Franz Liszt, born in Hungary in 1811, was the son of a steward for the Esterházy Princes, who were also patrons of Haydn.
Composer Biography
Franz Liszt eventually took minor orders and divided his time between Weimar, Rome (where he pursued religious interests), and Pest (where he was a national hero).
Performer Biography
Alexandre Dossin, the pianist on this recording, won both First Prize and the Special Prize at the Martha Argerich International Piano Competition in 2003.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Franz Liszt's concert paraphrases of Verdi's operas are considered tributes rather than plagiarism, despite Verdi's initial reservations about such transcriptions.
Composer Biography
Liszt's interest in virtuoso performance was rekindled after hearing the great violinist Paganini, whose technical prowess he then sought to emulate.
Compositional Technique
Liszt's concert paraphrases are more than mere transcriptions; they are re-interpretations based on thematic material from their operatic sources.
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