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Franz Liszt was the most photographed man of the 19th century and the most sculpted man aside from Napoleon - one of the most recognisable figures of his age. Donald Macleod delves into the life and work of the prolific composer and virtuoso pianist through five images of the composer. Liszt rose to become the greatest performer of his age – effectively inventing the idea of the piano recital – his playing amazing audiences across Europe. In Tuesday’s episode, Donald examines the earliest photograph of Liszt we have - taken in 1843 by Herman Biow - and Henri Lehmann’s portrait of the composer from four years earlier. Through these images, Donald explores the impact that Liszt's astute managing of his image had on the idea of him as a Romantic idol, and examining the various elements which went into creating the dramatic persona of Liszt the virtuoso.

Grandes Etudes de Paganini No 3 'La Campanella'
Daniil Trifonov, piano

Totentanz
Sergio Tiempo, piano
Orchestra de Svizzera Italiana
Ion Marin, conductor

El Contrabandista – Rondo Fantastique
Valentina Lisitsa, piano

Grand Galop Chromatique
Gyorgy Cziffra, piano

Cantata for Inauguration of the Beethoven Monument: I. Maestoso – Quasi Allegretto
Diana Damrau, soprano
Jörg Dürmüller, tenor
Georg Zeppenfeld, bass
Kölner Kantorei
Cappella Coloniensis des WDR
Paul Komen, clavichord
Bruno Weil, conductor

Soirées de Vienne (9 Valse-Caprises after Schubert), No 6
Vladimir Horowitz, piano

Produced by Sam Phillips for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Wales