Franz Liszt, His Circle, and His Elusive Oratorio (eBook)

Xavier Jon Puslowski (Autor)

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2014
204 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-3803-9 (ISBN)

Infos

In this book, Xavier Puslowski presents a detailed study of the links between Liszt, his contemporaries, and his milieu. Using Saint Stanislas Oratorio as a focal point, Puslowski draws together the history of the Romantic period in classical music, and key figures and historical events in his story of Liszt’s achievements.

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Many scholars, concert pianists, and classical music fans deem Franz Liszt the preeminent pianist of the nineteenth century. In Franz Liszt, His Circle, and His Elusive Oratorio, Xavier Puslowski engages in a detailed study of the links between Liszt, his contemporaries, and his milieu. Drawing on Liszt's famous Saint Stanislas Oratorio as a focal point, Puslowski brings together the history of the Romantic period in classical music and the intersection of key figures and historical events in his story of Liszt's achievements told from a distinctly historicist perspective. Readers get a new view of Liszt as Puslowski brings together a remarkable cast of characters. Friend and rival, Frederic Chopin, stands tall as a symbol of Poland's fight for independence; the remarkable French ';people's poet' Pierre Beranger makes his entrance; virtuoso violinist Niccolo Paganini takes center stage later in Liszt's life; the indefatigable French composer Hector Berlioz and the domineering Richard Wagner assume their roles in this musical drama; and finally two of Poland's premier violinists, Karol Lipinski and Henryk Wieniawski, stand side by side with Russian pianist Anton Rubinstein, as the story of Liszt's influence reaches across national boundaries and time itself to make its presence felt.

Autor

Xavier Jon Puslowski taught at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and served as an economist with the U.S. Department of Energy.

Inhalt

Preface Chapter 1: Romanticism and the musical backgroundChapter 2: Youth and the ProdigyChapter 3: Béranger and the RevolutionsChapter 4: Paganini and his crucial influenceChapter 5: Liszt and the Polish pianistChapter 6: Chopin and the Polish bowmanChapter 7: Chopin and Polish RomanticismChapter 8: Liszt and the great virtuosityChapter 9: Chopin and his lettersChapter 10: The Princess and settlement at WeimarChapter 11: Liszt and his three livesChapter 12: Wieniawski and the hard-earned yearsChapter 13: Liszt and the Polish OratorioChapter 14: The Survivor and his friendsChapter 15: The Decline and EndEpilogueAppendix: Listings of Franz Liszt’s music connected to PolandIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.9.2014
• Zusatzinfo: 2 Illustrations including: - 2 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Singen / Musizieren
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-3803-8 / 1442238038
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-3803-9 / 9781442238039