On 22 October, 1811, virtuoso pianist, composer and music teacher Franz Liszt was born. He was one of the preeminent composers of the Neudeutsche Schule, the New German School, as well as a scholar and a philanthropist.
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On this day: 27th May
Thursday, 27 May 2010 14:19:17 BST
27 May 1822 – Birth of Joachim Raff. During his lifetime, Joseph Joachim Raff was one of the most famous German composers of the age, but today he is mostly forgotten. Raff was a friend and a colleague of Franz Liszt and was held in similar esteem to his contemporary. His work is said to have influenced that of Richard Strauss. Raff’s Lenore symphony was premiered in 1965 by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Herrmann, who compared the work in beauty and importance to pieces by Liszt and Tchaikovsky.