Biography
Franz Liszt (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 remains one of the most popular composers in modern concert piano repertoire.Liszt first gained renown during the early nineteenth century for his virtuoso skill as a pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time, he toured Europe during the 1830s and 1840s, often playing for charity. In these years, Liszt developed a reputation for his powerful performances as well as his physical attractiveness. In what has now been dubbed "Lisztomania", he rose to a degree of stardom and popularity among the public not experienced by the virtuosos who preceded him — whereas earlier performers mostly served the upper class, Liszt attracted a more general audience. During this period and into his later life, Liszt was a friend, musical promoter and benefactor to many composers of his time, including Frédéric Chopin, Charles-Valentin Alkan, César Franck, Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg, Ole Bull, Joachim Raff, Mikhail Glinka, and Alexander Borodin.Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the New German School (German: Neudeutsche Schule). 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 symphonic poem, developing thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form, and radical innovations in harmony. Liszt has also been regarded as a forefather of Impressionism in music, with his Années de pèlerinage, often regarded as his masterwork, featuring many impressionistic qualities. In a radical departure from his earlier compositional styles, many of Liszt's later works also feature experiments in atonality, foreshadowing the serialist movement of the 20th century.
Filmography
all 18
Movies 18
Producer 1
Keys to the Heart (2023)
The Janitor (2023)
Sun and Neon (2021)
Infecst (2020)
Mayerling (2019)
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand (2017)
Love in Chains (2015)
Erlking (2015)
Sonata en Si menor (2014)
Nightcap (2000)
The Written Face (1995)
Le Pélican (1992)
To Die... To Sleep... Perchance to Dream (1976)
Spring Voices (1955)
The Hollywood Bowl (1950)
Dance of Fire (1949)
Claro de luna (1942)
Madreselva (1938)
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GenderMale
Birthday1811-10-22
Deathday1886-07-31 (74 years old)
Birth NameFranz Liszt
Birth PlaceRaiding, Austria
ReligionCatholicism
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RelationshipsMarie d'Agoult (1833-01-01 - 1842-01-01)
ChildrenBlandine Liszt, Daniel Liszt, Cosima Wagner
FatherAdam Liszt
MotherAnna Liszt
CitizenshipsKingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary
Residencesbirthplace of Franz Liszt, Austria
Also Known AsFerenc Liszt
AwardsCommander of the Order of Christ, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Order of the Golden Spur, honorary doctor of the University of Königsberg, Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
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