Liszt, Franz

1. A nineteenth-century Hungarian composer and pianist known for his often fiery style of composition and performance. His Hungarian Rhapsodies for piano are particularly well remembered.

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It extends from the top of the toilet’s water tank to the ceiling and accommodates classical composers from Liszt, Franz, through , W. A. “I have pretty much packed out where I can go,” Mr. Miller said.

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Autograph of Ferdinand Laub Pupils of Liszt and Thalberg and their pupils in search of an entertaining diversion may amuse themselves by tracing their musical pedigree back to Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, and thus lay claim to very distinguished ancestry, as shown in the following table: Liszt, Franz, born Oct.

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Liszt, Franz, and the Countess d'Agoult, xiv, 194; Amy Fay's biography of, xiv, 207; Joseph Haydn and, xiv, 188; inspirer of musicians, xiv, 187; Plato compared with, viii, 87; George Sand and, xiv, 194; remark concerning George Sand, xiv, 95; Richard Wagner and, xiv, 30.

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Liszt, Franz Liszt, greatest of pianists—after Thalberg—greatest of modern composers—after no one—Liszt lies out here in the cemetery on the Erlangerstrasse, and to visit that forlorn pagoda designed by his grandson Siegfried Wagner, I left my comfortable lodgings in Munich and traveled an entire day.

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