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Franz Liszt

Liszt in 1858 Franz Liszt; , in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simply "c" in all words except surnames; this has led to Liszt's given name being rendered in modern Hungarian usage as "Ferenc". From 1859 to 1867 he was officially Franz Ritter von Liszt; he was created a ''Ritter'' (knight) by Emperor Francis Joseph I in 1859, but never used this title of nobility in public. The title was necessary to marry the Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein without her losing her privileges, but after the marriage fell through, Liszt transferred the title to his uncle Eduard in 1867. Eduard's son was Franz von Liszt.|group=n}} (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) 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 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.

During this period and into his later life, Liszt was a friend, musical promoter and benefactor to many composers of his time, including Hector Berlioz, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann and Richard Wagner, among others. Liszt coined the terms "transcription" and "paraphrase", and would perform arrangements of his contemporaries' music to popularise it. Alongside Wagner, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the New German School, a progressive group of composers involved in the "War of the Romantics" who developed ideas of programmatic music and harmonic experimentation.

Liszt taught piano performance to hundreds of students throughout his life, many of whom went on to become notable performers. He left behind an extensive and diverse body of work that influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated 20th-century ideas and trends. Among Liszt's musical contributions were the concept of the symphonic poem, innovations in thematic transformation and Impressionism in music, and the invention of the masterclass as a method of teaching performance. In a radical departure from his earlier compositional styles, many of Liszt's later works also feature experiments in atonality, foreshadowing developments in 20th-century classical music. Today he is best known for his original piano works, such as the Hungarian Rhapsodies, ''Années de pèlerinage'', ''Transcendental Études'', "La campanella", and the Piano Sonata in B minor. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Letters of Franz Liszt by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: Greenwood Press, 1969
    Description: 2 volumes : facsimile, music, portrait ; 23 cm.
    Book
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    Frederic Chopin by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: Free Press of Glencoe, Collier-Macmillan, 1963
    Description: vii, 184 pages ; 22 cm.
    Book
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    Les préludes; symphonische Dichtung no. 3, für grosses orchester by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Description: study score (86 pages) ; 19 cm.
    Book
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    Ten Hungarian rhapsodie by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: O. Diston, 1904
    Description: 1 score (xii, 152 pages) : portrait ; 32 cm.
    Other Authors: “…Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886…”
    Musical Score Book
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    Sonata in B minor for the piano by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: G. Schirmer, 1938
    Description: 35 pages ; 31 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    Consolations and Liebesträume by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: B.F. Wood, 1904
    Description: 1 score (41 pages) ; 31 cm.
    Other Authors: “…Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886…”
    Musical Score Book
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    Rubinstein plays Liszt by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: RCA Victor, 1956
    Description: 1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, monophonic ; 12 in.
    Phonograph Audio
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    Thirty songs : for high voice by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: Dover Publications, 1975
    Description: 1 vocal score (144 pages) : portrait ; 31 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    2tes Concert : Pianoforte und Orchester by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: Schott, 1900
    Description: 1 score (37 pages) ; 36 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    Valse oubliée by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: G. Schirmer, 1938
    Description: 1 score (9 pages) ; 31 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    Thirty songs : for high voice by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: O. Ditson, 1911
    Description: xiv, 1 unnumbered page, 1 score (144 pages) : portrait ; 32 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    Piano concerto no. 1, in E-flat Piano concerto no. 2, in A. by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: RCA Victor, 1964
    Description: 1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm. monophonic ; 12 in.
    Other Authors: “…Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886…”
    Phonograph Audio
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    Concerto no. 1, in E-flat major, for piano and orchestra by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: Vanguard, 1950
    Description: 1 s. ; 12 in. : 33 1/3 rpm.
    Phonograph Audio
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    Erstes Concert für Pianoforte und Orchester : Henry Litolff zugeeignet by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: Carl Haslinger qm. Tobias, [etc.], 1890
    Description: 1 score (23 pages) ; 32 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    Années de pèlerinage, 2me année: Italie : suite for pianoforte by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: G. Schirmer, 1909
    Description: 1 score (55 pages) ; 31 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    2tes Concert Pianoforte und Orchester by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: Schott, 1863
    Description: 1 score (55 pages) ; 35 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    Années de pèlerinage : 1re. année: Suisse : suite for the pianoforte by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: G. Schirmer, 1909
    Description: 1 score (63 pages) ; 31 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    Venezia e Napoli [no. 1-3] compositions pour piano . by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: Ricordi & Co. : Schott, 1900
    Description: 1 score (31 pages); 31 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    Légendes : pour piano by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: Rózsavölgyi, 1880
    Description: 1 score (2 volumes) ; 34 cm.
    Musical Score Book
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    Années de pèlerinage : "Venezia e Napoli" : supplément à l'Italie ; for pianoforte by Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

    Published: G. Schirmer, 1909
    Description: 1 score (8 pages) ; 35 cm.
    Musical Score Book