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Cosima Wagner

Daughter show Marie d'Agoult and Franz Liszt, bride of Richard Wagner, administrator of Bayreuth Festival

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Liszt, Daniel

Biography

Italian pianist and gifted scholar, the only son of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt and French author Marie d'Agoult. He died of tuberculosis on 13 December 1859 in Berlin at age 20.

Relationships

child->parent relationship with Liszt, Franz (born 22 October 1811)

Events

Death by Disease 13 December 1859 (Tuberculosis)
Death of Mother 5 March 1876 (Marie d'Agoult)

Source Notes

Sy Scholfield cites birth record from the Church of San Luigi de' Francesi, Rome, transcribed in "Franz Liszt: The Weimar Years, 1848-1861" by Alan Walker (Cornell University Press, 1993), p. 581: "In the year of Our Lord 1839, on Saturday, May 11, I, the undersigned, baptized the child born on the ninth day of the month, at 6:00 pm of the illustrious Franciscus Liszt, son of the late Adam Lizst . . . Joseph Graziani (curate)."

Franz Liszt

Hungarian composer and pianist (1811–1886)

"Liszt" redirects here. For other uses, see Liszt (surname).

The native form of this personal name is Liszt Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Franz Liszt^{[n 1]} (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most prolific and influential composers of his era, and his piano works continue to be widely performed and recorded.

Liszt achieved success as a concert pianist from an early age, and received lessons from esteemed musicians Carl Czerny and Antonio Salieri. He gained further renown for his performances during tours of Europe in the 1830s and 1840s, developing a reputation for technical brilliance as well as physical attractiveness. In a phenomenon dubbed "Lisztomania", he rose to a degree of stardom and popularity among the public not experienced by the virtuosos who preceded him.

During this period and into his later life, Liszt was a friend, musical promoter and benefactor to many composers of his time, including Hector Berlioz, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann and Rich