ROMANTIC VIRTUOSO MASTERPIECES Sophia Agranovich (pn
... audiences and knock-‘em-dead; while others, like the two-minute-long Intermezzo from Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien, beautiful as it is, is probably not a “masterpiece,” at least not in the way Beethoven’s “Waldstein” Sonata is. The one thing that all of these numbers can be said to have in co ...
... audiences and knock-‘em-dead; while others, like the two-minute-long Intermezzo from Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien, beautiful as it is, is probably not a “masterpiece,” at least not in the way Beethoven’s “Waldstein” Sonata is. The one thing that all of these numbers can be said to have in co ...
Mark Salman Introduction to Liszt Series Liszt is a composer I have
... understanding of his music only truly develops with a close acquaintance with a wide range of his music. With a relatively small percentage of his works in the typical pianists repertoire, it is difficult to gain this perspective. On the surface, the extreme technical difficulty of the music seems t ...
... understanding of his music only truly develops with a close acquaintance with a wide range of his music. With a relatively small percentage of his works in the typical pianists repertoire, it is difficult to gain this perspective. On the surface, the extreme technical difficulty of the music seems t ...
GYÖNGYÖSI
... has won several prizes at national and international piano competitions; she took first place at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Budapest twice, in 2006 and 2008. In 2010 she scored a sweeping triumph as the winner of the LIONS International Piano Competition organized in Pécs, and she ...
... has won several prizes at national and international piano competitions; she took first place at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Budapest twice, in 2006 and 2008. In 2010 she scored a sweeping triumph as the winner of the LIONS International Piano Competition organized in Pécs, and she ...
Johannes Brahms (1833-97)
... Piano works: he absorbed many aspects of others’ styles, e.g. Schumann, Schubert, Hummel, Chopin, Liszt. Large solo piano works (multi-mvt. sonatas, etc.) limited to early in his career; then often wrote miniatures Chamber works: he wrote for all sizes of ensembles up to string sextet. In general, t ...
... Piano works: he absorbed many aspects of others’ styles, e.g. Schumann, Schubert, Hummel, Chopin, Liszt. Large solo piano works (multi-mvt. sonatas, etc.) limited to early in his career; then often wrote miniatures Chamber works: he wrote for all sizes of ensembles up to string sextet. In general, t ...
Historical Events (including events in lives of Liszt and Verdi)
... than “symphonic poems” because they were relatively short and because they were not dramatic and narrative, but rather imaginative portrayals of the ideas reflected in the literary works (poems, plays, novels) from which they derived inspiration and to which the titles referred. ...
... than “symphonic poems” because they were relatively short and because they were not dramatic and narrative, but rather imaginative portrayals of the ideas reflected in the literary works (poems, plays, novels) from which they derived inspiration and to which the titles referred. ...
Virtuosi
... – Preferred salon performances – Short pieces that would often evoke either a mood or a dance • Polish dance forms (based on the meter and dance feel, not melodies) • Mood music: nocturnes, preludes, etudes, etc. ...
... – Preferred salon performances – Short pieces that would often evoke either a mood or a dance • Polish dance forms (based on the meter and dance feel, not melodies) • Mood music: nocturnes, preludes, etudes, etc. ...
Unit 6 Chapter 7
... Age 36: abandoned traveling, became court conductor for Duke of Weimar Composed orchestral works Taught students free of charge One of the most unselfish and generous musicians who ever lived Was known to provide financial support to Wagner ...
... Age 36: abandoned traveling, became court conductor for Duke of Weimar Composed orchestral works Taught students free of charge One of the most unselfish and generous musicians who ever lived Was known to provide financial support to Wagner ...
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov March 18,1844 – June 21,1908
... • Piano virtuoso • Immigrated to United States after the ...
... • Piano virtuoso • Immigrated to United States after the ...
Chapter 27 - WMMHS Music Department
... o ____________________ ________________ Independent one movement work that is not associated with an opera. Sometimes in sonata form. Felix Mendelssohn’s seascape (Fingal’s Cave) Hebrides Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky’s Festival Overture “1812” o __________________ _________________ – early 19th cen ...
... o ____________________ ________________ Independent one movement work that is not associated with an opera. Sometimes in sonata form. Felix Mendelssohn’s seascape (Fingal’s Cave) Hebrides Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky’s Festival Overture “1812” o __________________ _________________ – early 19th cen ...
Salome
... • Turn to Neo-Classicism (20th century development, particularly popular in the period between the two World Wars, in which composers drew inspiration from music of the 18th century) • Relationship with Nazi Party ...
... • Turn to Neo-Classicism (20th century development, particularly popular in the period between the two World Wars, in which composers drew inspiration from music of the 18th century) • Relationship with Nazi Party ...
Liszt - SFP Online!
... ii. Much of the music composed later in his life is sacred 1. Again, we see composers being drawn to ...
... ii. Much of the music composed later in his life is sacred 1. Again, we see composers being drawn to ...
Prof. Balázs Szokolay
... father is a Kossuth prizewinner, composer Sándor Szokolay. Balázs started to play the piano at the age of five, taught by Erna Czövek. Later, at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, his professors included Klára Máthé, Pál Kadosa, Zoltán Kocsis, György Kurtág, and Ferenc Rados. Following his graduatio ...
... father is a Kossuth prizewinner, composer Sándor Szokolay. Balázs started to play the piano at the age of five, taught by Erna Czövek. Later, at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, his professors included Klára Máthé, Pál Kadosa, Zoltán Kocsis, György Kurtág, and Ferenc Rados. Following his graduatio ...
Late Romantic Period
... the idée fixe reappear like a final thought of love interrupted by the fatal blow. ...
... the idée fixe reappear like a final thought of love interrupted by the fatal blow. ...
LISZT Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E
... technically advanced pianist of his age, and in the 1840s he was considered by some to be perhaps the greatest pianist of all time. Liszt was also a well-known and influential composer, piano teacher and conductor. As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the "Neudeutsch ...
... technically advanced pianist of his age, and in the 1840s he was considered by some to be perhaps the greatest pianist of all time. Liszt was also a well-known and influential composer, piano teacher and conductor. As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the "Neudeutsch ...
Music in the Romantic Period
... Several improvements were made to the piano in the 19th Century. E.g. more notes, metal frame as opposed to wood. The piano gained a richer sound, and gradually, a wider range of notes. The sustaining pedal began to be used to a much wider extent. The most famous piano composers of the time were: Sc ...
... Several improvements were made to the piano in the 19th Century. E.g. more notes, metal frame as opposed to wood. The piano gained a richer sound, and gradually, a wider range of notes. The sustaining pedal began to be used to a much wider extent. The most famous piano composers of the time were: Sc ...
Hungarian Rhapsody #2
... of the virtuoso performers. When Liszt walked onto the Liszt also wrote music stage, he took over the hall, criticism and was known as amazing the audience with a conductor and teacher. his incredible technique and He trained many of the his awesome presence. He was a true showman and the performers ...
... of the virtuoso performers. When Liszt walked onto the Liszt also wrote music stage, he took over the hall, criticism and was known as amazing the audience with a conductor and teacher. his incredible technique and He trained many of the his awesome presence. He was a true showman and the performers ...
Franz Liszt
... poems were composed in the decade 1848–1858 one other,«From the Cradle to the Grave», followed in 1882. Liszt's intent (намерение), according to MacDonald in the New Crove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, was for these single-movement works "to display (показать) the traditional logic of symphonic ...
... poems were composed in the decade 1848–1858 one other,«From the Cradle to the Grave», followed in 1882. Liszt's intent (намерение), according to MacDonald in the New Crove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, was for these single-movement works "to display (показать) the traditional logic of symphonic ...
Franz Liszt
... orchestra. He conceived the idea of writing one-movement compositions fro the orchestra, based on extra musical associations. They have no standard structure and these works are called symphonic poem or tone poem. ...
... orchestra. He conceived the idea of writing one-movement compositions fro the orchestra, based on extra musical associations. They have no standard structure and these works are called symphonic poem or tone poem. ...
Franz Liszt Study Guide
... development of a similar technique as a pianist and in 1835 left Paris with his mistress, the Comtesse d'Agoult, with whom he travelled widely during the following years, as his reputation as a pianist of astonishing powers grew. In 1844 he separated from his mistress, the mother of his three childr ...
... development of a similar technique as a pianist and in 1835 left Paris with his mistress, the Comtesse d'Agoult, with whom he travelled widely during the following years, as his reputation as a pianist of astonishing powers grew. In 1844 he separated from his mistress, the mother of his three childr ...
Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein
The Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein (ADMV) (General German Music Association) was a German musical association founded in 1861 by Franz Liszt and Franz Brendel, to embody the musical ideals of the New German School of music.