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| Contents |
Chapter I. Origin and birth -- Early days -- Studies under Salieri and Czerny in Vienna -- First visits to Paris and London -- Death of Adam Liszt -- Music and religion -- Chapter II. The 1830 Revolution -- The Romantic movement -- Berlioz, Chopin, and Paganini -- Their influence on Liszt -- The romantic virtuoso -- Transcriptions for piano -- Chapter III. Countess Marie d'Agoult -- Society and the artist -- Liszt meets the countess -- They elope and go to Switzerland -- Liszt's dual nature -- George Sand -- Liszt returns to Paris and measures his strength against Thalberg -- Italy -- A visit to George Sand -- Italy -- Chapter IV. Liszt in Italy -- Danube floods -- Goes to Vienna and meets Clara Wieck -- "Don Juan parvenu" -- Rome -- Parting of the ways -- National honour at Budapest -- Meets Schumann -- Liaison with Marie comes to an end -- Meets Wagner -- Russia -- Liszt's arrogance and generosity -- Beethoven Memorial -- Marie takes her revenge -- Chapter V. Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein -- Weimar -- Liszt and Wagner -- Joachim -- Von Bülow -- George Eliot visits Weimar -- Liszt's children in Paris -- The power of Princess Carolyne -- Liszt resigns his post at Weimar -- A manifesto of protest -- Chapter VI. The princess's influence on Liszt as a composer -- Neglect of Liszt's music -- Conservative opposition -- The case against Liszt's music -- The characteristics of his music -- Songs -- Chapter VII. The marriage is postponed -- Carolyne begins her magnum opus and Liszt enters the church -- Budapest honours Liszt -- The eternal triangle -- Countess Olga Janina -- Reconciled with Wagner -- Last visit to London -- The end. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144). |
| LCCN | 50005592 |
