Liszt and the Symphonic Poem
- Author: Cormac, Joanne
Liszt and the Symphonic Poem [is not merely a welcome addition to a sparse secondary literature, but instead] offers cohesive, intriguing views of Liszt as a man of the theatre, of his symphonic... — More…
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Contents
- Introduction;
- 1. Liszt's activities as Kapellmeister;
- 2. From the lyric to the dramatic: the development of Tasso;
- 3. Prometheus, melodramatic mimesis, and the visual;
- 4. Orpheus, opera and Werktreue;
- 5. Formal innovation and dramatic gesutre in Festklange;
- 6. Hamlet and melodrama;
- 7. Liszt's Weimar legacy.