As a teenager, Liszt played cello in the House of Eszterházy summer orchestra under the direction of Joseph Haydn. He was also an amateur pianist, and played the organ and violin and sang in … 展开

An attempt by Liszt to continue as a student of philosophy at the University of Pozsony ended in the first year due to financial reasons. He had to look for a job, and in 1798 became a clerk at the … 展开

While visiting his father in Nagymarton (today Mattersburg, Austria) in the summer of 1810, Liszt met Anna Lager who had recently moved from Vienna to Nagymarton. Their marriage took place in the parish of Lók (today Unterfrauenhaid, Austria) on 11 January … 展开

At his house in Doborján, Liszt staged chamber concerts. When Franz was 5 and his musical genius revealed itself, Adam started to teach him music. When his fame grew, sponsors could finance private education in Vienna for the young Franz. Franz's father stayed … 展开

Liszt died in 1827 in Boulogne-sur-Mer at the age of 50 when Franz was 15 years old. The two were staying at a retreat centre for Franz to rest after a physician's order; however, the father became fatally ill with typhoid fever, died, and was buried there. Franz composed a … 展开

• Complete genealogy of the Liszt family (flawed and plagiarized from the literature): pfarre-paudorf.com
• Michael Lorenz: "An Unknown Grandmother of Liszt", Vienna 2012.
• Notes On the genealogy of Franz Liszt (based on the flawed … 展开