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What did he think he was doing? The dazzling keyboard virtuoso Franz Liszt, toast of musical Europe, embarking on first one, then another, energy-sapping concert tour across swathes of Britain in 1840
By and large, we like to fill the pages of BBC Music Magazine with our enthusiasm for composers and performers alike – it’s a wonderful world out there, teeming with musical talent. However, perhaps w
‘I am toying with the boldest of plans.’ With these words, in September 1850, Richard Wagner first articulated a grand idea which took a quarter of a century to come to full fruition: the building of
Great pianist who was self-taught from the age ...
● ONE MORNING IN 2007 I KNOCKED at ...
Alfred Brendel Born 1931 Pianist and writer In what was billed as an ‘illustrated lecture’, the pianist engaged, enlightened and entertained, moving between lectern and keyboard to share his indomitab
