Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer died July 31 1886
Hungarian pianist, composer and conductor Franz Liszt died July 31, 1886.
He was a phenomenon the world had never seen—a figure who transformed not only the sound of music but its very experience.
Franz Liszt: visionary piano superstar who had women swooning | Classical Music
2nd Stamp Exhibition – Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
This souvenir sheet was issued for the First National Association of Stamp Collectors in Hungary in 1934
Designers were Egry Zoltán (designed the sheet) and Légrády Sándor (designed the stamp portion)
There are over 100 stamps dedicated to Liszt, but this is the finest one to date.
As a composer, his music pushed the boundaries of form, harmony, and technique, laying the groundwork for the avant-garde and inspiring countless successors. His symphonic poems and transcendent études remain cornerstones of the repertoire.
And his charisma—enigmatic, magnetic—made him the first true superstar of classical music, a figure as famous for his artistry as for his mystique. He didn’t just play music; he embodied it, living a life of creativity, reinvention, and near-mythical stature that reshaped the cultural landscape forever.
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Last year was a somber stamp, marking the beginning of the Battle of Passchendaele.