Emil Haraszti
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Emil Haraszti was a Hungarian
born French
music critic and author. He was a director of the National Conservatory of Music in Budapest and was a scholar at the University of Budapest
but lived much of his life in France and publishing in French.
In 1910, at the age of 25, he published a paper on Polish composer Frederic Chopin
, entitled, Chopin és George Sand. Later, in 1956, he would publish another work on Chopin, L'élément latin dans l'oeuvre de Chopin.
In the summer of 1936, Haraszti published a two-part essay on Franz Liszt
, entitled Liszt á Paris in the publication La Revue Musicale. In 1937 he published Deux Franciscians: Adam et Franz Liszt and in December of that year published La Probleme Liszt. The essay, which is a deep exploration of the musicality of Liszt, established Haraszti as one of the foremost Liszt scholars of his generation.
Haraszti famously criticized composer Bela Bartók
for lacking interest in Hungarian music, describing him as "becoming an apostle of Czech, Romanian and Slovak music". He authored a book on Bartók, Béla Bartok: His Life and Works, published in 1938. He also authored a book which has been published in French, La Musique hongroise, meaning, "Hungarian Music".
Hungary
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born French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
music critic and author. He was a director of the National Conservatory of Music in Budapest and was a scholar at the University of Budapest
University of Budapest
The Eötvös Loránd University or ELTE, founded in 1635, is the largest university in Hungary, located in Budapest.-History:The university was founded in 1635 in Nagyszombat by the archbishop and theologian Péter Pázmány. Leadership was given over to the Jesuits...
but lived much of his life in France and publishing in French.
In 1910, at the age of 25, he published a paper on Polish composer Frederic Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
, entitled, Chopin és George Sand. Later, in 1956, he would publish another work on Chopin, L'élément latin dans l'oeuvre de Chopin.
In the summer of 1936, Haraszti published a two-part essay on Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
, entitled Liszt á Paris in the publication La Revue Musicale. In 1937 he published Deux Franciscians: Adam et Franz Liszt and in December of that year published La Probleme Liszt. The essay, which is a deep exploration of the musicality of Liszt, established Haraszti as one of the foremost Liszt scholars of his generation.
Haraszti famously criticized composer Bela Bartók
Béla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
for lacking interest in Hungarian music, describing him as "becoming an apostle of Czech, Romanian and Slovak music". He authored a book on Bartók, Béla Bartok: His Life and Works, published in 1938. He also authored a book which has been published in French, La Musique hongroise, meaning, "Hungarian Music".