Franz Liszt





Era Romantic
Birth - Death October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886
Summary Franz Liszt (Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc) was a Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist of the 19th century. He was a renowned performer throughout Europe, noted especially for his showmanship and great skill with the piano. Until today, he is by some considered to have been the greatest pianist in history.

As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the "Neudeutsche Schule" ("New German School"). He left behind a huge oeuvre, including works from nearly all musical genres.
Video Hungarian Rhapsody
More Information American Liszt Society - to promote scholarship and general understanding of the full creative and historical significance of Franz Liszt on the education and development of both the composition and performance of music throughout the Western World

The Liszt Society at UK - to publish significant Franz Liszt works which were out of print

International Franz Liszt Piano Competition

Collection of Franz Liszt’s works by Classical Archives

The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 by Rupert Hughes, full-text from Project Gutenberg

Franz Liszt - His life and works by Wikipedia

Franz Liszt - free sheet music from Kreusch Sheet Music Archive

Franz Liszt - free scores in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)

Literary Works by Franz Liszt - free ebooks at Project Gutenberg

Sausage Lynx Franz Liszt Page - filled with fascinating Franz Liszt information

Franz Liszt - biography and album by Naxos record company

Liszt in Limerick - The Old Limerick Journal by Richard Ahern

The Complete Music of FERENC LISZT for Solo Piano - Recorded by Leslie Howard

Old cylinder recordings of orchestral arrangements of Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies from the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara Library.

Letters of Franz Liszt - collected by La Mara and translated by Constance Bache

Liszt.dk - The Danish Franz Liszt Project



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