The Interpretation of Christian Images from the Point of View of F. Liszt’s Religious Philosophy (Based on Oratorios The Legend of Saint Elizabeth and Christ)

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Viktorija S. Kriveszenko

Abstract

The paper is dedicated to the investigation of the connection between the interpretation of main heroes’ images in oratorios and Liszt’s religious philosophical views. The analysis of Liszt’s literary heritage reveals the philosophical views of the artist, which are very important for the understanding of his creativity. The author finds that Christian themes and stories in the oratorios, typically very romantic, and, at the same time, deeply individual, have led the composer to the new understanding of sacred music and greatly influenced the evolution of the genre of oratorio.

Keywords: Oratorio, philosophy, religion, Romanticism, drama

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Kriveszenko, V. S. (2010). The Interpretation of Christian Images from the Point of View of F. Liszt’s Religious Philosophy (Based on Oratorios The Legend of Saint Elizabeth and Christ). Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, (2), 70–72. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/555
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History of Western Music
Author Biography

Viktorija S. Kriveszenko, Rostov State Rachmaninoff Conservatoire (Academy)

Postgraduate student at the Department of Music History