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Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Liszt
Bryce Morrison
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Description for Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Liszt
Paperback. This lavishly illustrated book chronicles Liszt's life and times with the help of many rare photographs and contemporary prints. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 344.
Arguably the greatest of all piano virtuosi, Liszt was one of the few composers of his day who had the technique to perform his own compositions. A child prodigy pianist who could read music before he could recite the alphabet, Franz Liszt is one of the most outrageously gifted and most controversial figures in classical music. Unconventional in both his approach to composing and his personal life, he had a reputation for courting hostility and riding rough-shod over other people's feelings, particularly those of his musical peers. This lavishly illustrated book chronicles Liszt's life and times with the help of ... Read more
Arguably the greatest of all piano virtuosi, Liszt was one of the few composers of his day who had the technique to perform his own compositions. A child prodigy pianist who could read music before he could recite the alphabet, Franz Liszt is one of the most outrageously gifted and most controversial figures in classical music. Unconventional in both his approach to composing and his personal life, he had a reputation for courting hostility and riding rough-shod over other people's feelings, particularly those of his musical peers. This lavishly illustrated book chronicles Liszt's life and times with the help of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Omnibus Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780388717
SKU
V9781780388717
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About Bryce Morrison
Bryce Morrison is considered among the world's leading authorities on piano performance. He has broadcast extensively for the BBC and has made over fifty contributions to the most recent edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. He holds five degrees in music and literature and was recently awarded an honorary ARAM at the Royal Academy of Music.
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