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| Title | : | Franz Liszt: Musician, Celebrity, Superstar |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300182937 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
Liszt: I am the greatest! It is hard to differentiate between an interesting life and an interesting description of that life. As the life goes, Franz Liszt could have been the precursor of Muhammad Ali. Liszt could legitimately said, "I am the greatest." His contribution, beyond a huge body o. Fascination biography of a gifted musical genius. The real Dave Clayton Fascination biography of a gifted musical genius. The real life consequences of a self-absorbed, immature personality are illuminating for all of us. So much for idealizing our "rock stars". After reading the book I thanked my lucky stars I wasn't any more talented mu. Ann Racy said enjoyed this book very much. My husband, a classical music lover, enjoyed this book very much. He has been inspired to pull out all Liszt discs and appreciate the composer anew.
No other Liszt biography in English is as colorful, witty, and compulsively readable, or reveals as much about the true nature of this extraordinary, outrageous talent.. An engrossing new biography of the musical revolutionary who was the world’s first international megastar Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was an anomaly. The author immerses the reader in the intrigues of the nineteenth-century European glitterati (including Liszt’s powerful patrons, the monstrous Wagner clan) while exploring the true, complex face of the artist and the soul of his music. Drawing on new, highly revealing documentary sources, including a veritable treasure trove of previously unexamined material on Liszt’s Weimar years, best-selling author Oliver Hilmes shines a spotlight on the extraordinary life and career of this singularly dazzling musical phenomenon. Whereas previous biographies have focused primarily on the composer’s musical contributions, Hilmes showcases Liszt the man in all his many shades and personal reinventions: child prodigy, Romantic eccentric, fervent Catholic, actor, lothario, celebrity, businessman, genius, and extravagant show-off. A virtuoso pianist and electrifying s
“It has the great virtue of objectivity, and with the help of Stewart Spencer’s nicely fluent translation, Hilmes does a solid and fair-minded job of charting the long career of one of the dominant and iconic figures of 19th century culture — a romantic in every sense of the word.”—Rupert Christiansen, Literary Review
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