No nineteenth-century composer had more diverse ties to his
contemporary world than Franz Liszt (1811-1886). At various points
in his life he made his home in Vienna, Paris, Weimar, Rome, and
Budapest. In his roles as keyboard virtuoso, conductor, master
teacher, and abbe, he reinvented the concert experience, advanced a
progressive agenda for symphonic and dramatic music, rethought the
possibilities of church music and the oratorio, and transmitted the
foundations of modern pianism.
The essays brought together in "Franz Liszt and His World"
advance our understanding of the composer with fresh perspectives
and an emphasis on historical contexts. Rainer Kleinertz examines
Wagner's enthusiasm for Liszt's symphonic poem "Orpheus";
Christopher Gibbs discusses Liszt's pathbreaking Viennese concerts
of 1838; Dana Gooley assesses Liszt against the backdrop of
antivirtuosity polemics; Ryan Minor investigates two cantatas
written in honor of Beethoven; Anna Celenza offers new insights
about Liszt's experience of Italy; Susan Youens shows how Liszt's
songs engage with the modernity of Heinrich Heine's poems; James
Deaville looks at how publishers sustained Liszt's popularity; and
Leon Botstein explores Liszt's role in the transformation of
nineteenth-century preoccupations regarding religion, the nation,
and art.
"Franz Liszt and His World" also includes key biographical and
critical documents from Liszt's lifetime, which open new windows on
how Liszt was viewed by his contemporaries and how he wished to be
viewed by posterity. Introductions to and commentaries on these
documents are provided by Peter Bloom, Jose Bowen, James Deaville,
Allan Keiler, Rainer Kleinertz, Ralph Locke, Rena Charnin Mueller,
and Benjamin Walton."
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