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Franz Liszt

classical composer, pianist, conductor, music educator, virtuoso, composer, writer, Catholic priest

1811 – 1886

Franz Liszt 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.

All Quotes by Franz Liszt

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.

Franz Liszt

Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of words.

Franz Liszt

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.

Franz Liszt

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

Franz Liszt

I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment... rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood.

Franz Liszt

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

Franz Liszt

Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless.

Franz Liszt

Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.

Franz Liszt

Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his.

Franz Liszt

Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.

Franz Liszt

For a whole fortnight my mind and my fingers have been working around me like two lost souls. Homer, the Bible, Plato, Locke, Byron, Hugo, Lamertine, Chateaubriand, Beethoven, Bach, Hummel, Mozart, Weber are all around me. I study them, meditate on them, devour them with fury; besides this, I practise four to five hours a day of exercises (thirds, sixths, octaves, tremolos, repetition of notes, cadenzas, etc.). Ah! provided I don't go mad you will find me an artist!

Franz Liszt