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Treating of contradictory forces in Liszt's character and his life until the death of Adam Liszt -- The influences that mould him and the beginnings of his romantic life -- The Bohemians journey towards truth -- The supreme virtuoso of the piano -- His great period of composition and conducting, and his friendship with Wagner -- Liszt feels again the call of religion and becomes and Abbe -- The romantic episode of Olga Janina -- The great piano Salon of the Romantic era at Wiemar -- Liszt, the Hungarian -- He at last escapes from the domination of women, his restless life, triumphant last tour and death -- The nature of Liszt's music discussed under seven headings -- Piano music -- Arrangements and transcriptions for piano -- Orchestral works and piano concertos -- Vocal and organ works, etc. -- Liszt as a player - contemporary accounts -- Appendixes. Inaccuracies in the biographies of Liszt ; The Liszt society. |
