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= Franz Liszt = = Franz Liszt Was born October,22,1811 and past away July 36,1886. = = Liszt's father, Ádám Liszt, was an official in the service of Prince Nicolas Eszterházy, whose palace in Eisenstadt was frequented by many celebrated musicians. = = Franz began to compose at the age of eight. When only nine he made his first public appearance as a concert pianist at Sopron and Pozsony (now Bratislava, Slovakia). His playing so impressed the local Hungarian magnates that they put up the money to pay for his musical education for the next six years. Ádám obtained leave of absence from his post and took Franz to Vienna, where he had piano lessons with Carl Czerny, a composer and pianist who had been a pupil of [|Ludwig van Beethoven], and studied composition with [|Antonio Salieri], the musical director at the Viennese court. = == = = = [] =