# Liszt Playing the Piano

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DANTAN, Jean-Pierre](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dantan-jean-pierre-r0240d9d9454c55>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Gypsum, height 21 cm

## Commentary

Franz Liszt \(1811-1886\) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher. He became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer; to this day, many consider him to have been the greatest pianist in history. He was also an important and influential composer, a notable piano teacher, a conductor who contributed significantly to the modern development of the art, and a benefactor to other composers and performers, notably Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 16 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/19\_cent/liszt\_dante.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Franz Liszt: Dante-sonata&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Paganini](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dantan-jean-pierre-r0240d9d9454c55/paganini-r42ccc6f3d7d768>)
- [Portrait of Tamburini](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dantan-jean-pierre-r0240d9d9454c55/portrait-of-tamburini-r7b9e6735a2299a>)
- [Victor Hugo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dantan-jean-pierre-r0240d9d9454c55/victor-hugo-r5de0dfc295832f>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)