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I've Got a Little Liszt

Remember "Lisztomania," the garish Ken Russell biopic starring Roger Daltrey as the great Hungarian composer? Well, the real Franz Liszt was nothing like that, as a visit to this thoroughly-researched website will prove. Read the bio page to get an overview of Liszt's life, then proceed to "Franz Liszt Live" to see a brief, Monty Pythonesque animation of "Liszt" playing the piano. There's also a "liszt" (sorry, couldn't resist) of recommended recordings and a bizarre ode to the composer written, presumably, by the webmaster. It ain't a Ken Russell movie, but this is one of the more unusual classical music fan pages you're likely to encounter.

Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:38:50 -0800