"No one knows more about Franz Liszt than Alan Walker."--Malcolm Bowie, Times Literary Supplement In a series of lively essays that tell us much not only about

The third 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 Walk

Franz Liszt cultivated astonishing talent as both pianist & composer, moving effortlessly from one role to the other & expanding the boundaries of his age with

How does a Romantic composer approach the poetry he sets: as raw material to be remade, a pretext for self-expression, a sanctified artefact, or a message to be

A new and wide-ranging collection of essays by leading international scholars, exploring the concept and practices of virtuosity in Franz Liszt and his contempo