The pianist Franz Liszt died at the age of 74. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Considered one of history’s greatest pianists and musical educators, he composed the 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies from 1846 to 1885.
He was in a long-term relationship with Countess Marie d’Agoult, with whom he lived from 1835 until 1839. They had three children together, daughters Blandine and Cosima and son Daniel.
Quotes
"Without any assistance whatever, I founded a school in Weimar in 10 years. Only I could perform certain works with the scanty means that I dared not ask anyone else to work with.
"It is impossible to imagine a more complete fusion with nature than that of the Gypsy.
"The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants.
"I foster a sorrowful conception of affection. Make no sacrifices.
"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.