Franz Liszt

Donald Macleod delves into the life and work of Franz Liszt
through five striking images.


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 intriguing images. Through these, he examines the
promotion of Liszt as a child prodigy, and how his persona of the
‘dramatic virtuoso’ was created. We also hear about Liszt’s
complicated relationships: with women and his friend Richard
Wagner, and his frantic threefold existence, living between Rome,
Weimar and Budapest.


Music featured:


50 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli – Variation 24 Hungarian
Rhapsody No 2 Transcendental Etude No 4 'Mazeppa' Don Sanche (The
Castle of Love): Overture Malédiction Christus Grandes Etudes de
Paganini No 3 'La Campanella' Totentanz El Contrabandista – Rondo
Fantastique Grand Galop Chromatique Cantata for Inauguration of
the Beethoven Monument: Soirées de Vienne No 6 Liebestraum No 3
(Nocturne) Années de pèlerinage: Au lac de Wallenstadt A Symphony
to Dante's Divine Comedy Harmonies poétiques et religieuses:
Cantique d'amour Orpheus Wieder möcht' ich dir begegnen Richard
Wagner (arr. Franz Liszt) Tannhäuser: Choeur des Pèlerins
Prometheus A Faust Symphony: III. Mephistopheles In Liebeslust
The Legend of St Elizabeth: Chorus of the Angels At the Grave of
Richard Wagner Legend of St Francis of Assisi: St Francis
preaches to the birds Via Crucis (Cruxis): Station VI Hungarian
Rhapsody No 9 Nuages Gris Mephisto Waltz No 2 Années de
pèlerinage: IV. Au bord d’une source Richard Wagner (arr. Franz
Liszt) Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod


Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC
Wales


For full tracklistings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Franz Liszt:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00022zn


And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z