Franz Liszt: The Virtuoso Years, 1811-1847, Vol. 1 (Franz Liszt)
Alan Walker
The first volume in Alan Walker's magisterial biography of Franz Liszt.
"You can't help but keep turning the pages, wondering how it will all turn out: and Walker's accumulated readings of Liszt's music have to be taken seriously indeed."—D. Kern Holoman, New York Review of Books
"A conscientious scholar passionate about his subject. Mr. Walker makes the man and his age come to life. These three volumes will be the definitive work to which all subsequent Liszt biographies will aspire."—Harold C. Schonberg, Wall Street Journal
"What distinguishes Walker from Liszt's dozens of earlier biographers is that he is equally strong ... Read more
"The prose is so lively that the reader is often swept along by the narrative.... This three-part work... is now the definitive work on Liszt in English and belongs in all music collections."—Library Journal
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Harold C. Schonberg, Wall Street Journal "Alan Walker's biography of Liszt... has been widely hailed as a groundbreaking work of scholarship.... Not only did his ... Read more