"Eh, what's up, Doc? Who...? Franz Liszt? Never heard of him... Wrong number."
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No question about. 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody.
Franz Liszt’s Liebestraum No.3 is my favorite classical piano tune. I like the version by Arthur Rubinstein.
So, they’re saying he’s not on the A-Liszt?
"Eh, what's up, Doc? Who...? Franz Liszt? Never heard of him... Wrong number."
As a pianist, I don’t think he has the raw genius of a Chopin or the power of Beethoven, but he has to rank high in the pantheon.
All of the Hungarian Rhapsodies are wonderful, IMHO. Even if Franz DID derive some of his melodies from existing Gypsy tunes (So did Brahms! LOL)
My favorite version of The Hungarian Rhapsody #2 is the Tome and Jerry Version, and also the Bugs Bunny version! };-)
Les Preludes is nice too, as well as Liebestraum #3.
I grew up with the orchestral version of Hungarian Rhapsody #2, but as a pianist, I now listen to them all for solo piano.
Are you saying he wouldn’t be on your liszt?
Sorry I’m late, I’m bach from chopin at Frye’s for a better oven, but I boughton shoes, mann!
I’ll give him a liszten.
A first rate second rate composer.
I like it when my classical station regularly plays one or two piano or orchestral pieces by this wonderful composer.
My musical life without him would be quite listzless and lacking paprika.
Leni
DSOTM’s got some really good sax work on side two.
Monks in the Middle Ages lived off by themselves in monasteries, away from the general population, praying and working (at least those who were serious about keeping their vows), staying put in one place. The Franciscans and Dominicans began in the early 13th century as mendicants, preaching to the people in the towns, begging for food to stay alive (inspired by chapter 10 of the Gospel according to St. Luke). To be sure as time passed the mendicant orders settled down, possessed houses to live in (friaries) and books, taught in universities, etc., but the difference between them and monks never entirely disappeared.
10:21 long. It gets revved up around 6:16.
It has been about 150 years since he died and and we know who Franz Liszt.
There is a Katherine Hepburn move “Song of Love” about Robert and Clara Schumann. In one scene, Clara (Hepburn) hinted that Liszt is shallow compared to Robert.
One of Liszt’s friends declared, “She has insulted you!”
Liszt replied, “She has done worse than that. She has described me!”
This article may be good or it may not. But those three little letters...’NYT’ prevent me from reading it.
Not fair to judge him by anything but his best output, and by that criterion his music was very good indeed.