Obviously Liszt didn't spend all his time composing music for laughs though. Quite the opposite, in fact. His suite entitled 'Années de pèlerinage' (Years of Pilgrimage) runs the whole gamut from ...

Whoever finds it beautiful is beyond help, quipped critic Eduard Hanslick upon hearing Franz Liszt’s Sonata in B minor for the first time. Fortunately, posterity did not agree with him.

Feltsman's own strongest identification seems to be with the prophetic probings of Liszt's late music, those ruminative, almost unanchored works that foreshadow developments of the 20th century.

Classical music audiences have a reputation for being decorous if not downright prim, but such was Liszt’s broad appeal, says Hilmes, that “there were times when the enthusiasm triggered by ...

A large, enthusiastic band of music lovers decided to forgo Tuesday night’s debates in favor of a piano recital by James Tocco at the Kennedy Center. The bill of fare was a genuine rarity ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Liszt year has begun. Ours is an era in which superstars have ...

Alexander Ullman's new album featuring Liszt's Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2 and the Sonata in B Minor, is released today on Rubicon Classics. For this week's episode of the Gramophone Podcast, the ...

The composer-pianists of the day concentrated on their own works. Liszt set a marker in this regard, too, choosing music that ranged from Bach through Beethoven and up to Chopin.

Are you a beginner when it comes to Franz Liszt's piano music? Why not take a look at our guide - it'll show you where to start, what to look out for and what to listen to next. Few composers have ...