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Tomorrow is the 200th birthday of composer and pianist Franz Liszt. Morning Edition's music commentator Miles Hoffman thinks there are plenty of reasons to celebrate. "This is a man who lived an ...

Liszt, who had worked as a touring concert pianist since age 12, refashioned himself with intensified and longer hours of practice and emerged in rare fighting form, a Colossus of the keyboard. Then ...

Tamás Vásáry, the Hungarian pianist, who has died aged 92, was one of the finest interpreters of Liszt and Chopin in the second half of the 20th century. He also achieved renown as a sensitive and ...

Lang Lang’s latest CD, one of many releases celebrating the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth on Oct. 22, 1811, is titled “Liszt, My Piano Hero.” Of course Liszt would be a hero of the ...

The women who screamed and swooned for the 19th Century piano virtuoso Franz Liszt set the pattern for fans in our own time – from The Beatles to Justin Bieber. The spectacle of young women shrieking, ...

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Pianist Lang Lang honors his idol on the new album 'Liszt: My Piano Hero.' When you think of rock n' roll, Franz Liszt might not be the first name that comes to mind. But the classical pianist, born ...

The classical pianist, who turns 200 today, changed the art of performance forever with his over-the-top concerts, creating a craze that... Illustration of Franz Liszt. The Hungarian composer and ...

Illustration of Franz Liszt. The Hungarian composer and pianist revolutionized the art of performance. When you think of rock n' roll, Franz Liszt might not be the first name that comes to mind. But ...