October 20
2017
RIPM's "Illustration(s) of the Week"!
In Celebration of Franz Liszt's Birthday
In celebration of his birthday on 22 October 1811, we commemorate Franz Liszt with a set of caricatures published in The Musical World (Vol. 53 Nos. 45-48, 1875), originally printed in the Hungarian journal, Borsszem Jankó, depicting the great pianist-composer performing at the piano.
He appears with a smile...
The first chord... With eyes closed...
Pianissimo... Awesome tingling...
Recalling Chopin and George Sand... Dante in hell...
Just after the performance...
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