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Revolution and Religion in the Music of Liszt
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Revolution and Religion in the Music of Liszt Hardcover - 1987

by Paul Merrick


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This study of a hitherto neglected aspect of Liszt and his music aims to restore a balanced view of both man and artist. In contrast to the familiar portrayal of the virtuoso pianist, Liszt is considered here as a serious man of ideas: in tracing the composer's relationships and attitudes to the twin themes of revolution and religion, Paul Merrick finds much of Liszt's music, both secular and sacred, to be inspired by the same deeply felt religious conviction that also governed his private life from an early age. The first part of the book is primarily biographical and considers Liszt's reactions to the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, his relationship with the Abbe Lamennais, the Comtesse d' Agoult, Princess Wittgenstein and Wagner, and contains the first convincing explanation for the sudden cancellation of Liszt's marriage to Princess Wittgenstein. The remaining sections consider the church music and the programmatic music that is related to this.

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  • Title Revolution and Religion in the Music of Liszt
  • Author Paul Merrick
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 344
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  • Date 1987-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780521326278 / 0521326273
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.98 x 5.98 x 0.94 in (22.81 x 15.19 x 2.39 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Revolutions - Europe, Liszt, Franz - Criticism and interpretation
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 86017551
  • Dewey Decimal Code 780.924
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Cambridge/ New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Hardcover. Good+/Good+ (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Light shelfwear to boards, block and dj.). Brown cloth boards with red title block and gilt lettering on spine; tan dj with bw illustration, mylar cover; xvi, 328 pp; bw portrait frontispiece; bw illustrations and music. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Sheffield University. Contents include: 1830: a revolutionary symphony -- 1834: Lamennais and Words of a believer -- 1848: revolutions and a Mass -- Weimar: Liszt, the Church and Wagner -- 1861: Rome, Cardinal Hohenlohe and Princess Wittgenstein -- 1865: minor orders -- Liszt and Palestrina: the plan to reform church music -- The Masses -- The psalms -- The oratorios St Elizabeth and Christus -- The shorter choral works -- The late religious works and Les morts -- Liszt's programmatic use of fugue -- Liszt's Cross morif and the Piano sonata in B minor -- Liszt's… Read More
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This study of a hitherto neglected aspect of Liszt and his music aims to restore a balanced view of both man and artist. In contrast to the familiar portrayal of the virtuoso pianist, Liszt is considered here as a serious man of ideas: in tracing the composer's relationships and attitudes to the twin themes of revolution and religion, Paul Merrick finds much of Liszt's music, both secular and sacred, to be inspired by the same deeply felt religious conviction that also governed his private life from an early age. The first part of the book is primarily biographical and considers Liszt's reactions to the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, his relationship with the Abbe Lamennais, the Comtesse d' Agoult, Princess Wittgenstein and Wagner, and contains the first convincing explanation for the sudden cancellation of Liszt's marriage to Princess Wittgenstein. The remaining… Read More
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