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Franz Liszt (German: [ˈlɪst]; Hungarian: Liszt Ferencz, in modern usage Liszt Ferenc [ˈlist ˈfɛrɛnt͡s]; 22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, and organist of the Romantic era. He was also a writer, a philanthropist, a Hungarian nationalist and a Franciscan tertiary.

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Franz Liszt Fantasizing at the Piano (1840), by Danhauser, commissioned by Conrad Graf. The imagined gathering shows seated Alfred de Musset or Alexandre Dumas, George Sand, Franz Liszt, Marie d'Agoult; standing Hector Berlioz or Victor Hugo, Niccolò Paganini, Gioachino Rossini; a bust of Beethoven on the grand piano (a "Graf"), a portrait of Lord Byron on the wall, a statue of Joan of Arc on the far left.[38][39][40]
Franz Liszt Fantasizing at the Piano (1840), by Danhauser, commissioned by Conrad Graf. The imagined gathering shows seated Alfred de Musset or Alexandre Dumas, George Sand, Franz Liszt, Marie d'Agoult; standing Hector Berlioz or Victor Hugo, Niccolò Paganini, Gioachino Rossini; a bust of Beethoven on the grand piano (a "Graf"), a portrait of Lord Byron on the wall, a statue of Joan of Arc on the far left.[38][39][40]
Liszt as caricatured in 1886 by Vanity Fair's "Spy"
Liszt as caricatured in 1886 by Vanity Fair's "Spy"
Memorial tablet in Sopron
Memorial tablet in Sopron
Liszt in 1843, at the height of his career
Liszt in 1843, at the height of his career
Liszt, photo by Franz Hanfstaengl, June 1867
Liszt, photo by Franz Hanfstaengl, June 1867
Anna Liszt, née Maria Anna Lager (portrait by Julius Ludwig Sebbers between 1826 and 1837)
Anna Liszt, née Maria Anna Lager (portrait by Julius Ludwig Sebbers between 1826 and 1837)
The sound of the fountains of the famous garden of Villa d'Este inspired Liszt to write a piano piece called "Jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este". The villa and the portrait of the composer can be seen in the same image made by István Orosz.
The sound of the fountains of the famous garden of Villa d'Este inspired Liszt to write a piano piece called "Jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este". The villa and the portrait of the composer can be seen in the same image made by István Orosz.
Niccolò Paganini. His playing inspired Liszt to become as great a virtuoso.
Niccolò Paganini. His playing inspired Liszt to become as great a virtuoso.
Liszt a few months before his death. Photo by Nadar
Liszt a few months before his death. Photo by Nadar
Liszt in 1858 by Franz Hanfstaengl
Liszt in 1858 by Franz Hanfstaengl
Franz Liszt, portrait by Miklós Barabás, a Hungarian painter, 1847
Franz Liszt, portrait by Miklós Barabás, a Hungarian painter, 1847
Memorial tablet at the Leopold de Pauli Palace in Bratislava commemorating Liszt's concert there in 1820, aged 9
Memorial tablet at the Leopold de Pauli Palace in Bratislava commemorating Liszt's concert there in 1820, aged 9
One of Franz Liszt's pianos from his apartment in Budapest.
One of Franz Liszt's pianos from his apartment in Budapest.
Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest
Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest
 
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