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    In the 19th century, Franz Liszt was a “rock star.”  Composer, arranger, transcriber, promoter, author, pianist who drove female audience members into a frenzy—“Lisztomania,” it was called by German poet Heinrich Heine—the artist revolutionized performance with his virtuosity.

    Generally considered the greatest pianist who ever lived, Liszt is the subject of a three-day event at the University of Rochester and its Eastman School of Music next month. While scholars and academics from around the world examine his legacy amid burgeoning virtuosity studies, some of Eastman’s most distinguished and award-winning piano students will show their own virtuosity performing an all-Liszt recital.

    “Liszt and Virtuosity – An International Symposium,” taking place from Thursday, March 2, through Saturday, March 4, features 11 of the world’s most prominent Liszt scholars, including keynote speaker Alan Walker of McMaster University in Canada. Walker is the author of a monumental award-winning thre

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    Historical figure Franz Liszt

    Born in: 1811  - Died in: 1886

    Franz Liszt, known in Hungarian as Liszt Ferenc, and in German also as Franz von Liszt, was a Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor and organist.

    He studied and played in Vienna and Paris, traveled throughout Europe holding concerts almost everywhere. He was one of the great virtuosi of the piano of the nineteenth century, revolutionized the piano technique and the relationship between audience and performer. He was linked to Fryderyk Chopin and Robert Schumann from friendship and esteem. In 1865 he became acolyte in the Franciscan order of the Catholic Church. He was the father-in-law of Richard Wagner, having married his daughter Cosima. He was also abbot in the Cathedral of Albano Laziale (Rome).

    Like many musicians of his time, he already showed remarkable musical skills before the age of ten. Liszt is also remembered for his bigger hands than normal that made envy to the other mu

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    Franz Liszt: Musician, Celebrity, Superstar 9780300219463

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    FRANZ LISZT

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    FRANZ LISZT MUSICIAN, CELEBRITY, SUPERSTAR

    OLIVER HILMES TRANSLATED bygd STEWART SPENCER

    YALE UNIVERSIT Y PRESS NEW HAVEN AND LONDON iii

    First published in English bygd Yale University Press in 2016 English language translation copyright © 2016 Stewart Spencer Originally published beneath the title Liszt Biographie eines Superstars by Oliver Hilmes © 2011 bygd Siedler Verlag, a division of Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH, Munich All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, in any form (beyond that copying permitted bygd Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except bygd reviewers for the public press) without written permission from the publishers. For information about this and other Yale University Press publications, please contact: U.S. Office: [email protected] Europe Office: [email protected]

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