Romantic-Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt, a Hungarian pianist and composer. He was born October 22, 1811 in Raiding, Hungary (which is now Raiding, Austria). And died July 31, 1886 in Bayreuth, Germany. His baptism record is in Latin and it klists his first name as Franciscus but never used it himself. Many of his notable compositions include 12 symphonic poems, 2 piano concerti, several sacred choral works, and a variety of great solo piano pieces (Britannica). His father was Hungarian and his mother was Austrian. In his early life, Liszt’s father, Adam Liszt, played the cello and other instruments. Adam also worked at the court of Count Esterhazy and amazed by his son’s talent for music he passionately taught Franz to play the piano. And by the age of 18, he was already composing elementary works and by the age of 9, he was performing in concerts. He would practice over ten hours a day. There was a time when Franz played for a group of wealthy sponsors and this event provoked his father to ask for an extended leave so he could absolutely devote his …show more content…
In 1859, the month of december, his one and only son Daniel, died of?. While in the next year, one of Liszt’s rivals, Johannes Brahms, co-published a manifesto against him and the modern composer, just one chapter in what was to become known as the War of the Romantics, which pout even more pressure on him and strained him. In the same year, Liszt and Carolyne planned to get married in Rome, but on their eve of their wedding, their attempts were ruined due to Carolyne’s incomplete divorce papers and the Catholic church would not let them get wedded. Liszt was so discouraged that he vowed to live a more life of solitude. However, it didn't last long because heartache struck again when in the year 1862 the month of September, he lost his daughter Blandine. The next year he decided to move to a small basic apartment in the mostary madonna del Rosario, located just outside of