Engulfed - The American Scholar

Engulfed - The American Scholar

Storms, volcanoes, avalanches, and even the Apocalypse itself—these are the metaphors from nature that were used time and again to describe Franz Liszt’s playing, according to New Yorker music critic Alex Ross. Liszt was a showman. Thinking back on his own experiences with live performers, Ross recalled only one who possessed a similar power: the free-jazz pianist and composer Cecil Taylor, who gave Ross the feeling of being so engulfed in sound…