Clara Schumann, the wife of the great composer Robert Schumann, wrote in her diary on 25 May 1854: Liszt sent Robert today a sonata dedicated to him and several other things with a friendly letter to ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 Andrew Litton, Conductor Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Franz Liszt, Composer Stephen Hough, Piano Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Andrew Litton, Conductor ...

Are you a beginner when it comes to Franz Liszt's piano music? Why not take a look at our guide - it'll show you where to start, what to look out for and what to listen to next. Few composers have ...

He was a phenomenon the world had never seen—a figure who transformed not only the sound of music but its very experience. As a performer, he was unparalleled, capable of drawing gasps from audiences ...

Liszt’s B minor Sonata is one of the supreme challenges of the piano repertoire, one which separates the great pianists from the merely good. The relationship between its form and its content are so ...

Schlaflos, Frage und Antwort Franz Liszt, Composer Paul Lewis, Piano (2) Lugubre gondole, Movements: 2nd version (1885) Franz Liszt, Composer Paul Lewis, Piano (5) Kleine Klavierstücke, Movements: E ...

Inspired by the superhuman technique -- and, indeed, diabolical stage presence -- of the violinist Paganini, Liszt set out to translate these qualities to the piano. As his career as a touring ...

Dreamy, slow-moving and gentle, the D flat Consolation is far from our accepted picture of Liszt, which is often taken from caricatures of his solo recitals: wild hair and eyes, hands flying off the ...

Chopin is known as the 'poet of the piano.' In contrast, Franz Liszt was hailed as the 'virtuoso of the piano.'While ...

Zwei sinfonische Dichtungen am 02. November 2026 im TV? Hier findest du alle Infos zur Sendung: 02. November 2026, 16:06 Uhr, ...

The long-established Ferenc Liszt International Piano Competition will be held by Filharmonia Hungary at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest between 12–19 September. This year again, contestants ...