´óÏó´«Ã½

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's admiration for Wagner forged a friendship between two of the biggest musical personalities of the 19th Century. In Thursday’s episode, Donald examines how this relationship cast a shadow over Liszt's own ability to compose and how personal events helped him to free himself from this shadow, in the process assessing a photograph from 1865 of Liszt, posing with his daughter Cosima and Hans von Bülow.

Richard Wagner (arr. Franz Liszt)
Tannhäuser: Choeur des Pèlerins(excerpt)
Tanguy de Williencourt, piano

Prometheus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti, conductor

A Faust Symphony: III. Mephistopheles
Vinson Cole, tenor
Choir and Orchestra of Dresden State Opera
Giuseppi Sinopoli, conductor

In Liebeslust
Matthew Polenzani, tenor
Julius Drake, piano

The Legend of St Elizabeth: Chorus of the Angels
Choir of the Ameisenkinder of the Goethe Gymnasium, Weimar
Chorus of Hungarian Radio
Staatskapelle Weimar
Carl St. Clair, conductor

At the Grave of Richard Wagner
Kronos Quartet
Marcella DeCray, harp
Aki Takahashi, piano

Produced by Sam Phillips for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Wales