Xavier Jon Puslowski

Franz Liszt, His Circle, and His Elusive Oratorio

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 of Liszt's achievements.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 491g
• ISBN-13: 9781442238022
• ISBN-10: 144223802X
• Artikelnr.: 40787805

Autorenporträt

Xavier Jon Puslowski taught at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and served as an economist with the U.S. Department of Energy.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chapter 1: Romanticism and the musical background Chapter 2: Youth
and the Prodigy Chapter 3: Béranger and the Revolutions Chapter 4: Paganini
and his crucial influence Chapter 5: Liszt and the Polish pianist Chapter
6: Chopin and the Polish bowman Chapter 7: Chopin and Polish Romanticism
Chapter 8: Liszt and the great virtuosity Chapter 9: Chopin and his letters
Chapter 10: The Princess and settlement at Weimar Chapter 11: Liszt and his
three lives Chapter 12: Wieniawski and the hard-earned years Chapter 13:
Liszt and the Polish Oratorio Chapter 14: The Survivor and his friends
Chapter 15: The Decline and End Epilogue Appendix: Listings of Franz
Liszt's music connected to Poland Index