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The pianist herself wrote the excellent commentary (which still happens far too little!)
Aart van der Wal, Opus Klassiek
"Great appreciation for Alexandra Kaptein who, through playing and research, unveils Liszt's world of transcriptions to us."
Emile Stoffers, Luister

F. Liszt:

"Our aspiration, our calling, our desire for a genuine life, is to see the truth of who we really are - that the nature of our Being is connectedness and love, not the illusion of a separate self to which our suffering clings."

"Mein einziges Bestreben als Musiker war und wird es sein, meinen Speer in die unendlichen Räume der Zukunft zu schleudern (...) - der Rest ist ohne Bedeutung."

"Der Glaube mehrt die Tatkraft"

The things that we love tell us who we are (T. v. Aquin)

"(...) Aus dem Tiefsten muss das Höchste zu seiner Höhe kommen." - F. Nietzsche

"Das Höchste, was der Mensch besitzen kann, ist jene Ruhe, jene Heiterkeit, jener innerer Friede, die durch keine Leidenschaft beunruhigt werden kann" I. Kant

files coming soon!

A. Berg: Op. 2 “Four Songs” Analysis

Adorno and Wagner on the power of music “The Ring of Truth” (R. Scruton), “On the social situation of music” (T. W. Adorno)

Adorno - Benjamin: Aesthetic Of Musical Aura

Analysis of Robert Franz / Franz Liszt: “12 Lieder von Robert Franz” Transcriptions S489/E163: Exploring the text - music relation in Liszt’s transcriptions

Analytical approaches:Roman Numeral Analysis in dialogue with H. Schenker (Liszt Il penseroso)

Franz Liszt in The Netherlands - What was the perception of Liszt and his music during his visits and performances between 1842-76?

From Functional Tonality to Atonality

L. v. Beethoven The narrative of the subordinate theme in the exposition Analysis of Op.2 Piano Sonatas

Re-inventing rhythmic dislocation in orchestral perfromance

Teaching Methodology

Schenkerian Analysis - Review