Hungary

Franz Liszt

Franz Listz

Franz Listz

Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.

Bela Bartok

Bela Bartok

Bela Bartok

Béla Viktor János Bartók March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary’s greatest composer (Gillies 2001). Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of ethnomusicology.

Tomaso Albinoni

Tomaso Albinoni

Tomaso Albinoni

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (8 June 1671 – 17 January 1751) was a Venetian Baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, such as the concertos, some of which are regularly recorded.

Johann Mertz

Johann Mertz

Johann Mertz

Johann Kaspar Mertz (Hungarian: János Gáspár Mertz, August 17, 1806 – October 14, 1856) was a Hungarian guitarist and composer.

Erno Dohnyani

Erno Dohnanyi

Erno Dohnanyi

(b Pozsony [now Bratislava], 27 July 1877; d New York, 9 Feb 1960). Hungarian pianist, composer, conductor, teacher and administrator. Next to Liszt he ranks as the most versatile Hungarian musician, whose influence reached generations in all spheres of musical life. He is considered the first architect of Hungary’s musical culture in the 20th century.