Episodes
Series | Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
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2012 | 01 | 20121001 | Donald Macleod begins a week of programmes looking at Liszt's extraordinary contribution to the piano repertoire, alongside the music of his friends, rivals and prot退g退s. By the age of twenty, Liszt was already an acclaimed master of his instrument, but witnessing the great violin virtuoso Paganini perform in Paris inspired him to extend his piano technique even further. Donald Macleod explains how seeing Paganini perform in Paris inspired Franz Liszt. |
2012 | 02 | 20121002 | Donald Macleod looks at Liszt's extraordinary contribution to the piano repertoire, alongside the music of his friends, rivals and prot退g退s. Liszt had been keeping a low profile since eloping to Switzerland with his mistress, but was lured back to Paris after news reached him of a rival pianist taking the city by storm. Donald Macleod focuses on how Liszt was lured back to Paris from Switzerland. |
2012 | 03 | 20121003 | Donald Macleod looks at Liszt's extraordinary contribution to the piano repertoire, alongside the music of his friends, rivals and prot退g退s. For twelve years Liszt carved out a glittering career as a touring virtuoso achieving a notoriety unparalleled in all music history, but not all his contemporaries were equally impressed. Donald Macleod discusses the attitude of Liszt's peers to his fame as a touring virtuoso. |
2012 | 04 | 20121004 | Donald Macleod focuses on Liszt's rejection of touring and the celebrity lifestyle. |
2012 | 05 LAST | 20121005 | Donald Macleod explores Liszt's extraordinary contribution to the piano repertoire. |