The rakish composer is often considered vulgar – but this is precisely what makes him so irresistible Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose works include Music: ...

In his new album, the brilliant virtuoso pianist turns a neglected musical form into something thrilling Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose works include Music: ...

From practice rooms to concert halls, Franz Liszt's Transcendental Etudes present pianists with musical and technical hurdles that result in magical performances. Xiangyu Zhao is a composer, pianist ...

Significant orchestral recordings were few, but Berlioz, Offenbach and Schumann were celebrated in style, solo artists impressed and smaller labels triumphed For the major companies, perhaps, this ...

On his latest album Liszt: Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works for Sony Classical, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes unveils the often-forgotten side of the famed virtuoso Franz Liszt - the sacred music ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The pianists Jenny Lin and Adam Tendler explain why “Poetic and Religious Harmonies” is better underground than at Carnegie Hall. By Joshua Barone If ...

This musician swapped lullabies for Liszt’s most demanding piano work, to comfort his tiny tot. One parent has solved the problem of how to calm an upset child: play them classical music. His piece of ...

For Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, death never took a holiday. Just consider the titles of his music: Funerals, Thoughts on Death, Dante Sonata, the "Dante" Symphony and, when the Wilmington Symphony ...

As the Bayreuth festival turns 150, we look at the composer’s huge and enduring influence, and wonder what might have happened to classical music in his absence?

On his latest album Liszt: Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works for Sony Classical, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes unveils the often-forgotten side of the famed virtuoso Franz Liszt - the sacred music ...