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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1893 edition by Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1908 edition by Marquardt & Co., Berlin. ... Read more

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This work traces the composer's German tours from Leipzig and Dresden to major cities like Munich and Berlin, and to such out-of-the-way places as Rolandseck, Solingen, Liegnitz, Jena, and Ludwigsburg. Cited or paraphrased in the text are quotations from more than 2,000 sources, many of them new to Liszt scholarship. Separate chapters are devoted to Liszt's reception by German critics, and to the German compositions Liszt completed for voice, male chorus, and piano during these tours. The book concludes with a listing of all Liszt's German concerts and with translations of fifteen especially lengthy and interesting reviews. ... Read more

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Must read for concert pianists.
This book completely examines the Lizstomania period in Germany.It documents 300 performances, in chronological order, with repertoire performed. Very user-friendly, it is indispensable to all concert performers interested in Liszt's early music. Much more than a reference book, it offers valuable insight into the performer and the musical climate he encouraged ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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An advanced piano duet by Franz Liszt. ... Read more

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Carl V. Lachmund (1857-1928) was an American pupil of Liszt; he studied with the Hungarian master in Weimar between the years 1882-1884. During that time he kept a diary which eventually ran to some 700 pages. This document gives one of the mo st exhaustive accounts of Liszt's keyboard instruction extant. Some time after World War I, and in response to a demand from a number of musicians with an interest in the matter, Lachmund decided to turn his diary into a book about his daily life with Liszt. In order to gather additional background material about a period now long past, he wrote to more than 200 musicians in America and Europe who had had some personal contact with the composer, and invited them to share their personal reminiscences. The book never appeared and his papers came to rest in the New York Public Library, with whose cooperation this book is now being published.

The Liszt scholar Alan Walker has undertaken the task of introducing, editing, and annotating the Lachmund papers. He calls the diary an irreplaceable source of first-hand material which throws fresh light on the way Liszt taught the piano. Liszt also emerges from these pages as a great and noble human being. This book will interest all teachers, performers, and students of the period. It represents a major contribution to nineteenth-century studies. ... Read more

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Providing a penetrating account of many aspects of the composer's playing, this text emphasizes not only Liszt's own playing, but its influence on pianism in general and the far-reaching effect on teaching methods through his dedicated work with numerous pupils from various countries. ... Read more

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Aus dem Ungarischen übertragen und bearbeitet von J.P. Toth und A. Luther. Titel der ungarischen Ausgabe "Magyar Rapszódia." Ungekürzte Sonderausgabe, Zweite Auflage Frühjahr, 1953 (51. - 85. Tausend; Erstes bis Viertes Buch in einem Bande. [Text in German] ... Read more

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In addition to what these missives tell us of the life and character of this extraordinarily charismatic composer and pianist, and of his ties to the other great musicians of the period, Franz Liszt's letters--most of which are here translated into English for the first time--also reveal the astonishing range of his relationships in literature, art, the church, politics, and among the great reigning houses of Europe. ... Read more

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F.Liszt + Agnes Street-Klindworth:A Correspondence
This book is an exciting document relating the tendre relationship between F.Liszt, great composer of 19 centuary, and Agnes S.-K. acting with her father as secret service agent in european courts. I have read a lot of Liszt correspondance with another famous people of the 19th century (Wagner, Marie d'Agoult, his pubishers, composers etc), but the correspondence with Agnes is very personal and discovers both human features of Liszt as a man and his very sincere opinion of the "new music of the future" including his own music and its problems with audience and critics. After finishing this very well documented correspondance I must say that Franz Liszt was not only music genius, but also humanist and fascinating man whose true value and role in the history of music has not yet been properly appreciated. Thanks especially to Pauline Pocknell(editor)!!! ... Read more

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Franz Liszt ... through the eyes of his students!
This is another tome on Franz Liszt that should be snapped up when it appears at Amazon. In fact, Amazon shows 'currently unavailable' because when I finally saw the title at Amazon from one lone vendor, I bought it immediately! If it's presented again and the price is decent, grab it! Now I'll give you the reasons: one of the ways to better 'know' Liszt [and other than being Dr. Alan Walker!] is to read the tomes about Liszt from his master class students which get into the Liszt methodology and of course the man and master himself.

As an example, I have the Amy Fay 'letters home' book when she studied with Liszt, the August Göllerich diary, the Carl Lachmund diary [pricey that one but hard to find and excellent material] and even the depressing [with regard to the MIStreatment of Liszt in his final days] Lina Schmalhausen diary and now this one where more former Liszt pupils, Arthur Friedheim [1859-1932] and Alexander Siloti [1863-1945] add to the Liszt literature albeit with first hand personal knowledge of the man, master and veritable legend, Franz Liszt. This book is edited by Mark N. Grant whose own tome, "Maestros of the Pen: A List of Classical Music Criticism in America" [446 pages, published in 2001] is also highly recommended!

Liszt from the perspective of his Weimar students is the next best thing to Dr. Alan Walker's own magnificent 3 volume Franz Liszt trilogy and related books on Liszt written by Dr. Walker for a clear picture of Liszt and his methodology ranging from those famous Weimar Liszt quips a la those "uninvited guests" [Liszt buzzword for what the fraternity today calls the common 'clinker' or to the non '88' involved, 'wrong notes'], the 'dirty wash' comment or the ultimate sign that the master was displeased and his mention of the word 'conservatory' with the translation being that the pupil was not yet ready for Liszt master classes.

As I said in another review about becoming one of Liszt's pupils, and once again using an analogous phrase, to wit, 'many are called, but few are chosen' because contrary to popular belief is was de facto 'assumed' one knew the instrument quite well 'before' seeking out Franz Liszt. Or indeed, the reactions of the 'pupils' to one's playing ability which in itself could be, shall we say, a quick return trip from whence one came! In effect, the group master class with the master was a well 'earned' privilege. In one case, a student presented a letter of recommendation from royalty whereupon Liszt dryly commented,"Impressive remarks ... but more preferable to presenting such glowing letters and testaments from Queens, first allow me to hear you play." Hey, move to 2005 just for purposes of making point here, the 12th Van Cliburn and Joyce Yang [Silver medalist] speaking about nervousness in that DVD radio interview, to wit, "Actually it wasn't the day I arrived ... as much as it was hearing 'others' [emphasis mine] play."

Make a mental note on this tome when it becomes available! So too, check out the other books written by various Liszt students all of which place you right at the scene in Weimar with only the sound missing!


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This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Japanese thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of Letters of Franz Liszt, Vol 1, Paris to Rome. This edition would be useful if you would like to enrich your Japanese-English vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in advanced of college examinations. Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words. Rare or idiosyncratic words and expressions are given lower priority compared to "difficult, yet commonly used" English words. Rather than supply a single translation, many words are translated for a variety of meanings in Japanese, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of English without using the notes as a pure translation crutch. Having the reader decipher a word's meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. This edition is helpful to Japanese-speaking students enrolled in an English Language Program (ELP), an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program, an English as a Second Language Program (ESL), or in a TOEFL® or TOEIC® preparation program. Students who are actively building their vocabularies in Japanese or English may also find this useful for Advanced Placement® (AP®) tests. TOEFL®, TOEIC®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. This book is one of a series of Webster's paperbacks that allows the reader to obtain more value from the experience of reading. Translations are from Webster's Online Dictionary, derived from a meta-analysis of public sources, cited on the site. ... Read more