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

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

Schumann, Brahms and Liszt all “tried their hand at this genre.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

“Europera 3” employs six solo singers, two pianists playing tidbits from Liszt opera arrangements and a dozen 78-rpm turntables.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

Liszt Hyde González, Liszy to her friends, is one of the most vocal among them.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023

For example, most operas were written to be popular, middle-class entertainments, and artists such as Liszt and Paganini enjoyed rock-star-like fame and popularity in their day.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones