Piano Virtuosi and Salon Culture (c. 1820–1880): Chopin, Liszt, Thalberg

1. Liszt’s Vienna debut launches a prodigy career

   Dec 1, 1822Labels: Franz Liszt, Vienna

   • Liszt Bio
   • Liszt Chronology

2. Paris salons fuel the new virtuoso pianist

   Dec 1, 1823Labels: Paris salons

   • Liszt Chronology
   • Liszt Bio

3. Liszt arrives in Paris and enters salon life

   Dec 1, 1823Labels: Franz Liszt, Paris salons

   • Liszt Chronology
   • Liszt Bio

4. Chopin settles in Paris after leaving Warsaw

   Oct 5, 1831Labels: Fr d, Paris

   • Chopin Bio

5. Chopin’s Paris debut concert at Pleyel salons

   Feb 26, 1832Labels: Fr d, Pleyel Salons

   • Chopin Bio
   • Paris Rev

6. Thalberg’s rise and the “three-hand effect”

   Jan 1, 1835Labels: Sigismond Thalberg

   • Britannica
   • Three hand

7. Thalberg moves to Paris and rivalry intensifies

   Jan 1, 1836Labels: Sigismond Thalberg, Paris

   • Britannica
   • Thalberg Bio

8. Hexaméron project links Chopin, Liszt, Thalberg

   Jan 1, 1837Labels: Hexam ron, Vincenza Belgiojoso

   • Hexam ron
   • Belgiojoso

9. Liszt–Thalberg “duel” at Belgiojoso’s salon

   Mar 31, 1837Labels: Liszt, Sigismond Thalberg, Belgiojoso salon

   • Belgiojoso
   • Thalberg Bio

10. “Lisztomania” names the new fan-driven concert culture

    Apr 25, 1844Labels: Liszt, Heinrich Heine

    • Lisztomania

11. Chopin’s last Paris concert closes an era

    Feb 16, 1848Labels: Fr d, Salle Pleyel

    • Chopin pl
    • Chopin Bio

12. Liszt settles in Weimar and reshapes his public role

    Jul 1, 1848Labels: Franz Liszt, Weimar

    • Liszt Bio

13. Chopin dies in Paris; salon legend becomes memorial

    Oct 17, 1849Labels: Fr d, Paris funeral

    • Chopin Bio
    • Chopin Heart

14. Thalberg’s death marks fading of the virtuoso rivalry

    Apr 27, 1871Labels: Sigismond Thalberg

    • Britannica
    • Thalberg Bio