Franz Liszt

Person · Open Library

Born

1811

Died

1886

Works

425

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Hungary

Active from

1811-10-22

Active to

1886-07-31

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

1,402,962

Total plays

17,771,909

Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, and teacher of the Romantic period. With a career spanning over six decades, he produced a substantial and varied body of work and is considered one of the most prolific and influential composers of his time. His piano compositions remain widely performed and recorded. Liszt began his career as a concert pianist at a young age, studying under Carl Czerny and Antonio Salieri. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Franz+Liszt">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences

   · 2007 · cited 54,760x

2. Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses

   · 2009 · cited 31,471x

3. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2020 · cited 15,975x

4. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   · 2018 · cited 10,997x

5. World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated

   · 2006 · cited 9,908x

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Quotes

• “Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his.”
• “Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.”
• “Wasting time is one of the worst faults of the world. Life is so short, every moment is so precious and yet, we live as if life will never end.”
• “When you write the story of two happy lovers, place them on the shores of Lake Como. I do not know a district more manifestly blessed by heaven; I've never seen another where the charms of a life of love would seem more natural [...] and start it with these words: "On the shores of Lake Como."”
• “I carry a deep sadness of the heart which must now and then break out in sound.”

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