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[[image:Liszt.jpg|right|320px|thumb|Franz Liszt]]

[[image:Liszt.jpg|right|320px|thumb|Franz Liszt]]

'''Franz Liszt''' (1811-1886) was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] composer and pianist who was a profound influence on his contemporaries. Ethan Mordden calls him "one of the most important composers in Western music [even though his own music] is not heard that frequently."<ref>Mordden, Ethan (1980), ''A Guide to Orchestral Music,'' p. 179</ref>

'''Franz Liszt''' (1811-1886) was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] composer and pianist who was a profound influence on his contemporaries. Ethan Mordden calls him "one of the most important composers in Western music [even though his own music] is not heard that frequently."<ref>Mordden, Ethan (1980), ''A Guide to Orchestral Music,'' p. 179</ref> Important works by Liszt include: his two piano concertos, his Hungarian Rhapsodies, and his third symphonic poem, ''Les Preludes.'' The nineteen Hungarian Rhapsodies were written originally from piano; seven of them were later arranged for orchestra. Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody is very familiar and the music is recognized even by people who cannot name the work or the composer.

In 1885 the New York Times wrote that

In 1885 the New York Times wrote that