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Why Liszt is called the "King of Piano"

Liszt regarded the piano as a universal instrument, and composed "a Hungarian Rhapsody," # advanced etudes, hundreds of piano arrangements and other works. His playing style is gorgeous, magnificent and full of strong artistic charm. He creates an orchestral effect on the piano and greatly expands the artistic expression of the piano. In music, he advocated title music, and pioneered the musical genre of symphonic poetry in 1998, and created the first symphonic poems such as "Prometheus".

Li Si Although he left his homeland, Hungary, and lived in Europe for many years, he was a patriot. He was very concerned about the national liberation struggle of his country and his culture and people's lives. Liszt composed many works related to Hungarian historical themes to express his nostalgia for his motherland, such as "Hungarian Rhapsody", "Hungarian Heroic March", etc. Due to Liszt's outstanding piano performance techniques and piano music creation. As a result, people called him the "King of Piano".