Book contents
- Liszt in Context
- Composers in Context
- Liszt in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations and Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I People and Places
- Part II Society, Thought and Culture
- Part III Performance and Composition
- Part IV Reception and Legacy
- Chapter 27 Pupils
- Chapter 28 Critics
- Chapter 29 Lateness in Context
- Chapter 30 Liszt and the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
- Chapter 31 Life-Writing
- Chapter 32 Iconography
- Chapter 33 Liszt in Film
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 33 - Liszt in Film
from Part IV - Reception and Legacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September 2021
- Liszt in Context
- Composers in Context
- Liszt in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations and Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I People and Places
- Part II Society, Thought and Culture
- Part III Performance and Composition
- Part IV Reception and Legacy
- Chapter 27 Pupils
- Chapter 28 Critics
- Chapter 29 Lateness in Context
- Chapter 30 Liszt and the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
- Chapter 31 Life-Writing
- Chapter 32 Iconography
- Chapter 33 Liszt in Film
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
The potential reach of composer biopics is undeniably broader than most other outlets for the historical discussion of music and musicians. Accordingly, biopics have a significant influence on the position of composers and their music in the popular imagination. Liszt appears in film more often than any other composer, from cameo roles to full-fledged biopics focusing solely on him. This chapter examines how the conventions and exigencies of film have shaped the way Liszt, his life and his music are presented.
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- Liszt in Context , pp. 307 - 315Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021