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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Jul 2011, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Mon 25^th Jul 2011, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod discusses Liszt's heyday as a touring virtuoso. With Hexameron Variations (finale). Etudes d'execution transcendante 8-10. Hungarian Rhapsody No 13. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Episode 2: Death and Demons

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 26^th Jul 2011, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Tue 26^th Jul 2011, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on the influences on Liszt's early life, including seeing Paganini perform, and how these led to his becoming a virtuoso. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Episode 3: Self-Composure (Weimar, 1848-61)

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Jul 2011, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Wed 27^th Jul 2011, 18:00 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on the works Liszt wrote while he was living in Weimar - the most productive period of the composer's life. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Episode 4: Mystic (Rome)

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 28^th Jul 2011, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Thu 28^th Jul 2011, 18:00 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod explores the music Liszt wrote in Rome while he grappled with several personal crises. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Episode 5: Whispers and Laments

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 29^th Jul 2011, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Fri 29^th Jul 2011, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on the music of Liszt's final years, when there was a shift from virtuosic exuberance to dissonance, silence and abandoned endings. Show more

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