Franz Liszt at a social gathering in 1885 or ’86 graciously agrees to perform Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata: “He had only played the opening triplets, however, when I felt as if the ...

Liszt's Piano Music: Where To Start 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 ...

Almost everyone admits that Franz Liszt was one of the giant figures of 19th-century music. And almost everyone despises him. Why? A story from the high point of Liszt’s fame will explain. In ...

Fourth-year music history student Beniko Hirosawa-Bates teaches one of 25 spring 2016 Undergraduate Student Initiated Education seminars, “Understanding Franz Liszt, First Rock Star,” which ...

For those not in the know, Liszt - who turns 199 today - was the original Jagger back in the day that classical music was all that they had. Women beat each other with their handbags just to catch ...

RELATED: Louis Lortie will play Franz Liszt, and play and play -- Mark Swed Mark Swed has been the classical music critic of the Los Angeles Times since 1996.

On his latest album Liszt: Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works for Sony Classical, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes unveils the often-forgotten side of the famed virtuoso Franz Liszt - the sacred ...

In the summer of 1886, Liszt travelled to Bayreuth to visit Cosima, who had just taken over the running of the Wagner Opera Festival there. He hadn’t been well and, against doctor’s orders ...