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Franz Liszt and His World (The Bard Music Festival)  

Franz Liszt was a virtuoso pianist,a conductor, master teacher and abbe and he made the concert experience more exciting and dramatic for the audience. He also reinvented the possibilities for oratorio and church music. This book containing a series of essays further our understanding of this composer and allows us to take a fresh look at his life within the context of his contemporary world.It contains important biographical and critical documents from the composer's lifetime which show how he was viewed by his contemporaries.

This is a set of 3 volumes following the lifetime and achievements of Franz Liszt.A highly informative account of his personal and musical life.

 

Franz Liszt: The Weimar Years, 1848-61 v. 2