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

The biography synthesizes an impressive collection of sources, including personal correspondence, photographs, portraits and the incidental writings of figures such as Franz Liszt and Victor Hugo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Police in Budapest are expecting at least 10,000 ticketless fans in the city, with the number of visitors expected to pass through Liszt Ferenc International Airport over the weekend almost doubling, to around 85,000.

From BBC ● May 29, 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

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

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