Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was a celebrated composer and pianist, but at his peak, he was also regarded as a premiere showman. He enjoyed being a celebrity, and as long as attention was on him, he made sure to act the part. Today, we mark his birthday with five anecdotes that will get you acquainted with Liszt the Celeb.
Piano Battle
In 1836, Liszt found himself with a child to support. He and his paramour, the author Marie d’Agoult, were parents, which is great; but broke, which is more than slightly inconvenient. Liszt knew he had an incredible piano talent and decided to tour through France in order to raise some money. However, his concerts weren’t selling out and, to make things worse, his rival Sigismond Thalberg began making moves on Liszt’s Parisian stomping grounds. This kind of behavior did not sit well with Liszt and his ego. So, Liszt challenged him to a piano duel.
At the battle, Liszt tried to win audiences over with, among other pieces, his Divertimento sur une Cavatine de Pacini. True, audiences did like it, but they also liked Thalberg’s playing too. The contest was declared a draw, and Liszt refused to speak of Thalberg in public ever again.....
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祝弗朗茨·李斯特生日快樂！這位古怪鋼琴家一生中的五個荒誕瞬間
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2025 年 10 月 22 日 · 作者：詹姆斯‧貝內特二世
弗朗茨·李斯特（1811-1886）是一位著名的作曲家和鋼琴家，但在巔峰時期，他也被認為是一位首屈一指的表演家。他很享受成為名人，只要受到關注，他就會盡力扮演好自己的角色。今天，我們用五個軼事來紀念他的生日，讓你更了解這位名人李斯特。
鋼琴之戰
1836年，李斯特需要撫養一個孩子。他和他的情婦，作家瑪麗·達古爾特（Marie d’Agoult）已為人父母，這固然很好；但身無分文，這讓他非常不便。李斯特深知自己擁有非凡的鋼琴天賦，於是決定在法國巡迴演出以籌集資金。然而，他的音樂會門票銷售一空，更糟糕的是，他的對手西吉斯蒙德·塔爾伯格（Sigismond Thalberg）開始在李斯特的巴黎樂壇上大展身手。這種行為令李斯特及其自負的性格深感不安。於是，李斯特向他發起了一場鋼琴之戰。
在鋼琴之戰中，李斯特試圖用他的《帕奇尼的歌劇嬉遊曲》（Divertimento sur une Cavatine de Pacini）等作品來贏得觀眾的青睞。誠然，觀眾們喜歡這首樂曲，但他們也同樣喜歡塔爾伯格的演奏。比賽被宣佈為平局，李斯特拒絕再在公開場合談論塔爾貝格。
175)新潮文庫《100個偉大音樂家 》(1981)、Bryce Morrison《李斯特》(1995)中的李斯特 (Franz Liszt 1811 – 1886) ； 李斯特三首《佩脫拉克十四行詩 "Three sonnets of Petrarch"》。台北懷恩堂週五音樂會(林伶美，2022.9.23)；【YouTube漢清講堂 227 】《喬治‧ 桑與福樓拜 》：Liszt於1837 兩次與Marie d'Agoult (達古爾造)訪喬治桑Sand的Nohant 居
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Franz Liszt (German: [ˈlɪst]; Hungarian: Liszt Ferencz, in modern usage Liszt Ferenc [ˈlist ˈfɛrɛnt͡s];[n 1] 22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, and organist of the Romantic era. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest pianists of all time.[1] He was also a writer, philanthropist, Hungarian nationalist, and Franciscan tertiary.
弗朗茲·李斯特（Franz Liszt）（德語：[ˈˈɪɪt]；匈牙利語：李斯特·費倫茨（Liszt Ferencz），現代用法[李斯特·費倫茨（Liszt Ferenc），[list 1fɛrɛnt͡s]； [n 1] 1811年10月22日至1886年7月31日）是匈牙利作曲家，演奏家鋼琴家，指揮，音樂老師，編曲家 和浪漫主義時代的風琴師。 他被廣泛認為是有史以來最偉大的鋼琴家之一。[1] 他還是作家，慈善家，匈牙利民族主義者和方濟會的第三會會友(：一般指認同某修會宗旨的週邊組織、贊助者)。
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簡介請參考 Robert Wernick〈琴聖李斯特〉讀者文摘 1987年11月號，頁65~69
Bryce Morrison《李斯特》 台北：智庫文化，1995 (應該好好解釋封面的"桌面")
Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers: Franz Liszt (English)
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On 13 January 1886, while Claude Debussy was staying at the Villa Medici in Rome, Liszt met him there with Paul Vidal and Victor Herbert. Liszt played Au bord d'une source from his Années de pèlerinage, as well as his arrangement of Schubert's Ave Maria for the musicians. Debussy in later years described Liszt's pedalling as "like a form of breathing." Debussy and Vidal performed their piano duet arrangement of Liszt's Faust Symphony; allegedly, Liszt fell asleep during this.[33] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Liszt
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Franz Liszt - Années de pélerinage; Claudio Arrau
Franz Liszt - Années de pélerinage les jeuxd d´eaux á la villa d´Este Années de Pèlerinage (Años de Peregrinaje) (S.160, S.161, S.163) es un conjunto de tres...
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On 13 January 1886, while Claude Debussy was staying at the Villa Medici in Rome, Liszt met him there with Paul Vidal and Victor Herbert. Liszt played Au bord d'une source from his Années de pèlerinage, as well as his arrangement of Schubert's Ave Mari……
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在YouTUBE很容易找到這些 Franz Liszt 的好作品：其中：
Kempff plays Liszt - Deux légendes, S. 175; No. 2; St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhiiqfKqh1A
The Deux légendes (French: Two legends) are a pair of pieces for solo piano, (S.175 in the catalogue compiled by Humphrey Searle) by Franz Liszt, written in 1863.
In 1863 Liszt made an orchestration of both legendes , S. 113 a/1 and S. 113 a/2.
No. 1: St. Francis of Assisi's sermon to the birds[edit]
St. François d'Assise: La prédication aux oiseaux, S.175/1 is based on a story of St Francis of Assisi. It is said that, one day, while Francis was travelling with some companions, they happened upon a place in the road where birds filled the trees on either side. Francis told his companions to "wait for me while I go to preach to my sisters the birds." The birds surrounded him, intrigued by the power of his voice, and not one of them flew away.[1] The key of the piece is A major, often associated by Liszt with religious sentiment.[2] The piece contains representations of birdsong, one of the few examples in Liszt's works of onomatopaeia.[3]
No. 2: St. Francis of Paola walking on the waves[edit]
St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots, S.175/2 is based on a legend of St. Francis of Paola, according to which he was refused passage by a boatman while trying to cross the Strait of Messina to Sicily. He reportedly laid his cloak on the water, tied one end to his staff as a sail, and sailed across the strait with his companions following in the boat.[4] The piece was inspired by a picture owned by Liszt of St. Francis of Paola (who was Liszt's name saint), drawn by Eduard von Steinle. Liszt described it in a letter of 31 May 1860 to Richard Wagner: "On his outspread cloak he strides firmly, steadfastly, over the tumultuous waves - his left hand holding burning coals, his right hand giving the sign of blessing, His gaze is directed upwards, where the word 'Charitas', surrounded by an aureole, lights his way!"[5]
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Franz Liszt died on 31 July 1886. He is considered the world's first pop star in the modern sense, complete with scandalous stories involving womanising, alcohol and hysterical fans. Liszt captivated audiences with his incredible skills on the piano and toured Vienna, Paris and Weimar, giving the city to its second golden era after Goethe.
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