Documentary: The Classical Nerd: Franz Liszt (1:20:00)
Documentary: Liszt in the World (1:30:00)
Course Description:
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) was the most influential composer of the mid-19th
century. Following a decade of touring as a concert pianist that created a public
frenzy dubbed "Lisztomania," Liszt concentrated on composing highly romantic
music with themes of terror, death, destiny and the devil. His work in this period,
movie composers. In his final two decades Liszt's produced more subtle music
that anticipated the impressionism of Claude Debussy and 20th century atonality.
Early Solo Piano Music (1833 - 1860)
Day 3: Later Solo Piano Music
Franz Liszt Fantasizing at the Piano (1840), by Danhauser, commissioned by Conrad Graf.
The imagined gathering shows seated Alfred de Musset or Alexandre Dumas, George Sand,
Franz Liszt, Marie d'Agoult; standing Hector Berlioz or Victor Hugo, Niccolò Paganini, Gioachino Rossini; a bust of Beethoven on the piano, a portrait of Lord Byron on the wall,
a statue of Joan of Arc on the far left.
Franz Liszt, Marie d'Agoult; standing Hector Berlioz or Victor Hugo, Niccolò Paganini, Gioachino Rossini; a bust of Beethoven on the piano, a portrait of Lord Byron on the wall,
a statue of Joan of Arc on the far left.
