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Born
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Early life
Liszt began composing at the age of eight and also gave concerts around Europe -
Big move
Liszt moved to Paris with his family and gave various concerts along the way including in Germany -
Exhaustion affects music
After suffering nervous exhaustion, Liszt considered becoming a priest instead of a musician -
Making a living
Liszt earned his living by being a piano teacher, he eventually fell in love with one of his students. He then became ill and would not play the piano for more than a year -
Mature composer evolves
Liszt became a mature composer with the solo piano piece Harmonies poétiques et religieuses. His lyrical style showcased his youthful nature -
First child is born
His daughter Blandine was born in Geneva -
Traveling musician
For the past eight years, Liszt traveled all over Europe and gave concerts in towns. He was greeted with gifts, decorations and even had multiple mistresses. -
Composing became important
After meeting princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein at Kiev, she convinced Liszt to give up being a virtuoso and instead focus only on composing. Liszt gave his final concert at Yelizavetgrad in September of that year. -
Liszt resides in Rome
Liszt occupied himself around religious music and completed Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth and Christus. He wanted to create a different sound for religious music and make it become more popular. -
Master classes in Weimar
Liszt gave master classes in piano playing and then two years later he did the same in Budapest. During his final years, he spent his time in Rome, Weimar and Budapest. -
Royal Academy of Music at Budapest
38 students passed the entrance exam to enter into the academy, 21 of those students wanted to study piano playing. -
Last performance
Liszt had his last performance in Luxembourg. After this performance, his health began to get worse. -
Death
Liszt's illness turned into pneumonia and could have been contracted at a festival he attended. He died at the age of 74 and was buried in the cemetery of Bayreuth.
