Wagner’s great friend, Franz Liszt, was up next with his Piano Concerto No. 2. There is a chasm between Liszt and Wagner when it comes to writing orchestral music but the piano part was another ...

Liszt: At the Grave of Richard Wagner; Berg: String Quartet, Op. 3; Webern: Five Pieces, Op. 5 Kronos Quartet (Elektra Nonesuch). For once the Kronos has recorded a diverse program free from ...

Wagner met up with Liszt at his house, west of Dresden. With the police on his tail, he couldn't stay, but Liszt had taken care of arrangements.

Despite his friendship with Wagner, Liszt went and sobbed through part of the opera. Even newspapers usually critical of Wagner pronounced Die Walküre an extraordinary work of art.

MENDELSSOHN, MEYERBEER, LISZT, AND; WAGNER.--Share full article. Feb. 27, 1881. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from February 27, 1881, Page 4 Buy ...

At the piano in NPR's Studio 1, Louis Lortie re-creates Wagner's vocal and orchestral palette in Liszt's arrangement of the rapturous "Liebestod" from Tristan und Isolde.

His illuminating performances demonstrate Liszt’s influence on two centuries’ worth of Liszt influence on the avant-garde -- that includes Wagner, Scriabin, Bartok, Ravel, Messiaen and the ...

Liszt's impact on other composers is examined on this intriguing project played by Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Composer: Liszt, Wagner, Berg, Scriabin, Ravel, Messiaen, Stroppa Repertoire: Various piano ...

Franz Liszt was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and one of the most important composers of the Romantic era. He is best known for his virtuoso piano compositions which are amongst the most ...

LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, LW H6 WAGNER: Act III from Die Walküre. Whenever, wherever.

Franz Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor demands the utmost from the performer in musical as well as technical terms. It's a piece that in the best performances can spark a powerful emotional ...