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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Franz Liszt (1811-1886): The Ninth Wonder of the World

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

The Ninth Wonder of the World

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Franz Liszt (1811-1886), The Ninth Wonder of the World

Donald Macleod examines the promotion of Liszt as a child prodigy.

Donald Macleod examines the influence of Adam Liszt in the promotion of his son as child prodigy extraordinaire.

Franz Liszt was the most photographed man of the 19th century and the most sculpted man aside from Napoleon - one of the most recognisable figures of his age. Donald Macleod delves into the life and work of the prolific composer and virtuoso pianist through five images of the composer. Liszt's acclaim as a child was such that he was even claimed to be a reincarnation of Mozart. In Monday’s episode, Donald examines an engraving of the 9 year-old Liszt after a portrait by Ferdinand de Luttgendorf-Leinburg, using it to trace the influence of Liszt's father Adam in the promotion of his son as this child prodigy extraordinaire.

50 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli – Variation 24
Evelyne Dubourg, piano

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor

Transcendental Etude No 4 'Mazeppa'
Lise de la Salle, piano

Don Sanche (The Castle of Love): Overture
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Tamás Pál, conductor

Malédiction
Jorge Bolet, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor

Christus - Ressurexit
Henriette Bonde-Hansen, soprano
Michael Schade, tenor
Andreas Schmidt, bass
Iris Vermillion, alto
Gächinger Kantorei
Cracow Chamber Choir
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Helmut Rilling, conductor

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Composer of the Week: Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

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Donald Macleod delves into Franz Liszt's life and work through five images of the composer

Franz Liszt was one of the most recognisable figures of his age. Donald Macleod delves into his life and work through five images of the composer.

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