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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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September 8, 2019
São extraordinariamente belas e dolorosas as composições de Chopin.
Falam da dor do homem exilado que sabe que a sua pátria longínqua sofre, mas é obrigado a viver entre as luzes parisienses, enquanto suporta os escombros da Polónia no coração. (Coração que, após a morte de Chopin, regressa à Polónia dentro de um frasco e, tendo sido capturado pelos nazis durante a II Guerra Mundial, hoje, finalmente, pode descansar num pilar da Igreja de Santa Cruz, em Varsóvia)
É memorável que numa época de feroz concorrência entre os gigantes da música, Liszt tenha reconhecido o génio inigualável de Chopin. Um homem feito de contradições e que nasceu para viver longe.
Interessante pensar que tudo na sua vida foi separação; até o quadro que Delacroix pintou de Chopin e George Sand, e que o pintor por ordem de George Sand teve de o cortar ao meio, separando Sand e Chopin também na arte, e não apenas na vida.
Gostei muito.
Falam da dor do homem exilado que sabe que a sua pátria longínqua sofre, mas é obrigado a viver entre as luzes parisienses, enquanto suporta os escombros da Polónia no coração. (Coração que, após a morte de Chopin, regressa à Polónia dentro de um frasco e, tendo sido capturado pelos nazis durante a II Guerra Mundial, hoje, finalmente, pode descansar num pilar da Igreja de Santa Cruz, em Varsóvia)
É memorável que numa época de feroz concorrência entre os gigantes da música, Liszt tenha reconhecido o génio inigualável de Chopin. Um homem feito de contradições e que nasceu para viver longe.
Interessante pensar que tudo na sua vida foi separação; até o quadro que Delacroix pintou de Chopin e George Sand, e que o pintor por ordem de George Sand teve de o cortar ao meio, separando Sand e Chopin também na arte, e não apenas na vida.
Gostei muito.
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