The Virtuoso Liszt
- Author: Gooley, Dana
a responsible piece of historical and interpretative writing, a valuable contribution to our understanding of Liszt and the forces that made his remarkable career possible —
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Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on periodical citations
- Introduction: A virtuoso in context
- 1. Liszt, Thalberg, and the Parisian publics
- 2. Warhorses: virtuosity, violence, and the cult of Napoleon
- 3. The cosmopolitan as nationalist
- 4. Liszt and the German nation, 1840-43
- 5. Anatomy of 'Lisztomania': the Berlin episode
- Bibliography
- Works cited.