Franz Liszt(1811-

1886)
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Franz Liszt(1811-1886)
Born: 22 October 1811, Rauding,
Austria
Died: 31 July 1886, Bayreuth
Germany
Spouse: Carolyne zu Sayn-
Wittgenstein
Mother: Anna Listz(1788-1866)
Father: Adam Liszt(1776-1827)
Children:Cosima Wagner(1837-1930)
Daniel Liszt(1839-1859)
Franz Liszt(1811-
1886)
The best word that describes
the works of Franz Liszt is
"virtuosity“. He was known as
the virtuoso pianista, a
composer and the busiest
musician during the Romantic
Era. He played and studied in
Vienna and Paris while
performing in concerts in the
rest of Europe.
Liszt was born in the village Doborjan,
Hungary. He displayed remarkable talen at
a young age and easily understood sight
reading. His father was his first teacher at
age six(6). A turning point came when in
his early twenties, Liszt heard the virtuoso
violinist Niccolo Paganini perform so he
decided to dedicate himself in becoming a
virtuoso pianist.
He was known for his symphonic poems
where he translated great litetary works into
musical composition. He also made piano
transcription of operas and famous
symphonies. Many of his piano compositions
are tecnically challenging pieces.
He was also known with his generosity in
sharing time and money to the orphans,
victim of disasters, and the many students he
taught music for free.
Lisztdied in Bayreuth, Germany, on 31 July
1886, at the age of 74, officially as a result
of pneumonia, which he may have contracted
during the Bayreuth Festival hosted by his
daughter Cosima. Questions have been
posed as to whether medical malpractice
played a part in his death.[35] He was buried
on 3 August 1886, in the municipal cemetery
of Bayreuth against his wishes.
Some of Liszt’s Piano works:
 “La Campanella”
 “Liebestraume no. 3”
 Liszt’s”Hungarian Rhapsodies“ were originally
written for solo piano, but many were arranged for
orchestra or other combinations of instruments.
The Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 is thre most popular
and was the basis for the “Tom & Jerry” cartoons
called the “Cat Concerto
 Un Sospiro
 Sonata in B Minor
 Arrangements of the 9 Beethoven Symphonies
 Transcriptions of lieder by Schulbert
 La Campanella- "La campanella" (Italian for "The
little bell") is the nickname given to the third
of Franz Liszt's six Grandes études de
Paganini, S. 141 (1851). It is in the key of G-sharp
minor. This piece is a revision of an earlier version
from 1838, the Études d'exécution transcendente
d'après Paganini, S. 140. Its melody comes from
the final movement of Niccolò Paganini's Violin
Concerto No. 2 in B minor, where the tune was
reinforced metaphorically by a 'little handbell'.
This is portrayed by the top note jumps that need
to be played within the timeframe of a 16th note.
Liebestraume no. 3-Liebesträume (German
for Dreams of Love) is a set of three
solo piano works (S.541/R.211) by Franz Liszt,
published in 1850. Originally the
three Liebesträume were conceived
as lieder after poems by Ludwig
Uhland and Ferdinand Freiligrath. In 1850, two
versions appeared simultaneously as a set of
songs for high voice and piano, and as
transcriptions for piano two-hands.
 Hungarian Rhapsodies-The Hungarian
Rhapsodies, S.244, R.106 (French: Rhapsodies
hongroises, German: Ungarische
Rhapsodien, Hungarian: Magyar rapszódiák), is a set of
19 piano pieces based on Hungarian folk themes,
composed by Franz Liszt during 1846–1853, and later in
1882 and 1885. Liszt also arranged versions
for orchestra, piano duet and piano trio.
 Some are better known than others, with Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 2 being particularly famous and No. 6, No.
10, No. 12 and No. 14 (especially as arranged for piano
and orchestra as the Hungarian Fantasy) also being well
known.
 In their original piano form, the Hungarian Rhapsodies are
noted for their difficulty (Liszt was a virtuoso pianist as
well as a composer).
 Sonata in B Minor-The Piano Sonata in B
minor (German: Klaviersonate h-moll), S.178, is
a sonata for solo piano by Franz Liszt. It was
completed in 1853 and published in 1854 with a
dedication to Robert Schumann.
 Beethoven Symphonies-Beethoven
Symphonies (French: Symphonies de
Beethoven), S.464, are a set of
nine transcriptions for solo piano by Franz
Liszt of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies 1–9.
They are among the most technically demanding
piano music ever written.
Orchestral Composition
 Symphonic Poems (“Hamlet”, “Les Preludes”)
-The symphonic poems of the Hungarian
composer Franz Liszt are a series of 13 orchestral works,
numbered S.95–107.[1] The first 12 were composed
between 1848 and 1858 (though some use material
conceived earlier); the last, Von der Wiege bis zum
Grabe (From the Cradle to the Grave), followed in 1882.
These works helped establish the genre of
orchestral program music—compositions written to
illustrate an extra-musical plan derived from a play,
poem, painting or work of nature. They inspired
the symphonic poems of Bedřich Smetana, Antonín
Dvořák, Richard Strauss and others.
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