Books by Alan Walker

Alan Walker, Franz Liszt: The Weimar Years, 1848-1861 .  Walker’s three-volume biography of Liszt is one of the very best biographies, ever.  I like it better than most of what you hear people talk about on Twitter in the way of biography.  Soon I will start volume three, the final years when Liszt becomes an Abbe.  You do need some familiarity with the music of Liszt to grasp these books, but it suffices to listen along while you read, you do not have to be an expert.