FGV 2026.1Questão 36de 60With respect to Franz Liszt, the author makes it clear that
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LISZTOMANIA: FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC
By Megan Szostak
Franz Liszt, oil on canvas by Henri Lehmann, 1840; in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris.
(Historical Note: 19th-century Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt is widely considered the first "rock star" due to the extreme, hysterical adoration of his fans – a phenomenon known as “Lisztomania " – which included fainting, fighting over his discarded gloves, and tearing at his clothing.)
Growing up, I hated music. I had been exposed to the popular music of the early 2000s before anything else, and if you can remember the Miley Cyrus hits or other millennial-teen music that permeated through the public-school system and into the ears of impressionable youth during that era [época], my original sentiments towards music will seem justified. After spending nearly eight years believing that I would live a life without melody, I discovered classical music. Suddenly, I didn’t feel as though the performer was force-feeding a message to me through shallow lyrics but rather was giving me an opportunity to interpret the melodies as I pleased. The complexity of classical music enchanted me, and the breadth [amplitude] of styles gave me insight into the scope of human musical production, which spanned so far beyond Britney Spears. This revelation led to the biggest paradigm shift I have ever experienced: I discovered that my life would never be complete without music. Lisztomania had taken possession of me.
An 1842 cartoon by Theodor Hosemann showing 'Lisztomania', the hysteria of the audience when the virtuoso piano player and composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) performed in public.
The term was inspired by the phenomenon of the brilliant Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt. Just as the Beatles and Beatlemania took fans by storm [conquistaram os fãs de forma súbita e avassaladora] in the 1960s, Liszt provoked a similar sensation over a century earlier. When he was on a concert tour of Europe in the 1840s, women went wild, some fainting during the performances of the young, rugged [de visual viril e charmoso] pianist, others trying to cut locks [mechas] of his hair. To describe this behavior, German journalist Heinrich Heine coined the term “Lisztomania.” And doctors of that time began treating Lisztomania not only as an intense passion for Franz Liszt himself, but also as an insatiable love of music. And that double meaning has survived to this day. I am proof of that.
Adapted from The Tufts Daily, February 5, 2019
With respect to Franz Liszt, the author makes it clear that
- Alternativa A: in fact, he was only famous for being famous.
- Alternativa B: women were more attracted by his beautiful appearance than by his pianistic skill.
- Alternativa C, a correta: along with being a remarkable pianist and very handsome, he was also a great composer.Resposta
- Alternativa D: the music that he wrote is considered flashy and entertaining, but without any real substance.
- Alternativa E: more than anything else, he was a genius at self-promotion.
O que a questão pede:
O que a autora deixa claro sobre Franz Liszt. A resposta tem de estar dita no texto, não sugerida.
Onde está no texto:
O terceiro parágrafo apresenta Liszt como "the brilliant Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso" e, logo depois, descreve o pianista como "young, rugged" (jovem, de visual viril e charmoso), a ponto de as mulheres desmaiarem e tentarem cortar mechas do cabelo dele. A nota histórica do início reforça: "pianist and composer Franz Liszt".
Por que é a letra C:
A alternativa junta as três informações que o texto dá: pianista notável ("piano virtuoso"), muito bonito ("rugged") e grande compositor ("brilliant composer").
Por que as outras não:
- A diz que ele era famoso só por ser famoso. O texto diz o contrário: a fama vinha do talento, "brilliant" e "virtuoso".
- B compara aparência e talento e diz que a aparência pesava mais. O texto cita as duas coisas, mas nunca as compara.
- D chama a música dele de vistosa e vazia. A autora, que se apaixonou justamente pela profundidade da música clássica, nunca diz isso.
- E fala em gênio da autopromoção. O texto não menciona promoção nenhuma.
A armadilha:
A letra B parece certa porque o texto fala das mulheres desmaiando. Mas "more ... than" exige uma comparação que o texto não faz. Na FGV, alternativa com comparação ou com "only" costuma cair por ir além do texto.
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