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The Duality of Franz Liszt

While Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was known as a bit of a rock star for his day, the truth is there was a duality to his personality that manifested itself in his music. Dr. Richard Fountain, professor of piano at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ Baptist University, was deeply committed to his Catholic faith.

According to Fountain, Liszt carries this duality into his work. In particular, "" has a unique notation. The original composition is available as public domain and on it, you can see Liszt's handwriting where ne notates John 4:14: "The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

Fountain explains that while Liszt was writing a piece to evoke the sense of water in the fountains at Villa d'Este, he was also writing a meditative devotional on this scene from the Gospel of John.

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