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FRANZ LISZT BIOGRAPHY
1811 - 1886

FRANZ LISZT, genius pianist/composer was one of the forerunners of virtuoso pianists and led the way for extreme virtuosity in composition. Liszt was famous for his "Hungarian Rhapsodies", Piano Concertos, "Mephisto Waltzes" and more. Liszt became Abbe Liszt in the Catholic Church AND he was also father-in-law to genius opera composer Richard Wagner!
Franz Liszt was born on October 22, 1811 in Raiding, Hungary. Liszt was considered as the greatest pianist of his time. His primary interests were music, religion and women. He was friendly with Richard Wagner (Liszt's daughter, Cosima, married Wagner), and also friends with Hector Berlioz, and Frederic Chopin. He was a prominent composer, conductor and piano teacher.

Franz Liszt was one of the forerunners of virtuoso pianists and led the way for extreme virtuosity in composition. Liszt was well known for the creation of descriptive orchestral music called "symphonic poem" or "tone poem". An example of "tone peom" is Liszt's "Hamlet" and "Les Preludes".

Liszt composed the famous "HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY #2" in 1847, which he dedicated to Count Teleki (Hungarian writer and statesman). In 1865, Liszt took the four minor orders of the Catholic Church and became Abbe Liszt. Franz Liszt died on July 31, 1886 in Bayreuth, Germany, due to pneumonia.

In Budapest, Hungary, Liszt is considered a national hero. Influenced by the violinist Paganini, Liszt developed similiar virtuoso and flashy techniques for piano. Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody #2" is one of the most famous virtuoso showpieces of all time, featured in numerous cartoons and movies, such as Bugs Bunny's "Rhapsody Rabbit" cartoon, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" movie, and The Great Kat's "Wagner's War" CD, featuring the famous shred guitar/orchestral version of "HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY #2".

Liszt's Greatest Works:

"Faust" Symphony
"Hungarian Rhapsodies"
"Mephisto Waltzes"
"Liebestraume"
"Paganini's La Campanella"
Piano Concertos
"Grand Etudes de Paganini"

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