Profound and scholarly study by Liszt's friend, favorite pupil, and secretary presents an intimate portrait of the composer's private and professional life. Vibrant, richly textured prose recaptures a golden age of music.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

A discovery which opens a new chapter in the Liszt Sonata research.