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Why a besotted piano student held Liszt at gunpoint
The very cheek! When Brahms fell asleep during Liszt's concert... and ignited a lifelong feud
Liszt: the game-changing piano superstar who had audiences swooning in the aisles
The composer Franz Liszt was a brilliant but enigmatic piano virtuoso, writes Jessica Duchen
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Ligeti: musical master of otherworldly atmospheres
A uniquely modern voice
Franz Lehár: meet the composer behind one of the most popular operas ever, The Merry Widow
George Hall looks at the life and music of Franz Lehár, a composer who brought both huge popularity and a new respect to the world of operetta - and gave the world The Merry Widow
Edouard Lalo: meet the French composer who gave Romanticism a Spanish tang
Lalo’s best works for the opera stage and concert hall reveal a distinctive composer who by no means deserves his present neglect, says Roger Nichols
Lauridsen, Morten
Meet Morten Lauridsen, California-based Danish composer of O Magnum Mysterium, Lux Aeterna, and other choral staples
Andrew Lloyd Webber: giant of musical theatre
Meet the musical theatre mogul responsible for some of our most smash-hit tunes who is also one of 12 composers writing music for King Charles's coronation
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
A widely-travelled Italian opera composer, Leoncavallo is best known for one big hit: 1892's Pagliacci, a tale of adultery and murder
Jean-Baptiste Lully: architect of French Baroque music
Employment within the court of Louis XIV allowed Lully to lavish his talents on creating spectacular works for the stage, as Jan Smaczny explains
William Lloyd Webber: discover Andrew Lloyd Webber's father and his music
His fame may have been eclipsed by his sons Andrew and Julian but William Lloyd Webber is a composer we should celebrate, says Andrew Green
Lyadov, Anatoly
History may regard him as a wasted talent, but the small amount that Lyadov did achieve had a significant impact, as Daniel Jaffé explains
Lutosławski, Witold
Discover more about the great Polish composer
