From Paris to Peoria: How European Piano Virtuosos Brought Classical Music to the American Heartland

by R. Allen Lott

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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 by some of Europe's most celebrated pianists. From Paris to Peoria deftly chronicles the visits of five of these pianists to the America of Mark Twain...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195148835

ISBN13:9780195148831

Release Date:February 2003

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"

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Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Music Musical Genres

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