| Liszt: A Listener's Guide [With CD (Audio)] Contributor(s): Young, John Bell (Author) |
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ISBN: 1574671707 ISBN-13: 9781574671704 Publisher: Amadeus OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Composer, bon vivant, pianist, teacher, superstar showman, raconteur, writer, entrepreneur, ladies' man, philanthropist, and priest, Franz Liszt is widely viewed today not only as a great composer, but also as the greatest pianist of the 19th century. Yet his enormous body of piano music, by turns poetic, glittering, acrobatic, prophetic, profound, and haunting, failed to command the acclaim it deserved in his lifetime. In Liszt, John Bell Young takes a close look at this opulent music, illuminating its many facets and challenges from a pianist's engaged perspective. HIGHLIGHT * Never-before-released recordings of five extraordinary young pianists are included on an accompanying CD |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Music | Instruction & Study - Appreciation |
| Dewey: 786.209 |
| LCCN: 2008045426 |
| Series: Unlocking the Masters |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6" W x 9.02" (0.66 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Composer, bon vivant, pianist, teacher, superstar showman, raconteur, writer, entrepreneur, ladies' man, philanthropist, and priest, Franz Liszt is widely viewed today not only as a great composer, but also as the greatest pianist of the 19th century. Yet his enormous body of piano music, by turns poetic, glittering, acrobatic, prophetic, profound, and haunting, failed to command the acclaim it deserved in his lifetime. In Liszt, John Bell Young takes a close look at this opulent music, illuminating its many facets and challenges from a pianist's engaged perspective. HIGHLIGHT - Never-before-released recordings of five extraordinary young pianists are included on an accompanying CD |
