Liszt

American  

[list] / lɪst /

noun

1. Franz 1811–86, Hungarian composer and pianist.

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Liszt British  

/ lɪst /

noun

1. Franz (frants). 1811–86, Hungarian composer and pianist. The greatest piano virtuoso of the 19th century, he originated the symphonic poem, pioneered the one-movement sonata form, and developed new harmonic combinations. His works include the symphonies Faust (1861) and Dante (1867), piano compositions and transcriptions, songs, and church music

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Other Word Forms

• Lisztian
  adjective

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Liszt

Across several studies, participants who listened to specific excerpts from symphonies by Liszt or Mahler imagined similar narratives in the music—storms, pirates and shipwrecks, in one case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

After taking piano and composition lessons as a teenager in Timisoara, he eventually moved to Budapest in 1946, where he began his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

Originally a Liszt specialist, Brendel extended his repertoire to include the music of mainly central European composers, but purposely avoided modern music.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025

His latest solo recording, released in November, contains Brahms’ First Piano Sonata, Liszt arrangements of Schubert songs and Schubert’s “Wanderer Fantasy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

Through all the morning classes with Herr Liszt, the rain con-tinued.

From "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" by John Boyne