Franz Liszt: The Nature Poet
On this edition of The Romantic Piano, David Dubal shares Franz Liszt's poetic tastes and love of the natural world in composition.After 12 years of grueling non-stop concertizing Franz Liszt retired....
View ArticleJohannes Brahms: From Humble Beginning To Master
On this edition of The Romantic Piano, David Dubal features part one of two episodes devoted to Johannes Brahms, one of the piano’s great masters.Brahms was born May 7, 1833 and grew up in an unhappy...
View ArticleJohannes Brahms: Escaping Beethoven's Shadow
The piano meant everything to Johannes Brahms, and he used it in almost every genre he composed in. A formidable pianist, he performed a massive literature, often in public, and was said to be able to...
View ArticleThe Romantics: A One Track Mind
This series is dedicated to the great romantic composers of the piano — Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms. Each of these composers...
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