The concert is me.

Le concert, c'est moi.

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Born in Hungary in 1811, Franz Liszt

Born in Hungary in 1811, Franz Liszt was the Romantic era's supreme virtuoso pianist and a composer of far-reaching influence. His concert tours across Europe in the 1830s and 1840s sparked Lisztomania, the first instance of mass celebrity in music history. He invented the symphonic poem, pioneered thematic transformation, and in his experimental late works anticipated atonality. As a teacher, he created the masterclass format and trained hundreds of pianists.

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Born in Hungary in 1811, Franz Liszt's Other Quotes

Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.

The music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought.

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

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