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Comedian Tom Allen and guests explore the scandalous lives of classical music's legends.

Join comedian Tom Allen and celebrity guests as they explore the scandalous lives of classical music's legends to work out if they were angelic geniuses... or grade A monsters.

Welcome to Monsters of Music where comedian Tom Allen and celebrity guests dig into the scandalous lives of classical music's legends. With the help of conductor and classical music expert Ben Gernon, our guests unearth the facts to decide whether these classical characters were angelic geniuses or grade-A monsters.

Monsters of Music with Tom Allen: Franz Liszt The First Rockstar with Jack Steadman

Franz Liszt The First Rockstar with Jack Steadman

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Liszt was a monk, a sex symbol, and a pianist who made nuns faint and forget their vows.

Franz Liszt was a monk, a sex symbol, and a rockstar. In this episode Jack Steadman hears fascinating stories from Liszt's musical life to find out if he was an angel or a monster.

Franz Liszt was a monk, a sex symbol, and a dazzling virtuoso pianist who made fans faint in ecstasy. With his long luscious hair, generous wealth, and spectacular compositions, he became one of the world’s first rock stars and the eccentric composer responsible for Lisztomania. 
From making nuns forget their chastity vows to cutting his hair to give away to his most ardent fans, in this episode we'll hear stories from Liszt's life as Jack Steadman, the frontman of Bombay Bicycle Club, decides whether Franz was a musical monster or an angelic virtuoso. 

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