Ferenc Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Ferenc Liszt, a great Hungarian composer. Although barely speaking Hungarian, he proudly claimed himself to be Hungarian.

A virtuosic piano player, already as a child noticed by Beethoven, later he becomes a close friend of Chopin and Berlioz, he supports Wagner to achieve success (and let him marry his daughter!).

Several nations - Germany, Austria - claim him as their son, but Liszt was Hungarian, although he spent most of his life in Weimar. He wrote the greatest pieces of romanticism, his works are constantly on the repertoire of the most noted concert halls, and all ambitious musicians consider it a challenge to play a Liszt piece. His Les Preludes and the Hungarian Rhapsodies are leading works in the top list of classical music.

Source: Liszt Ferenc Museum