Table of Contents

1. The romantic artist Katharine Ellis; 2. Inventing Liszt's life: early biography and autobiography Alexander Rehding; 3. Liszt in the twentieth century James Deaville; 4. Liszt's early and Weimar piano works Kenneth Hamilton; 5. Liszt's late piano works: a survey James M. Baker; 6. Liszt's late piano works: larger forms James M. Baker; 7. Liszt's piano concerti: a lost tradition Anna Celenza; 8. Performing Liszt's piano music Kenneth Hamilton; 9. Liszt's Lieder Monika Hennemann; 10. Liszt's symphonic poems and symphonies Reeves Shulstad; 11. Liszt's sacred choral music Dolores Pesce.

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Presents an authoritative overview and up-to-date Liszt scholarship in an accessible fashion.

About the Author

Kenneth Hamilton is pianist-in-residence and senior lecturer in music at the University of Birmingham, UK. A virtuoso pianist with an international reputation, he is also an authority on Liszt and has a special interest in nineteenth-century performing techniques. He is the author of the Cambridge Music handbook Liszt: Sonata in B Minor.

Reviews

'… a reliable survey of most of Liszt's music … concise and thought-provoking, too.' BBC Music Magazine

'… a timely intervention in Liszt scholarship, bringing together leading scholars to present an overview of Liszt's vast and diverse oeuvre. … a valuable addition to the burgeoning Liszt literature.' The Times Literary Supplement

'… a rewarding study of a fascinating romantic artist.' Reference Reviews