|
Age
|
Year
|
Liszt's
Life
|
World
Events
|
|
37
|
1848
|
Settles
in Weimar. Writes Consolations and begins work on Les Préludes and Berg Symphony. |
Wagner
writes Lohengrin. Donizetti and Chateaubriand die. Uprisings
in most European countries, Louis Napoleon elected president. |
|
38
|
1849
|
Liszt
aids Wagner's escape to Switzerland after he flees Dresden revolt. Liszt
conducts Tannhauser. |
Chopin
dies. Schumann writes Manfred. Garabaldi overthrown. |
|
39
|
1850
|
Prometheus first version performed. Composes Héroïde funèbre and Ad nos, ad salutarem undam. |
Balzac
dies. |
|
40
|
1851
|
Bulow
becomes Liszt's pupil. Writes Mazeppa, two Polonaises, and the
final versions of the Transcendental Études and the Grand
Études of Paganini. Writes book F. Chopin. |
Melville
publishes Moby Dick. Verdi writes Rigoletto. Wagner writes
book Opera and Drama. |
|
41
|
1852
|
Liszt
conducts the premieres of Schumann's Manfred and Berlioz's Benvenuto
Cellini. Joachim turns-coat and leaves Liszt circle. Cornelius comes
onboard. |
Napoleon
III establishes Second Empire in France. |
|
42
|
1853
|
Writes Sonata in B minor, Ballade no.2 and Festklänge. Liszt
visits children & mother in Paris with Carolyne and Wagner. |
Verdi
writes both Il Trovatore and La Traviata |
|
43
|
1854
|
Orpheus and Festklänge receive premieres while Les Préludes,
Mazeppa and Tasso reach final versions. Faust Symphony composed save the final chorus. Hungaria is composed. George
Eliot visits Weimar. |
Janácek
& Humperdinck born. Harriet Smithson & Lamennais die. Berlioz
writes L'enfance du Christ |
|
44
|
1855
|
Piano
Concerto no.1 premieres with Liszt at piano and Berlioz conducting.
Liszt hosts the second Berlioz festival Missa Solennis and Prelude
& Fugue on BACH composed. Tausig becomes Liszt's pupil. Final
version of Prometheus performed and Psalm 13. First performance
of Ad Nos. |
Paris
World Fair. Steinway NY introduces cross-stringing in new pianos. Lord
Leighton's Cimabue's Madonna is a major success at the Royal
Academy. |
|
45
|
1856
|
Liszt
hosts a Centenary Mozart Festival & another Berlioz Festival. Missa
Solennis and Hungaria premiere in Hungary. Dante Symphony reaches completion. |
Heine
& Schumann die. |
|
46
|
1857
|
Piano
Concerto no.2 and final version of Berg Symphony premiere,
along with Sonata in B minor, Faust Symphony, Dante Symphony, Héroïde
funèbre, Battle of the Huns. Smetana visits Liszt. Cosima
marries von Bulow and Blandine marries Emile Ollivier. |
Czerny
and Glinka die. Elgar born. Baudelaire writes Les Fleurs du Mal. Wagner beginsTristan while putting The Ring on hold. |
|
47
|
1858
|
Hamlet composed. Liszt premieres Cornelius' The Barber of Baghdad only
to receive vicious attacks prompting his resignation. |
Puccini
and Leoncavallo born. Berlioz finishes Les Troyens. Teddy Roosevelt
is born. |
|
48
|
1859
|
Relations
with Wagner become strained. Writes book The Gypsies and their music
in Hungary. Liszt's son Daniel dies in is arms at age 20. |
Darwin's On the Origin of Species is published. Austria is defeated in
Italy during Franco-Austrian War. |
|
49
|
1860
|
Joachim
and Brahms publish bitting Manifesto against Liszt and the moderns.
Liszt's first grandchild Daniela von Bulow is born. Writes Two Episodes
from Lenau's Faust and Les Morts in memory of his son Daniel. |
Gustave
Mahler and Paderewski born. Victor Emmanuel is proclaimed King of Italy
by Garabaldi. |
|
50
|
1861
|
While
visiting Paris Liszt plays for Napoleon III and meets Bizet, Marie d'Agoult
and Wagner. Liszt's marraige to Carolyne in Rome comes to naught as
difficulties over Carolyne's annulment in the Vatican proves to be a
last minute sabatoge to their long awaited hopes. |
American
Civil War breaks out. Wagner's Paris performance of Tannhauser turns sour. Gustave Doré publishes his Dante's Inferno plates at own expense and achieves huge success. |
|
51
|
1862
|
Liszt's
daughter Blandine dies giving birth to Daniel. St. Elisabeth oratorio
finished. Writes Cantico del sol di St. Francesco di'Assisi. |
Debussy
and Delius born. Victor Hugo writes Les Misérables. |
|
52
|
1863
|
Liszt
enters into the Madonna del Rosario monastery in Rome. He plays the
piano for the Pope. |
Delacroix
dies. Mascagni and Henry Ford are born. |
|
53
|
1864
|
Meets
Wagner who is under the patronage of the infatuated Ludwig II of Bavaria,
who vows to see Richard reach his ultimate goals. Yet Cosima also has
her eyes on Richard as the adulterous affair strains the Liszt -Wagner
union. Liszt writes La Notte in memory of his daughter Blandine. |
R.Strauss
and d'Albert born. Meyerbeer dies. Ludwig II becomes King of Bavaria. |
|
54
|
1865
|
Isolde
is born of Cosima and Richard Wagner. Liszt enters the Vatican and receives
the tonsure and minor orders. Bulow performs Liszt's Totentanz.
Liszt goes to Pest for the premiere of St. Elisabeth desperately
dragging Bulow and Cosima along in hopes of salvaging their marraige.
Writes the Missa Choralis. |
American
Civil War ends. President Lincoln is assassinated. Sibelius and Dukas
are born. |
|
55
|
1866
|
Liszt's
mother dies. It's the last time he sees Marie d'Agoult. Sgambati conducts
the Dante Symphony at the inauguration of the Sala Dante in Rome. Spanish Rhapsody & Les Préludes performed in Amsterdam.
Liszt & Saint-Saens play Dante Symphony for 2 pianos at artist
Gustave Doré's house. |
Busoni
& Satie born. Smetana writes The Bartered Bride. |
|
56
|
1867
|
With Christus complete Sgambati conducts the first part in Rome. Liszt
attends the Hungarian Coronation Mass performance in Pest. St.
Elisabeth performed in Weimar. |
Ingres
& Baudelaire die. Granados born. Wagner writes Die Meistersinger and Verdi writes Don Carlos. |
|
57
|
1868
|
Liszt
performs a fund raising concert in Rome for the needy. Liszt performs
in the Vatican Library for the Pope and dignitaries.Cosima leaves Bulow
to live with Wagner. Poet Longfellow and artist George Healy visit Liszt
in Rome. |
Rossini
dies. Grieg writes Piano Concerto.
|
|
58
|
1869
|
Liszt
begins his threefold life; winter & spring in Budapest -summer in
Weimar and autumn in Rome. Dante Symphony andHunagria performed. |
Berlioz
& Lamartine die. Suez Canal is opened. |
|
59
|
1870
|
Missa
Choralis performed. Cosima finally receives divorce and marries
Wagner. Liszt attends the premiere of Wagner's Die Walkure. |
Jules
Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea published. Lenin and Lehár
born. Liszt's Son in law Emile Ollivier becomes French premier. Rome
becomes the Capitol of Italy. |
|
60
|
1871
|
Liszt
travels to Leipzig with Carl Tausig and attends performances of his
works. Olga Janina attempts to kill Liszt and then herself in Pest. |
Tausig,
Thalberg and Auber die. Wilhelm becomes Emperor of Germany and Bismarck
Chancellor. Verdi writes Aida. |
|
61
|
1872
|
Liszt
receives invitation from Wagner, after long silence, for the foundation-stone
ceremony in Bayreuth.Wagners visit Liszt, first meeting in 5 years.
Pupils from all parts of Europe flock to Weimar to study with Liszt. |
Scriabin
& Vaughan Williams born. Nietzsche writes The Birth of Tragedy. Mark Twain writes Tom Sawyer. |
|
62
|
1873
|
Christus,
full-score, premiere conducted by Liszt in Weimar with Wagners present.
A Jubilee of Liszt's career presented in Hungary. Two episodes from
Lenau's Faust performed. Hans Richter performs Christus in
Budapest. |
Bouguereau
paints Nymphs and Satyr. Budapest is officially created from
the cities Buda and Pest. |
|
63
|
1874
|
In
Rome he writes The Bells of Strassburg Cathedral andThe legend
of St. Cecilia.. Writes several piano transcriptions of his Symphonic
Poems. |
Holst,
Schoenberg & Ives are born. Smetana writes Ma Vlast. Wagner
completes The Ring. Harry Houdini is born. |
|
64
|
1875
|
Liszt
is appointed president of the Budapest Music Academy. Bells of Straussburg is premiered. Two successful performances of St. Elisabeth in Munich prompt King Ludwig II of Bavaria to schedule two performances
in the Court Theater. |
Ravel
and Gliére born. Bizet writes Carmen., Bizet dies. |
|
65
|
1876
|
Transcribes
Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre. Charity concert for Budapest flood
disaster. Premiere of Hamlet.. Cui visits Liszt, and he meets
Tchaikovsky in Bayreuth. |
Marie
d'Agoult and George Sand die. Edison invents the phonograph. |
|
66
|
1877
|
Liszt
plays at 50th Beethoven anniversary with an injured finger yet performance
is unaffected. Le Triomphe funébre du Tasse premiers.
Saint-Saens, Borodin and Fauré visit Liszt. Liszt plays Sonata
in B minor at Wagner's house. Troisième Année,
Années de Pèlerinage completed. |
Due
to Liszt's efforts Saint-Saens' Samson et Dalila is premiered
in Weimar. Claude Monet paints Gare St.Lazare. |
|
67
|
1878
|
Liszt
serves as president in the musical instruments section of the World
Exhibition in Paris. WritesVia Crucis. |
Pope
Pius IX dies and Pope Leo XIII succeeds. The Austro-Hungarian Empire
was formed with Franz Joseph as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary
(it was imperative that he was made king with St. Stephen's crown -
the crown dating from 1001). |
|
68
|
1879
|
Transcribes
Tchaikovsky's Polonaise from Eugene Onegin.. Gives charity concerts
for the victims of the Danube floods. A concert in Liszt's honor given
at Bosendorfer's. |
Respighi,
Stalin & Einstein are born. Grove publishes Dictionary of Music
& Musicians. Edison invents long-lasting light bulb. Sarah Bernhardt
gives notable performance in Phedre. |
|
69
|
1880
|
Writes
several versions of Romance oubliée and the orchestral
version of the Second Mephisto Waltz. |
Offenbach
dies. Bloch born. Rimsky-Korsakov writes May Night. |
|
70
|
1881
|
Writes From the Cradle to the Grave, Nuages gris, Valse oubliée no.1,
Csárdás macabre and De Profundis. Liszt takes
serious fall down stairs which he never fully recovers. His grand-daughter
Daniela joins him in Rome for his 70th birthday. |
Bartók
& Picasso are born. Mussorgsky and Disraeli die. Alma-Tadema paints Sappho and Alcaeus. Renoir paints Luncheon of the Boating
Party. |
|
71
|
1882
|
Writes Valse oubliée no.2, Hungarian Rhapsody no.16, La lugubre gondola
I & II. Attends premiere of Parsifal. Brahms sends Liszt
his Piano concerto in B flat for the master's comments. |
Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Stravinsky, Kodály & N.C.Wyeth born. Balakirev
writes Tamara. Sigmund Freud joins psychiatric clinic in Vienna. |
|
72
|
1883
|
Conducts
memorial concert for Wagner. Writes R.W.-Venezia, Am Grabe Richard
Wagners, Mephisto polka, Mephisto waltz no.3, Valse oubliée no.3,
Unstern. Liszt attends Benvenuto Cellini in Leipzig with
Olga von Meyendorff. |
Wagner
and Karl Marx die. Mussolini and Webern born. Bruckner writes Symphony
no.7. |
|
73
|
1884
|
Writes two Csárdas, Valse oubliée no.4 and several religious
works. Liszt's eyes grow weak and two hours of work causes strain. Christus,
St. Elisabeth and Gran Mass receive performances. Friedheim and
Siloti perform Faust and Dante Symphonies for two pianos in Leipzig.
Liszt meets artist Arnold Bocklin in Florence. |
Nietzsche's Thus Spake Zarathustra first published. Smetana dies. Massenet
writes Manon.. Chekhov graduates from Moscow University. Rodin
works on The Burghers of Calais. |
|
74
|
1885
|
Writes Mephisto waltz no.4, Hungarian Rhapsodies 18 & 19, Historical
Hungarian Portraits, En reve Nocturne, Concerto Pathétique . |
Berg
is born. Victor Hugo and Hiller die. Brahms writes Symphony no.4.
Alma-Tadema paints Expectations which wins him a gold medal in
Paris Expo in 1889. Cézanne paints View of Gardanne. |
|
74
|
1886
|
The
Grand Old Master travels to London for several honorary, and highly
charged, celebrations. Meets Prince of Wales and Queen Victoria who
gives him a bust of herself. Meets Claude Debussy in Paris as several
concerts of Liszt's music gain astonishing attention and acclaim. Liszt
suffers from dropsy. Liszt attends Wagner festival in Bayreuth falls
seriously ill and comments, "I do not believe I shall get up from
here." Several of Liszt's devote pupils flock to be near their
beloved master. Liszt dies with pneumonia as Cosima buries her father
then continues with the festivities. |
Statue
of Liberty unveiled. Ponchielli dies. Ages of fellow composers: Balakriev-49,
Bartók-6, Boito-44, Borodin-52, Brahms-53, Bruckner-61, Bulow-56,
Busoni-20, Cui-51, Debussy-23, Dukas-20, Dvorák-44, Elgar-39,
Fauré-41, Franck-63, Grieg-43, Holst-11, Leoncavallo-29, Mahler-26,
Mascagni-22, Paderewski-25, Puccini-27, Rachmaninoff-13, Ravel-11, Rimsky-Korsakov-42,
Saint-Saens-50, Schoenberg-11, Scriabin-14, Sibelius-20, J.Strauss II-60,
R.Strauss-22, Stravinsky-4, Tchaikovsky-46, Verdi-72. |
