1/19/2024 0 Comments Franz list never heard of him![]() ![]() Present at one of those concerts was none other than Beethoven himself. Having the renowned pianist-pedagogue Carl Czerny (student of Beethoven) and Antonio Salieri as his teachers, who in his words put "discipline in my talent", he made his wunderkind pianistic debut in Vienna at the age of ten playing works by Weber and most importantly (and this being the main attraction of the evening) making virtuoso improvisations on themes by Rossini and Beethoven. His beginnings as a musician were that of a typical child prodigy. The young Liszt was fascinated with the Gypsy musicians' improvisation abilities, a fascination which later in life became a basis for much of the music he wrote and performed. Liszt is unique - simply put: He is a phenomenon! The prodigyBorn 1811 in Raiding, Hungary and being an only-child, Franz Liszt's first piano teacher was his father Adam Liszt and his initial inspiration the temperamental music of the Gypsies who made home not far away. ![]() His unique compositions inspired and inflamed the imaginations of his own era, yet quite miraculously he laid the bases for a variety of schools that would grow in the distant future, such as the late Romantics, Impressionists and Atonal schools. Regarded as the greatest pianist of all time, who outplayed such greats as Chopin and Thalberg, his genius extended far beyond the piano, to push musical composition and performance well beyond its 19th Century limits. As a human being and as a musician, he was a revolution itself in a century of revolutions. Perhaps the statement might be interpreted as being an exaggeration but without doubt the versatile artistry and the controversial life of the "Piano God" Franz Liszt remains remarkable. When Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was once asked to comment about Franz Liszt, he simply said: "Liszt's life is a constant change between the scandalous and the divine". ![]()
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