The Music of Franz Liszt: Stylistic Development and Cultural Synthesis

This book places Liszt in historical and cultural focus and examines his principal contributions to musical literature. Liszt’s compositional methods, problems associated with early editions, and aspects of class and gender issues are also discussed.

Michael Saffle is Professor of Music and Humanities at Virginia Tech. His publications include Franz Liszt: A Guide to Research (2009) as well as articles and reviews in Acta Musicologica, Notes, and the Journal of Musicological Research. In addition to Humboldt and Rockefeller fellowships, Saffle held the 2000-2001 Bicentennial Fulbright Professorship of American Studies at the University of Helsinki.