Liszt / by Walter Beckett.
| Author/creator | Beckett, Walter |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [Revised edition.] |
| Publication Info | London : J.M. Dent; New York : Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, [1956] |
| Description | 185 pages : music ; 19 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Master musicians Master musicians series. ^A260201 |
| Contents | Treating of contradictory forces in Liszt's character and his life until the death of Adam Liszt -- The influences that mould him and the beginnings of his romantic life -- The Bohemians journey towards truth -- The supreme virtuoso of the piano -- His great period of composition and conducting, and his friendship with Wagner -- Liszt feels again the call of religion and becomes and Abbe -- The romantic episode of Olga Janina -- The great piano Salon of the Romantic era at Wiemar -- Liszt, the Hungarian -- He at last escapes from the domination of women, his restless life, triumphant last tour and death -- The nature of Liszt's music discussed under seven headings -- Piano music -- Arrangements and transcriptions for piano -- Orchestral works and piano concertos -- Vocal and organ works, etc. -- Liszt as a player - contemporary accounts -- Appendixes. Inaccuracies in the biographies of Liszt ; The Liszt society. |
| LCCN | 56013950 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.L7 B295 1956 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |