Liszt , Franz Doborján, Raiding 1811 - Bayereut 1886 Biography Lisztwas the son of a steward in the service of the Esterházy family, patrons of Haydn. He was born in 1811 at Raiding in Hungary and moved as a child to Vienna, where he took piano lessons from Czerny and composition les...
Name: Franz Liszt Date of Birth: October 22, 1811 Date of Death: July 31, 1886 Place of Birth: Hungary, (Sopron County) Father: Adam Liszt Mother: Marie Anna Lager Main Instrument: Pianoforte Franz Liszt has shown a great interest in music from a very early age. His love for...
From 1835 to 1839 Franz Liszt lived with Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny, ex-wife of the Comte d'Agoult. She is better known by her pen name, "Daniel Stern." They had two daughters, Blandina (1835-1862) and Cosima (1837-1930), and one son, Daniel (1839-1859). In 1840-1841 Li...
- Franz Liszt, Life of Chopin, translated from French by Martha Walker Cook and John Broadhouse, London, W. Reeves, 1913- Frederick Niecks, Chopin as a man and musician, London, New York, Novello, Ewer & Co.1888 - Jeremy Siepmann, Chopin: Complete Edition, Deutsche Grammophon, 1999 - ...
In the middle of the 19th century, Franz Liszt spent a lot of time writing transcriptions of Schubert's songs. This helped to spread Schubert's music a lot. Liszt said that Schubert was the most poetic musician who ever lived. That's quite a compliment!
Cosima, the daughter of friend and fellow composer Franz Liszt, was Wagner's last wife. Together, they had three children. Cosima managed his Festival Theater in Bayreuth and directed the art festival there for over twenty years after Wagner's death. Wagner's Early Life and Education Richard ...
Chopin's style and gifts became increasingly influential: Schumann was a huge admirer of Chopin's music - although the feeling was not mutual - and he took melodies from Chopin and even named a piece from his suite Carnaval after Chopin. Franz Liszt, another great admirer and personal friend...
Learn about the life and music of the Polish composer, Frederic Chopin. Discover a biography of Chopin's life and the manner in which he...
At the age of thirteen his family moved to London and he continued his education at Bedales School. At sixteen he won the Franz Liszt Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with the highest honours, after which he completed his studies in Vienna. He later worked closely with ...
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