Odyssey of Love

Throughout his life, Franz Liszt burned the candle at both ends. A child prodigy who became the greatest keyboard virtuoso of his time, he was also a prolific composer, whose output ranged from hundreds of piano pieces to symphonies, tone poems, and songs. Pianist Lucy Parham compiled Liszt’s colorful letters and performs some of his most ecstatic piano music to depict his tempestuous relationships with the two most important women in his life.

Includes a piece about the phenomenon of Lisztomania with UCLA Professor Robert Winter.

Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center in December 2008.

Director: Martin Jarvis

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:

Rosalind Ayres as Marie D’ Agoult/Carolyne Wittgenstein

Martin Jarvis as Franz Liszt

Lucy Parham on Piano

Associate Producers: Jennifer Brooks and Christina Montaño

Recording Engineer/Editor/Mixer: Mark Holden For The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Music Supervisor: Scott Willis