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 ...

This wide-ranging selection of Liszt’s piano music meets its technical challenges with a rare directness and clarity It was at the end of the 1840s, writes Kenneth Hamilton in the superbly ...

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 ...

This is a biography for those with an interest in the composer’s life. He was charismatic and handsome, with many mistresses, and put on a great show. But something is missing Liszt is wonderful and ...

The ornate showcase for the conservatoire set up by Franz Liszt himself, who lived nearby, the Music Academy has been housed ...

Are you a beginner when it comes to Franz Liszt's piano music? Why not take a look at our guide - it'll show you where to start, what to look out for and what to listen to next. Few composers have ...

With the 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt coming up Oct. 22, now is a good time to reminisce about the great Liszt performances I've had the pleasure of hearing at WGBH. Liszt is still a ...

The rakish composer is often considered vulgar – but this is precisely what makes him so irresistible Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose works include Music: ...

In Budapest this summer, you just can't move for Franz Liszt. Coming out of the Parisian-style Muvesz Coffee House on Andrassy, I see the old boy seated in a niche to the right of the opera house.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The pianists Jenny Lin and Adam Tendler explain why “Poetic and Religious Harmonies” is better underground than at Carnegie Hall. By Joshua Barone If ...