Book contents
- Liszt in Context
- Composers in Context
- Liszt in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations and Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I People and Places
- Chapter 1 Family Background
- Chapter 2 Liszt’s Teachers
- Chapter 3 Paris
- Chapter 4 Italy
- Chapter 5 Liszt and Wagner
- Chapter 6 The New German School
- Chapter 7 Weimar
- Chapter 8 Liszt and His Contemporaries
- Chapter 9 Liszt in Hungary
- Part II Society, Thought and Culture
- Part III Performance and Composition
- Part IV Reception and Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 7 - Weimar
from Part I - People and Places
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
- Chapter 1 Family Background
- Chapter 2 Liszt’s Teachers
- Chapter 3 Paris
- Chapter 4 Italy
- Chapter 5 Liszt and Wagner
- Chapter 6 The New German School
- Chapter 7 Weimar
- Chapter 8 Liszt and His Contemporaries
- Chapter 9 Liszt in Hungary
- Part II Society, Thought and Culture
- Part III Performance and Composition
- Part IV Reception and Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Liszt first visited Weimar in 1841 to give two concerts for the enjoyment of the ducal family. On this visit, he can scarcely have imagined that he would settle in the town full time for a whole decade and continue to be a frequent visitor for the rest of his life. In 1841, he was embarking on the most successful and lucrative years of his performing career. He was such a hit that the Grand Duke invited him to return the following year when he was offered the position of ‘Kapellmeister in Extraordinary Service’. For the next six years, Liszt returned to the town on an ad hoc basis, often conducting concerts to celebrate the birthdays of the Grand Ducal family.
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- Liszt in Context , pp. 58 - 65Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021