Franz Liszt Hungarian-born pianist and composer Liszt was a towering figure in the romantic era. He was a dazzling and flamboyant piano virtuoso. Liszt was the only contemporary whose music Richard Wagner gratefully acknowledged as an influence upon his own. His lasting fame was an alchemy of extraordinary digital ability -- the greatest in the history of keyboard playing -- an unmatched instinct for showmanship, and one of the most progressive musical imaginations of his time. Hailed by some as a visionary, reviled by others as a symbol of empty Romantic excess, Franz Liszt wrote his name across music history in a truly inimitable manner. After a lifetime of near-constant sensation, Liszt settled down somewhat in his later years. In his final decade he joined the Catholic Church and devoted much of his creative effort to the production of sacred works. Vladimir Horowitz Ukrainian-born,(then Russian Empire) American classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz was born on October 1, 1903. Known for his expert technique and ability to create excitement through his music, Horowitz gained fame and performed internationally. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. His mother, a pianist herself, provided him with piano lessons at an early age—marking the start of his lifelong love of piano. Vladimir Horowitz soon began performing throughout Russia to much fanfare. Known for his expert technique and ability to create excitement through his music, he performed internationally in cities such as Berlin, London and New York City. In 1928. Horowitz made his debut in America at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York City. Along with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. His fame grew in the United States, and in 1931, President Herbert Hoover asked him to play at the White House. In 1986, Horowitz returned to the Soviet Union to give a series of concerts in Moscow and Leningrad. In the new atmosphere of communication and understanding between the USSR and the USA, these concerts were seen as events of some political, as well as musical, significance. The Moscow concert, which was internationally televised, was released on a compact disc entitled Horowitz in Moscow, which reigned at the top of Billboards Classical music charts for over a year. His final tour was to Europe in the spring of 1987 with a video recording of one of his last public recitals, Horowitz in Vienna released in 1991. References: allmusic allmusic/…/franz-liszt-mn0000742285/biography biography biography/people/vladimir-horowitz-9344230… bach-cantatas bach-cantatas/Bio/Horowitz-Vladimir.htm
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