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2) Franz Liszt
The life of Franz Liszt was as daring and spectacular as his music. Famed throughout Europe as the greatest pianist of the nineteenth century, he was one of the most original and prophetic composers who ever lived. Beautiful in youth, glowering in age, his high-profile love affairs were the talk of the town wherever he went and his generosity to young musicians was legendary. In this account of his epic life, actors' readings combine with plentiful
...This series presents the life and work of major composers. The narrated recording is illustrated with quotations from the composer and his contemporaries, and enhanced by extended extracts from representative musical works. In the companion booklet are essays and notes on the composer and his times.
Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular composers of all time. His melodies are known to many people who may never have heard his name. They crop up on mobile telephones, alarm clocks and answering machines as often as on records and concert programmes. Like his music, the man himself was widely loved, but his inner life was fraught with sufferings, confusions and a deep vein of self-doubt. The drama of his emotional life is vividly reflected in
...5) Villette
8) Utopia
9) The Brontes
10) H.G. Wells
11) George Orwell
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