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Franz Liszt
said
When you write the story of two happy lovers, place them on the shores of Lake Como.
— As quoted From the letter to Louis de Ronchaud dated 20 September 1837
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
- Fame72.3
- Momentum0.0
- Austria rank#21
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Updated 2026-06-09
He turned piano recitals into the 19th century's first rock concerts. "Lisztomania" wasn't hyperbole — women fainted, crowds mobbed him, and Europe had never seen a musician command that kind of frenzy before.
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Franz Liszt was born in Hungary on 22 October 1811 and trained under Carl Czerny and Antonio Salieri, achieving early success as a concert pianist. His European tours in the 1830s and 1840s made him a phenomenon — technical brilliance and looks ignited a craze the press called "Lisztomania," a level of stardom no virtuoso before him had reached. He championed his peers relentlessly, promoting Berlioz, Chopin, Schumann, and Wagner by performing arrangements he called "transcriptions" and "paraphrases" to spread their music. A leader of the New German School, he pushed programmatic music and har…
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Franz Liszt
said
Wasting time is one of the worst faults of the world. Life is so short, every moment is so precious and yet, we live as if life will never end.
— As quoted in Alan Walker, Franz Liszt : The Virtuoso Years, 1811-1847 (1987) Page 117.
Franz Liszt
saidundated
Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his.
— As quoted in Arthur Friedheim and Alexander Siloti, Remembering Franz Liszt (1961) p. 138.
Franz Liszt
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Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.
— As quoted in Joseph Machlis, The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening (1963) Page 107.
Franz Liszt
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I carry a deep sadness of the heart which must now and then break out in sound.
— As quoted in Walker, 1997.
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- 6 Hungarian Rhapsodies1986
- Concert Studies / Consolations / Réminiscences de Don Juan1986
- Symphonic Poems1986
- Liszt - Orchesterwerke1986
- The Art of Alfred Brendel, Volume I "Virtuouso Pieces"1986
- Dante Symphony1986
- The Studio Recordings: New York 19851986
- Symphonies no. 4 & no. 81986
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Source confidence70.0
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