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

Example Sentences

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

“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

Wagner’s debt to Liszt is evident even in Wagner’s most famous chord - so famous, in fact, that it has its own name.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall