Two Hundred Years of Franz Liszt

Jay Rosenblatt
Spring 2012
MONDAYS |  
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
January 30, February 6, 13, 20, 2012
Course Format: Hybrid
Location: Main Campus

Franz Liszt (1811–1886) is one of the seminal figures of the 19th century. As one of the great piano virtuosos, he toured Europe from one end to the other, coming into contact with virtually all the prominent figures of the period. As a composer, he contributed to all the major genres and pioneered various innovations in form and harmony.

A series of four class sessions will consider Liszt, both in terms of biography and music. For the latter, our survey will begin with piano music (the first session), continue with orchestral and choral works (the next two sessions), and conclude with his later and most experimental compositions (the final session).

Such a seminar on the music of Liszt seems very appropriate, as this past year we celebrated the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Required Reading

The Cambridge Companion to Liszt. Ed. Kenneth Hamilton. Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN-10: 0-521-64462-3.

Recommended Reading

Walker, Alan. Franz Liszt, Vol.1: The Virtuoso Years, 1811-1847.Cornell University Press; Rev. edition, 1987. ISBN-10: 0-8014-9421-4.

Walker, Alan. Franz Liszt, Vol.2: The Weimar Years, 1848-1861. Cornell University Press, 1993. ISBN-10: 0-8014-9721-3.

Walker, Alan. Franz Liszt,Vol.3: The Final Years, 1861-1886. Cornell University Press, 1997. ISBN-10: 0-8014-8453-7.

Meet Your Instructor

Associate Professor

JAY ROSENBLATT earned his B.A. in Piano Performance and M.A. in Musicology from UCLA and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, also in Musicology. He joined the School of Music at the University of Arizona in 1995. For the past twenty-eight years, he has taught survey courses (Classical and Romantic music), courses on opera, and seminars on individual composers such as Liszt and Mozart. Since 2012, he has taught eight courses in the Humanities Seminars.

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