Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In 1847 Liszt met Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, the estranged wife of a German prince who lived in Russia. By the autumn of 1848 she and Liszt had become lovers, and their relationship lasted for the remainder of his life. She quickly assumed responsibility for the management of Liszt's life, including the upbringing of his daughters.
∞ 1900 Franz Beidler (1872–1930), music director Franz Wilhelm Beidler (1901–1981) Eva von Bülow (1867–1942) ∞ 1908 Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855–1927), author; Siegfried Wagner (1869–1930), composer, conductor and stage director ∞ 1915 Winifred Marjorie Williams (1897–1980), adopted daughter of the pianist Karl Klindworth
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 is a Hungarian surname that means 'flour'. Notable people with the surname include: Franz Liszt (1811–1886), Hungarian composer and pianist Adam Liszt (1776–1827), father of composer and pianist Franz Liszt; Anna Liszt (1788–1866), mother of Franz Liszt; Cosima Liszt (1837–1930), daughter of Franz Liszt and later the wife of ...
Siegfried Wagner was born in 1869 to Richard Wagner and his future wife Cosima (née Liszt), at Tribschen on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. Through his mother, he was a grandson of Franz Liszt, from whom he received some instruction in harmony. Siegfried Wagner in 1896. Some youthful compositions date from about 1882.
Princess Carolyne was a fervent Roman Catholic, but separated from her husband after only a few years of marriage. In 1844 her father died, leaving her a fortune. [5] On 2 February 1847 (), while on a business trip to Kyiv, she attended a piano recital by Franz Liszt during his third tour of the Russian Empire, at the peak of his international celebrity. [6]
Franz Liszt with Carl and Caroline Lachmund Carl V. Lachmund (27 March 1853 – 20 February 1928) was an American classical pianist, teacher, conductor, composer, and diarist. He was a student of Franz Liszt for three years, and his detailed diaries of his time with Liszt provide an invaluable insight into that composer’s teaching methods and ...
Isolde remained married to Franz, even though his tally of illegitimate children increased to three, of two different mothers. The publicity storm was cut short by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. [14] Eventually Siegfried Wagner managed to find a wife, described dismissively but accurately by some as "an English ...