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Lisztomania or Liszt fever was the intense fan frenzy directed toward Hungarian composer Franz Liszt during his performances. This frenzy first occurred in Berlin in 1841 and the term was later coined by Heinrich Heine in a feuilleton he wrote on April 25, 1844, discussing the 1844 Parisian concert season.
Lisztomania is a 1975 British surreal biographical musical comedy film written and directed by Ken Russell about the 19th-century composer Franz Liszt. The screenplay is derived, in part, from the book Nélida by Marie d'Agoult (1848), about her affair with Liszt.
"Lisztomania" is a song by the French band Phoenix from their fourth album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. It is their second single from the album, although a music video of the song was released before "1901".
Apr 25, 2024 · Lisztomania, the phenomenon that the song is named after, referred to the hysteria that swept audiences during Liszt’s concerts, where fans would often faint, scream, and even try to steal his hair as a memento.
May 25, 2009 · Lisztomania. Phoenix. Track 1 on Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Producers. Phoenix & Philippe Zdar. Thom signals his abandonment of romance with a diss to Romanticism, the 19th Century artistic...
Jan 17, 2024 · “Lisztomania” is a mash-up of influences, according to singer Thomas Mars, who derived its name from the Hungarian composer. Lisztomania, or Liszt fever, described the hype around Franz Liszt’s...
Sep 4, 2023 · The masterstroke of Ken Russell’s superbly bonkers 1975 film “Lisztomania” was to feature Daltrey, the lead singer of the Who, as the godfather of all rock gods.
Oct 22, 2011 · The classical pianist, who turns 200 today, changed the art of performance forever with his over-the-top concerts, creating a craze that historians have dubbed "Lisztomania."
Aug 17, 2016 · Classical music. The women who screamed and swooned for the 19th Century piano virtuoso Franz Liszt set the pattern for fans in our own time – from The Beatles to Justin Bieber.
Liszt’s Glanzperiode, when the term ‘Lisztomania’ was coined by Heine, conjures up images of him that have remained most to the fore in popular imagination. A dazzling wizard, a showman and superman of the keyboard who thrilled audiences in musical capitals and far flung regions of Europe and whose works matched the glitter and even the ...
