R Allen Lott: 1 book
From Paris to Peoria
How European Piano Virtuosos Brought Classical Music to the American Heartland
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2003
It's difficult to imagine Franz Liszt performing in Peoria, but his contemporary and foremost rival, Sigismund Thalberg, did just that. During the mid-nineteenth century, Americans in more than a hundred cities--from Portland, Maine to Dubuque, Iowa to Mobile, Alabama--were treated to performances...
