le masse, perché, simili a un mare di piombo, i loro flutti, malleabili a tutti i fuochi, non sono per questo meno facili da smuovere."
"egli fa parlare a un solo strumento il linguaggio dell'infinito."
"egli fa parlare a un solo strumento il linguaggio dell'infinito."
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