In the world of music, Franz Liszt was something of a Renaissance man. A virtuoso pianist, composer, conductor, teacher, and transcriber, he contributed prolifically to the solo piano repertoire, and ...

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Franz Liszt, a world-famous musician revered by critics and loved by women, was a rock star in every sense of the word. This ...

The classical pianist, who turns 200 today, changed the art of performance forever with his over-the-top concerts, creating a craze that... Illustration of Franz Liszt. The Hungarian composer and ...

From practice rooms to concert halls, Franz Liszt's Transcendental Etudes present pianists with musical and technical hurdles that result in magical performances. Xiangyu Zhao is a composer, pianist ...

Tomorrow is the 200th birthday of composer and pianist Franz Liszt. Morning Edition's music commentator Miles Hoffman thinks there are plenty of reasons to celebrate. "This is a man who lived an ...

Lang Lang’s latest CD, one of many releases celebrating the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth on Oct. 22, 1811, is titled “Liszt, My Piano Hero.” Of course Liszt would be a hero of the ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The first 12 days of January on BBC Radio 3 are going to feature Mozart, back-to-back. If the programmers were braver, they would ...

Almost everyone admits that Franz Liszt was one of the giant figures of 19th-century music. And almost everyone despises him. Why? A story from the high point of Liszt’s fame will explain. In 1844, ...

Illustration of Franz Liszt. The Hungarian composer and pianist revolutionized the art of performance. When you think of rock n' roll, Franz Liszt might not be the first name that comes to mind. But ...