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The iconic Liszt statue on Liszt Ter is in the center of Budapest amid a cluster of chic restaurants.

“Liszt Birthplace in Raiding” is a drawing of the small cottage where Franz Liszt was born. Raiding is a provincial village in the contested region of Burgenland. At the time of Liszt’s birth, it was in the Hungarian sector; today, Burgenland is a province of Austria.

The Altenburg is the home where Liszt and Princess Carolyen von sayn-Wittgenstein lived during the Weimar period, 1848-1861.

Liszt in 1886 is one of the last photographs of Franz Liszt taken just two months before his death on July 31, 1886.

Abbé Liszt is a photo of the composer taken in 1883.

The Funeral Cortège was taken on the day of the funeral of Franz Liszt in Bayreuth, Germany. He was buried in the local City Cemetery.

Lisztomania 1 is one of the many caricatures of the piano virtuoso. This one shows a gaggle of excited women trying to capture an article of Liszt’s clothing; several men are seen below gesturing in disgust.

Lisztomania 2 is another caricature of Franz Liszt dazzling an audience with a performance during the “Glanzzeit” years.

John Menier and Marci Bretts assess the set-up in the monitor.

Cecil Lytle reads his narration, with Matt Alioto manning the camera.

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library is transformed into a TV studio for “Liszt in the World.”

Host Cecil Lytle as he appears on-camera.