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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): Liszt’s Women

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Liszt’s Women

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Liszt’s Women

Donald Macleod examines Liszt’s complicated relationships with women.

In the light of a warning from his father, Donald Macleod examines Liszt’s complicated relationships with women.

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. On his deathbed, Liszt's father Adam, warned his 15-year-old son about being dominated by women. In Wednesday’s episode, Donald explores Josef Danhauser’s painting of 1840 immortalising “Liszt at the piano”, examining how his father’s warning became a prophecy which would characterise his son's relationships with women throughout his life.

Liebestraum No 3 (Nocturne)
Peter Szokolay, piano

Années de pèlerinage -  Première année: Suisse: 2. Au lac de Wallenstadt
Lazar Berman, piano

A Symphony to Dante's Divine Comedy: 1. Inferno
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor

Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: Cantique d'amour
Alfred Brendel, piano

Orpheus
Berlin Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor

Wieder möcht' ich dir begegnen 
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, tenor
Daniel Barenboim, piano

Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales.

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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