In the world of music, Franz Liszt was something of a Renaissance man. A virtuoso pianist, composer, conductor, teacher, and transcriber, he contributed prolifically to the solo piano repertoire, and ...
In 2011, British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor became the youngest such artist ever to sign with Decca Classics, one of the most prominent labels in classical music. He has now released his sixth album ...
On his latest album Liszt: Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works for Sony Classical, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes unveils the often-forgotten side of the famed virtuoso Franz Liszt - the sacred music ...
Only writers could record pleasures of early music, like Franz Liszt performance [Unscripted column]
Franz Liszt at a social gathering in 1885 or ’86 graciously agrees to perform Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata: “He had only played the opening triplets, however, when I felt as if the room no longer ...
In this 13-part series, pianist, teacher and author David Dubal explores the way the giants of the 19th century wrote for the solo piano. Each one-hour program will focus on a single composer, from ...
The classical pianist, who turns 200 today, changed the art of performance forever with his over-the-top concerts, creating a craze that... Illustration of Franz Liszt. The Hungarian composer and ...
This musician swapped lullabies for Liszt’s most demanding piano work, to comfort his tiny tot. One parent has solved the problem of how to calm an upset child: play them classical music. His piece of ...
George Butterworth died 100 years ago this week. His surviving orchestral music isn’t enough to fill a single disc. But here we get 75 minutes’ worth, the extras and completions all orchestrated by ...
On his latest album Liszt: Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works for Sony Classical, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes unveils the often-forgotten side of the famed virtuoso Franz Liszt - the sacred music ...
In this 13-part series, pianist, teacher and author David Dubal explores the way the giants of the 19th century wrote for the solo piano. Each one-hour program will focus on a single composer, from ...
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