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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The world of Liszt; an era pulsing with life.By eledavf VivianI can only echo what I wrote about Volume 2:This is a magnificent biography. I have read all three volumes and recommend them to every music lover. Liszt was significant in so many ways; as a nurturer of other composers; as a voice of his native land; and of course as a friend and victim of Wagner (but who was NOT a victim of that anti-musical megalomaniac?)This biography covers other complex musical relationships existing between Liszt and the most famous composers of that time; including Brahms and both Schumanns. Then too there are stories of difficulties in the musical world beyond the personal; such as with the dedication of a memorial to Beethoven at his birthplace.Without a doubt; a wonderful history of that thrilling era in European music when sonority and actual human passion meant something to the creators.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Full-Length Portrait of Franz LisztBy Bing-AlguinHow to review such a gigantic and magnificent biography as Alan Walkers on Franz Liszt and do full justice to its three bulky volumes and its about 1700 pages; all of them well stuffed with information? Almost impossible! This is probably one of the best biographies ever written; one of the most fascinating; one of the most readable and attractive. It is not only a ravishing story of a composers life that is more riveting than most composers; glorious in its palmy days as well as a little tragic and sentimental in the third volumes account for his old age and its decay and fall; full of alcoholism; depression and diseases; sensationally super-romantic in his relationship with women and illegitimate children as well as sympathetically generous and open-handed in his contacts with other musicians and composers and musical disciples - and ultimately the pious Catholic Abbeacute; Liszt taking holy orders. It is also a biography covering Liszts music with initiated though always very lisible analyses; a great surplus in a biography; as biographies often turn their backs on the real reason why a composer; a writer; a painter is well worth being biographied. Finally; it gives a grandiose survey of the musical and cultural life in Europe in the middle of the 19th century; stunningly rich and meaty and well-informed; continuously offering you new aspects of an extremely enthralling field. Walkers ambition has been to weed in the marshland of legends and errors and inaccuracies in the prevalent image of Liszts life; spread since the composers own lifetime. It is the scholarly result of his incredible efforts to get a clearer picture of his life. This is a truer picture of a mysteriously legendary composer than we have had earlier - though it is a very kind and maybe a bit uncritical portrait we get of this charismatic super-genius. Liszts position in European music and culture in all during his active life was incomprehensibly great; maybe greater and more influential than any composer ever had. It is a tremendous adventure to read about all his glorious triumphs as a virtuoso pianist and as a composer; a conductor; a teacher and a musical promotor; a writer; a freedom symbol and patriot; a friend of Chopins and Wagners and many other activities and characteristics. I have been rapturously plunged into these three volumes for a very long time; and I wish every music lover to enjoy them as much as I have. All three of them!8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Doing justice to LisztBy E. C. AlvarezThis is the third and final volume of Alan Walkers lengthy and in-depth biography of Liszt. It so happens to be the third volume I purchase. This is the most informative and entertaining biography Ive ever read (including footnotes and the appendices). Mr. Walker goes beyond the call of duty (or defines it); by having done extensive travels during his years researching for this masterwork on the master of Romantic music; Franz Liszt. He was even granted access to the Vaticans Secret Archive to study what happened during Liszt and Carolynes struggle to get married.Anyone truly interested in reading the definitive biography on Liszt cannot consider anything else but these three volumes by Mr. Walker. I came upon them by chance; and now do I consider myself very lucky. He has since the publication of the third volume released some complimentary books; with more specific topics and correspondence of the time. Alan Walker is indeed The Liszt erudite. Period!