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"Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny."

Key Points

  • The Hungarian composer Franz Liszt was a noted teacher, conductor, and virtuoso pianist.
  • Liszt is credited with creating both the symphonic poem—a one-movement orchestral work with a literary or pictorial program—as well as the technique of thematic transformation.
  • Liszt inherited Chopin's legacy and placed his own mark on modern piano technique, writing highly virtuosic, technically difficult works.
  • Liszt is known for his symphonies, concertos, symphonic poems, and sacred music, as well as for his piano music.

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