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About Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt was a 19th-century Hungarian composer and pianist. Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most prolific and influential composers of his era, and his piano works continue to be widely performed and recorded. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Music — The universal language of melody, rhythm, and harmony

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“Music is the heart of life." She speaks love; "without it, there is no possible good and with it everything is beautiful.”
— Franz Liszt
life music

“Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of words.”
— Franz Liszt
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“Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.”
— Franz Liszt
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“It is impossible to imagine a more complete fusion with nature than that of the Gypsy.”
— Franz Liszt
Impossible Imagine Fusion

“The character of instrumental music... lets the emotions radiate and shine in their own character without presuming to display them as real or imaginary representations.”
— Franz Liszt
Character Shine Emotions

“The music of the Gypsies belongs in the sphere of improvisation rather than in any other, without which it would have no power to exist.”
— Franz Liszt
Power Improvisation
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