Liszt in Context

Hardback

Main Details

Title Liszt in Context
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Joanne Cormac
SeriesComposers in Context
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 158
ISBN/Barcode 9781108421843
ClassificationsDewey:780.92
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 14 October 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Liszt in Context explores the political, social, philosophical and professional currents that surrounded Franz Liszt and illuminates the competing forces that influenced his music. Liszt was immersed in the religious, political and cultural debates of his day, and moved between institutions, places, and social circles with ease. All of this makes for a rich contextual tapestry against which Liszt composed some of the most iconic, popular, and also contentious music of the nineteenth century. His significance and astonishing reach cannot be over-stated, and his presence in nineteenth-century European culture, and his continuing influence into the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, are overwhelming. The focus on context, reception, and legacy that this volume provides reveals the multifaceted nature of Liszt's impact during his lifetime and beyond.