New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism: The Virtuoso Liszt - Hardcover

Associate Professor of Music Dana Gooley; Gooley Dana; Ruth Solie
Cambridge University Press
9780521834438
0-521-83443-0

How does Franz Liszt's career compare when viewed from the perspective of European cultural history? This book examines how Liszt's contemporaries perceived and interpreted his significance. Dana Gooley.

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explains why the cultural context of his concert career contributed to his unprecedented popularity and focuses on controversies provoked by Liszt in the press. Gooley includes many new insights about his highly original performing style.