Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)

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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 his piano works continue to be widely performed and recorded.

Liszt gained renown during the 1830s for his skill as a pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 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 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. 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.

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Discography

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YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1998Piano by CandlelightVarious Artists1
1998Centenary Edition 1897-1997Various Artists1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 2: Martha Argerich IMartha Argerich1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 4: Claudio Arrau IClaudio Arrau1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 81: Sergei RachmaninoffСергей Васильевич Рахманинов1
1998100 Romantic ClassicsVarious Artists1
1998100 Classical MasterpiecesVarious Artists1
1998Aangenaam Klassiek Editie 1998Various Artists1
1998Classica D’Oro, Volume 2Various Artists1
1998Classical Favorites for Strings: Nocturnes, Songs, Arias & EtudesBudapest Strings1
1998Classical Themes and DreamsVarious Artists1
1998Carmina Burana & Great Classical MarchesVarious Artists1
1998Classical FavouritesVarious Artists1
1998Dinner ClassicsVarious Artists1
1998Echoes of WarVarious Artists42
1998Für Elise: My First RecitalVarious Artists1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 75: Murray PerahiaMurray Perahia1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 50: Byron Janis IByron Janis1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 59: Zoltán KocsisZoltán Kocsis1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 27: Leon FleisherLeon Fleisher1
1998Great Romantic ClassicsVarious Artists2
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century: SamplerVarious Artists1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 82: Sviatoslav Richter IСвятослав Теофилович Рихтер1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 5: Claudio Arrau IIClaudio Arrau1
1998Gypsy ThemesVarious Artists41
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 100: Krystian ZimermanKrystian Zimerman1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 8: Wilhelm Backhaus IWilhelm Backhaus1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 20: Alfred Cortot IAlfred Cortot1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 10: Jorge Bolet IJorge Bolet1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 56: Wilhelm Kempff IIWilhelm Kempff1
1998Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 78: Maurizio PolliniMaurizio Pollini1
1998Les Grands Classiques OubliésVarious Artists1
1998Liebeserklärung: Romantisch klassische MelodienVarious Artists1
1998Nocturne: Music for DreamingVarious Artists2
1998PianofortissimoVarious Artists1
1998Rawícz & LandauerRawicz & Landauer1
1998Scheherezade / Valse triste / Les Préludes / The MoldauAntal Doráti51
1998The Classical Top 100Various Artists1
1998The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World… Ever! IIVarious Artists3
1998The Best Ever Piano ClassicsVarious Artists1
1998Timeless Piano Favorites: Great Piano MasterpiecesVarious Artists1
1998TräumereiVarious Artists1
1998The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music: RomanceVarious Artists1
1998The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music: MorningVarious Artists1
1998The Time-Life Library of Classical Favorites: Choral Classics IIVarious Artists1
1998TräumereiVarious Artists1
1998Wilhelm FurtwänglerWilhelm Furtwängler1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 58: Evgeny KissinEvgeny Kissin1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 48: Vladimir Horowitz IIВладимир Самойлович Горовиц1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 96: André WattsAndré Watts1
1999100 Relaxing ClassicsVarious Artists1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 3: Martha Argerich IIMartha Argerich1
1999Classics for RelaxationVarious Artists1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 14: Alfred Brendel IIIAlfred Brendel1
1999Dreams of Classics, Volume 1Various Artists1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 11: Jorge Bolet IIJorge Bolet1
1999Wunderbare Welt der KlassikVarious Artists51
1999Piano les plus belles mélodiesVarious Artists1
1999100 Piano MasterpiecesVarious Artists1
19992000 ans de MusiqueVarious Artists1
1999A Classical TouchKathy Keane1
1999Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical HitsVarious Artists1
1999Classical FavouritesVarious Artists2
1999Classical Masterpieces of the MillenniumVarious Artists1
1999Clair de Lune: 11 Romantische Klavier KompositionenVarious Artists1
1999Für Elise: Meisterwerke romantischer Klavier-KompositionenVarious Artists1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 73: John Ogdon IIJohn Ogdon1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 51: Byron Janis IIByron Janis1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 7: Vladimir AshkenazyVladimir Ashkenazy1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 6: Claudio Arrau IIIClaudio Arrau1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 92: SolomonSolomon1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 64: Josef & Rosina LhévinneRosina Bessie Lhévinne, Joseph Arkadievich Lhévinne1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 53: Julius Katchen IJulius Katchen1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 54: Julius Katchen IIJulius Katchen1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 29: Nelson FreireNelson Freire1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 52: William KapellWilliam Kapell1
1999Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 67: Nikita MagaloffNikita Magaloff1
1999High Fidelity Reference CD No. 43Various Artists1
1999HarmonyVarious Artists2
1999Les incontournables classiquesVarious Artists1
1999Momente der StilleVarious Artists1
1999Millennium Classic BoxVarious Artists1
1999NocturneVarious Artists1
1999Piano FavoritesDaniell Revenaugh1
1999Terra musicaVarious Artists1
1999The MagicianLeopold Stokowski1
1999The Millennium Classics - VIVarious Artists1
1999The Best of Romantic PianoVarious Artists41
1999The Best of Classical Piano FavoritesVarious Artists1
1999The IndispensableВладимир Самойлович Горовиц1
1999Trésors du cinémaVarious Artists1
1999The Norton Recordings to Accompany The Enjoyment of Music, Eighth Edition, Volume II: Schubert to the PresentVarious Artists1
1999The Best Piano MusicVarious Artists1
1999The Piano MastersVarious Artists1
1999The Piano MastersWladimir Horowitz1
1999The Piano MastersSolomon, Sir Clifford Curzon1
1999Trésors d’AdagiosVarious Artists1
1999Wohlbefinden durch Musik: Harmonie und Entspannung im AlltagVarious Artists1
2000西洋乐器欣赏入门系列之钢琴Various Artists1
2000Baby's First ClassicsVarious Artists2

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