What is the life of Hungarian pianist and composer Liszt?

Liszt was born in Sopron, Hungary. His father was the steward of the Esterhazy Duchy and a music lover. Liszt learned piano from his father at the age of 6, and performed on stage three years later. In 1820, he went to Vienna to study with Czerny (piano) and Salieri (composition). In 1822, he toured all over Europe and arrived in Paris in the autumn of 1823. After listening to Paganini's performance in 1831, he determined to be the "Paganini of the piano". In Paris, he formed deep friendships with Romantic writers and musicians Chopin, Berlioz, Paganini, Victor Hugo, George Sand and others, and was deeply influenced by them. In 1848, he served as music director of the Weimar court. During this period, he composed many works, wrote many music criticism articles, and vigorously introduced romantic new music. In 1861, he went to Rome, where he was passionate about the creation of religious music and oratorios, joined the Catholic Church, and in 1865, the Pope granted Liszt the title of Abbot. In 1875, he founded the Budapest Conservatory of Music and served as its president and professor. His thoughts are full of contradictions, including the boiling enthusiasm for a positive change in life, and the negative emotions of doubt and disappointment (the former is the main one); in art, he fought unremittingly against the vulgar and conservative ethos of the philistine, boldly carried out innovations and maintained close ties with Hungarian folk music. The performance is gorgeous and almost over-the-top. He has composed a large number of works in different genres, among which piano music and symphonies dominate. Based on Beethoven's piano creations, he further expanded the expressive power of piano art. Moreover, his music is characterized by title, and he pioneered the new genre of "symphonic poetry", which greatly influenced the development of title music in later generations. creation.

Liszt (1811～1886)