Ferencz Liszt
Born: 22nd October 1811, Raiding
Died: 31st July 1886, Bayreuth
Nationality: Hungarian, Austrian
Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most prolific and influential composers of his era, and his piano works continue to be widely performed and recorded.
Liszt achieved success as a concert pianist from an early age, and received lessons from the esteemed musicians Carl Czerny and Antonio Salieri. He gained further renown for his performances during tours of Europe in the 1830s and 1840s, developing a reputation for technical brilliance as well as physical attractiveness. In a phenomenon dubbed "Lisztomania", he rose to a degree of stardom and popularity among the public not experienced by the virtuosos who preceded him.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Liszt
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Further Reading: Liszt
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Hungarian Pictures
15th Jul 2026
Ben explores a treasure-trove of vintage Bartók, Liszt, Kodály and Dohnányi from János Ferencsik and György Lehel on Eloquence.
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Behzod Abduraimov on Inferno
2nd Jun 2026
Behzod Abduraimov spoke to us about his latest album Inferno (a recent Presto Recording of The Week which demonstrates depths far beyond sheer virtuosity), his approach to both familiar and demanding music, and his summer performance plans.
Popular Genres: Liszt
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Popular Works: Liszt
- Après une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 7) (147)
- Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 4) (96)
- Au lac de Wallenstadt (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 2) (68)
- Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S171/R16 (88)
- Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 3) (65)
- Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera (101)
- Consolation, S. 172 No. 3 in D flat major (140)
- En rêve - Nocturne S207 (67)
- Fantasy on Hungarian Folk-tunes, S123 (80)
- Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 7) (146)
- Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 'La Campanella' (116)
- Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor (178)
- Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 6 in D flat major (97)
- Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 12 in C sharp minor (90)
- Il penseroso (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 2) (66)
- Isolde's Liebestod (after Wagner), S447 (106)
- Les cloches de Genève (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 9) (69)
- Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este (Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 4) (97)
- Les Préludes, symphonic poem No. 3, S97 (172)
- Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) (349)
- Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (286)
- Nuages gris, S199 (94)
- O quand je dors (Hugo), S282 (73)
- Orpheus, symphonic poem No. 4, S98 (64)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124 (247)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125 (174)
- Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 (405)
- Prelude & Fugue on B-A-C-H, S260 (76)
- Réminiscences de "Don Juan" (after Mozart), S. 418 (71)
- Rhapsodie espagnole, S254 (91)
- Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5) (145)
- Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 6) (103)
- Sonetto 47 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 4) (75)
- Sposalizio (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 1) (75)
- Totentanz, S126 for piano & orchestra (92)
- Transcendental Studies, S139 Nos. 1-12 (77)
- Un Sospiro from 3 Concert Studies, S144 No. 3 (68)
- Vallée d'Obermann (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 6) (106)
- Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215/1 (117)
- Widmung S566 after Schumann (Liebeslied) (78)
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