Simultaneously, the book repositions Liszt's legacy within theatre history, arguing that his contributions should be placed alongside those of Mendelssohn, Berlioz and Wagner. '… a richly detailed ...

Program music was one of the most flexible and contentious novelties of the long nineteenth century, covering a diverse range that included the overtures of Beethoven and Mendelssohn, the literary ...

The 21-year-old – now a world-renowned classical pianist – has recently released his first classical album, Liszt · Chopin · Schubert · Mendelssohn, with Universal Music Hong Kong.

Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Verdi and Wagner were born within four years of one another; composers were still writing music under their influence 100 years later. Schumann’s father was a ...