Life and Liszt was written in the late

was written in the late 1870s but not performed until 1894

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the author has included several invaluable appendixes that offer a helpful note on Japanese poetry

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Life and Liszt was written in the lateFriend, favorite pupil, and secretary of Franz Liszt, Arthur Friedheim was the composer's closest associate during the 1880s. In this profound and scholarly study, Friedheim examines Liszt's life as a man, pianist, composer, conductor, teacher, and writer. His vibrant, richly textured prose recaptures a golden age of music that ended with the outbreak of World War I. Friedheim's memoir evokes an era populated by giants of the keyboard and podium as