Author: Wilhelm Von Lenz
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3955079260
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Wilhelm von Lenz was a a personal acquaintance of the famous romantic composers of the mid 19th century. His accounts tell us how the author experienced and evaluated the lives and careers of Franz Liszt, Fréderic Chopin, Carl Tausig and Adolf von Henselt.
Author: Wilhelm von Lenz
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Category : Pianists
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Author: Wilhelm von Lenz
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ISBN: 9780912483733
Category : Pianists
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Author: Wilhelm Von Lenz
Publisher: Kahn & Averill Pub
ISBN: 9780900707773
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Author: Wilhelm von Lenz
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ISBN: 9781332133260
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Excerpt from The Great Piano Virtuosos of Our Time From Personal Acquaintance: Liszt, Chopin, Tausig, Henselt All the great pianists of the first half of the century, were personally known to me: Field, Hummel, Moscheles, Kalkbrenner. From the school which we now already call "old" (excluding Field, who went his own peculiar way), a school which, if not founded by Hummel, was at least essentially influenced by him, I came to the new era of the pianoforte, to Liszt and Chopin. Liszt is a phenomenon of universal musical virtuosity, such as had never before been known: not simply a pianistic wonder. Liszt is a phenomenon spreading over the whole domain of musical production, and creating a universal standard of comparison. Liszt does not merely play piano; he tells, at the piano, the story of his own destiny, which is closely linked to, and reflects, the progress of our time. Liszt is a latent history of the keyboard, himself its crowning glory. To him the piano becomes an approximate expression of his high mental cultivation, of his views, of his faith and being. What does piano-playing matter to him! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Wilhelm von Lenz
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ISBN: 9781437958836
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Languages : en
Pages : 112
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A classic of piano literature, first published in German in 1872, with the first English edition appearing in New York in 1899. Wilhelm von Lenz, pupil and friend of both Liszt and Chopin and who also knew Tausig, Henselt and Cramer, provides unique, intimate portraits of these legendary musicians, reminding us that they were not only musical geniuses but very human. One is enthralled by his description of his first meeting with Liszt and his attempt to play on Liszt¿s specially prepared practice piano; his experiences with Chopin and his disastrous introduction to George Sand; by his meetings with the aged and almost forgotten Cramer and with the fiery Carl Tausig, Liszt¿s favorite pupil; and his account of Henselt, who gave but 3 concerts in 33 years. Illus.
Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Author: Kenneth Hamilton
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195178262
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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Hamilton dissects the oft invoked myth of a 'Great Tradition', or Golden Age of pianism. He then goes on to discuss the performance style great pianists, from Liszt to Paderewski, and delves into the far from inevitable development of the piano recital.
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 864
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Includes music.
Author: Harold C Schonberg
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393038576
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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Schonberg brings the reader closer to an identification with the composers he discusses and thus closer to an understanding of their music. The book consequently places more emphasis on biographical details and less upon technical analysis of the music.
