When Mephistopheles disguised himself as a priest
A study for radio of the divided personality of the composer and pianist Franz Liszt
On 25 April 1865 Liszt received the tonsure of St Peter 's. In fact he received only four of the seven degrees of priesthood. He could neither celebrate Mass nor hear confession; he could leave the priesthood whenever he wished and kept his options open even to marry if he so desired. He took apartments in the Vatican, and dined and smoked cigars with the princes of the Church.
Max Adrian as Franz Liszt with PENELOPE LEE as The Countess Marie D'Agoult and KATE BINCHY, NIGEL GRAHAM MANNING WILSON
Narrator ANTHONY JACKSON
The Liszt piano transcriptions played by ANTONY PEEBLES
Written and compiled by ANTHONY WILKINSON
Producer JOHN POWELL
(Max Adrian is in ' Trelawny ' at the Prince of Wales Theatre. London)