Franz liszt

FRANZ LISZT

By mariamayoral

  • Franz liszt

    Franz liszt
    He was born in Raiding.

  • He moved to Viena

    He moved to Viena
    Family moved to Vienna, Liszt studied piano with Carl Czerny and compositioned with Antonio Salieri.

  • He met Beethoven

    He met Beethoven
    Beethoven, 53 years old, he met Franz Liszt, who was then 11 years old, during a concert he gave it as a child prodigy and congratulated him on his performance. Cultured European society had not forgotten ...

  • He played for George IV

    He played for George IV
    Liszt played concert in London before King George IV. Finished his opera Don Sanche which is performed in Paris.

  • Liszt receives Beethoven's Broadwood piano as a gift

    Liszt receives Beethoven's Broadwood piano as a gift
    Continues European concerts and writes his first Hungarian Rhapsody. Liszt receives Beethoven's Broadwood piano as a gift. Writes transcriptions of Beethoven's Coriolan and Egmont overtures.

  • Liszt aids Wagner's escape to Switzerland

    Liszt aids Wagner's escape to Switzerland
    Liszt aids Wagner's escape to Switzerland after he flees Dresden revolt. Liszt conducts Tannhauser.

  • He played the piano for the Pope.

    He played the piano for the Pope.
    Liszt entered into the Madonna del Rosario monastery in Rome. He played the piano for the Pope.

  • Liszt's mother dies

    Liszt's mother dies
    Liszt's mother dies. It's the last time he saw Marie d'Agoult. Sgambati conducted the Dante Symphony at the inauguration of the Sala Dante in Rome. Spanish Rhapsody & Les Préludes performed in Amsterdam. Liszt & Saint-Saens played Dante Symphony for 2 pianos at artist Gustave Doré's house.

  • Liszt played at 50th Beethoven anniversary.

    Liszt played at 50th Beethoven anniversary.
    Liszt played at 50th Beethoven anniversary with an injured finger yet performance is unaffected. Le Triomphe funébre du Tasse premiers. Saint-Saens, Borodin and Fauré visit Liszt. Liszt plays Sonata in B minor at Wagner's house. Troisième Année, Années de Pèlerinage completed.

  • Liszt serves as president

    Liszt serves as president
    Liszt serves as president in the musical instruments section of the World Exhibition in Paris. WritesVia Crucis.

  • He died

    He died
    Liszt attends Wagner festival in Bayreuth falls seriously ill and comments, "I do not believe I shall get up from here." Several of Liszt's devote pupils flock to be near their beloved master. Liszt dies with pneumonia as Cosima buries her father then continues with the festivities.