Franz Liszt gives the world’s first piano ‘recital’
May 14, 2020
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On 9 June 1840, a year or so into his European tour, Liszt hosted the first of two London concerts – advertised as ‘Liszt’s Pianoforte Recitals’ – at the Hanover Square Rooms in Mayfair. Until then, the word ‘recital’ had only been used to describe dramatic readings, which is perhaps why Liszt was drawn to
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