Research topic: Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt , 1811-86, Hungarian composer and pianist. Liszt was a revolutionary figure of romantic music and was acknowledged as the greatest pianist of his time. He made his debut at nine, going thereafter to Vienna to study with Czerny and Salieri . In Paris (1823-25) he knew all the principal artistic figures of the period and was influenced by Berlioz , Chopin , and Paganini . He lived with Mme d'Agoult (better known by her pen name, Daniel Stern) from 1833 to 1844, and they had three children; their daughter Cosima became the wife of Hans von Bülow and later of ... Read more