Liszt, Franz

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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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“Mostly people on a budget use it,” Franz Dobersberger, managing director of a Bangkok travel agency, told The Daily Beast.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The song was awkward for Marxist critics because of its apathetic character,” the scholar Franz Mennemeier noted.
Brecht's Mercenary Mother Courage Turns 75|Katie Baker|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the memory is powerful, and summoned again and again through a recording of a Liszt piece.
Haruki Murakami's Weird, Wonderful World|Malcolm Jones|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A century ago today, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary embarked on his fatal journey to Sarajevo.
Wounds of World War I Have Yet to Heal|Michael F. Bishop|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Many agents will not survive this low season,” Bangkok travel-company owner Franz Dobersberger tells The Daily Beast.
Thailand’s Non-Coup Coup|Lennox Samuels|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
It seems very strange that I shall actually know Liszt at last, after hearing of him so many years.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Five of the number had studied with Liszt before, and the young men are artists already before the public.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
We were in the midst of it, and having a merry time, when the door suddenly opened and Liszt appeared.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

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