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Franz Liszt, his circle, and his elusive oratorio / Xavier Jon Puslowski.

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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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Puslowski, Xavier Jon (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]
Subjects:
Liszt, Franz, > 1811-1886.
Liszt, Franz, > 1811-1886 > Friends and associates.
Liszt, Franz, > 1811-1886. > Legende vom Heiligen Stanislaus.
Composers > Hungary > Biography.
Music > Poland > 19th century > History and criticism.
Composers.
Friendship.
Music.
Hungary.
Poland.
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Romanticism and the musical background
  • Youth and the prodigy
  • Béranger and the revolutions
  • Paganini and his crucial influence
  • Liszt and the Polish pianist
  • Chopin and the Polish bowman
  • Chopin and Polish romanticism
  • Liszt and the great virtuosity
  • Chopin and his letters
  • The Princess and settlement at Weimar
  • Liszt and his three lives
  • Wieniawski and the hard-earned years
  • Liszt and the Polish oratorio
  • The survivor and his friends
  • The decline and end.

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