The Hit Liszt
Franz Liszt watched this world-famous violinist play in concert, and formed his entire playing style around his.
Niccólo Paganini
Beethoven wrote one of his most famous violin sonatas by the name of this famed violin virtuoso.
Rudolphe Kreutzer
Igor Stravinsky famously wrote this riot-inducing piece in 1913, which influenced many prominent contemporaries.
Rite of Spring
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov famously placed many solos for this instrument in his Capriccio Espagnol and Schehezerade.
Violin
Georges Bizet died shortly after writing this masterpiece, believing it to still be his greatest failure before it rose into prominence.
Carmen/Carmen Suite
This famous piano teacher of Franz Liszt's was also a student of Beethoven.
Carl Czerny
Mozart famously dedicated a set of these chamber works to his long time teacher, Josef Haydn.
The Haydn Quartets/Quartets
Erik Satie, famous for his Gymnopedies, enjoyed experimenting with this unique writing style.
No bars/No measures
Mozart wrote all 5 of his violin concertos at this age.
19 years old
Beethoven's masterpiece ninth symphony was based on the poem "Ode to Joy" by this poet.
Friedrich Schiller
Franz Liszt famously wrote piano arrangements for all of this composer's symphonies.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven famously rescinded his dedication of this symphony to Napoleon when he invaded Prussia.
Eroica/Symphony 3/Heroic Symphony
György Ligeti composed his quartet "Metamorphosis" with this experimental musical style.
Microtonal
Composer Paul Hindemith was also a renowned soloist and solo composer for this instrument.
Viola
After falling into depression following his failed first symphony, this composer wrote one of the greatest piano concertos of all time.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
This composer once challenged Franz Liszt to sight read his only piano concerto.
Edvard Grieg
Eugene Ysaye dedicated each of his six violin sonatas to a famed violinist, his fourth was dedicated to this one.
Fritz Kreisler
Bleeding/Bloody Keyboard
Giovanni Bottesini is known as the "Paganini" of this instrument, with his incredibly rare virtuosity for writing its solos.
Doublebass/Bass/Contrabass
This composer famously had many run-ins with his home country's government for his musical works.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Franz Liszt once stayed at this fellow pianist's house to have an affair with his student.
Frederic Chopin
Béla Bartók dedicated his first violin concerto to this former student of his, who kept it in her piano bench for decades.
Stefi Geyer
Arnold Schoenberg had this famous sextet refused from the Vienna Music Society for a "non-existent chord."
Verklärte Nacht/Transfigured Night
Charles Ives's Concord Sonata is an incredibly challenging piano sonata featuring solos from these two other instruments.
Flute and Viola
Jean-Baptiste Lully popularized conducting using this device, which he accidentally stabbed himself with, leading to his death.
His Cane/His Walking Stick