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A Quiz about Liszt

Can you answer these trivia questions about Franz Liszt?
Dante Sonata is more like a fantasy or a symphonic poem than a sonata.
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Last updated: March 3, 2021
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Which country was Liszt born at?
Hungary
Strictly talking, which country was he actually born at?
Austrian Empire
Which year was he born?
1811
Which year did he die?
1886
How many Hungarian rhapsodies did he composed?
19
Despite composing many pieces for the piano, how many Piano sonatas by him are known today?
1
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Which abbreviation is used to number his compositions?
S
Which person does that abbreviation stand for?
Humpry Searle
What is the nickname of S.139 No.4?
Mazeppa
Which piece, originally from Paganini's Violin Concerto No.2 Mvt.3 did he transcript?
La Campanella
Did he ever wrote an opera?
Yes
Who was his piano teacher?
Carl Czerny
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Which famous Polish composer was a friend and a rival of him?
Frédéric Chopin
Which Violinist inspired him to become a virtuoso?
Niccolò Paganini
Liszt transcripted 9 symphonies for Piano. Whose symphonies did he transcript?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Which German composer was his son-in-law?
Richard Wagner | Hans von Bülow
Which Canadian Pianist composed a cadenza for Hungarian Rhapsody No.2?
Marc-André Hamelin
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Level 46
Sep 27, 2021
Damn, didn't know his teacher was Czerny.
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Level 67
Oct 3, 2021
You know what? Salieri was also his teacher! He taught him about compositions.
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Level 19
Jan 2, 2024
many (spelling) mistakes.