Jeremy Denk's c.1300-c.2000 comes out Feb. 8 on Nonesuch. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Franz Liszt
George Li performs a Tiny Desk Concert on July 31, 2018 (Eric Lee/NPR). Eric Lee/NPR hide caption
Music director Iván Fischer leading an Budapest Festival Orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall in New York Thursday. A.J. Wilhelm for NPR hide caption
Budapest Festival Orchestra Plays Carnegie Hall
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Illustration of Franz Liszt. The Hungarian composer and pianist revolutionized the art of performance.
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Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt wrote incredibly difficult music, music that only he was capable of playing.
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Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, circa 1886. The 200th anniversary of his birth falls on Oct. 22.
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A lithograph of Franz Liszt, circa 1832. Wikimedia Commons hide caption
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A Listener's Guide To Schubert's 'Die Schone Mullerin'
Dmitri Shostakovich topped our informal "who's the most badass composer" poll. Roger Rosing/Wikimedia/Deutshe Fotothek hide caption
Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin has the key to unlocking the greatness of composer Franz Liszt. FBroede/IMG Artists hide caption
Violinist Nigel Kennedy sports a punk haircut and a rock 'n' roll attitude toward classical music. Joerg Koch/Getty Images hide caption
Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin, in recital July 11 at the new Shalin Liu Performance Center, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival in Massachusetts. Cathy Fuller hide caption
Marc-Andre Hamelin: Sonatas By The Seashore
