Franz Liszt

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Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, and teacher of the Romantic period. With a career spanning over six decades, he produced a substantial and varied body of work and is considered one of the most prolific and influential composers of his time. His piano compositions remain widely performed and recorded. Liszt began his career as a concert pianist at a young age, studying under Carl Czerny and Antonio Salieri. He achieved widespread fame during his tours across Europe in the 1830s and 1840s, becoming renowned for his extraordinary technical skill and charismatic stage presence. His popularity gave rise to the term "Lisztomania," describing the intense public enthusiasm he generated, which surpassed that of earlier virtuoso performers. Throughout his life, Liszt maintained friendships with and supported many composers of his era, including Hector Berlioz, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Richard Wagner. He helped promote their music through performances and adaptations. He introduced the terms "transcription" and "paraphrase" to describe his arrangements of works by other composers, which he often performed to bring their music to wider audiences. He was also closely associated with the New German School, a group of progressive composers advocating for programmatic music and advanced harmonic techniques, and was a key figure in the so-called "War of the Romantics." Liszt was a dedicated tea

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Liszt - My Piano Hero

Liszt: Scherzo and March / 3 Liebestraume / Berceuse

Liszt: Dreams of Love; Consolations; Sonnets of Petrarca; Rigoletto Paraphrase

Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 6: Complete Song Transcriptions of Chopin, Mendelssohn and Robert & Clara Schumann

The Very Best of Liszt

Eyes Wide Shut

Liszt

Liszt (The Best of)

Horowitz Plays Liszt

Liszt: Piano Works

Via Crucis

Transcendental - Daniil Trifonov Plays Franz Liszt (Etudes S. 139, S. 141, S. 144, S. 145)

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