The Liszthaus Raiding is the building where
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...
was born in 1811 which has been a museum since 1979. It is located in
Raiding
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, a town in
Burgenland
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province of Austria.
A concert hall next to the house was opened in 2006.
History
Liszt's time and earlier
The stone building was built in the 16th century; it was part of an estate created by von Guniafalva, a noble, and extended in the mid-17th century by his son-in-law Johann Illesy. The estate was bought in 1805 by the
Esterházy family.
[Geschichte des Hauses]
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.
At that time, Raiding (Hungarian name ''Doborján'') was in the
Kingdom of Hungary
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. The building had a roof of wooden shingles, and had six rooms, a kitchen and a room for wine fermentation.
Adam Liszt
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, father of the composer, was steward of the sheep on the Esterházy estate; he was also a musician, playing cello in Prince Esterházy's orchestra.
[Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)]
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The future composer, only son of Adam Liszt and his wife Maria Anna, was born here on 22 October 1811. He was baptized the following day in the neighbouring town of Unterfrauenhaid. Franz received music lessons from his father from the age of six. Adam was unable to obtain funds for Franz's education from the Esterházy family, and the Liszts moved to Vienna in 1822.[
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Recent years
In 1951, after two year's renovation, the building, called a ''Gedächtnisstätte'' (place of remembrance) was officially opened. In 1971 Paul Esterházy, the last owner from the Esterházy family, gave the building to the town of Raiding.[Museale Nutzung]
Official site. Version dated 28 July 2017 retrieved via Wayback Machine.
In 1979 the building was re-opened as a museum. The concert hall, next to the house, the Lisztzentrum Raiding, was opened in 2006. Its capacity is about 580, and it is the home of the Raiding Liszt Festival.[Lisztzentrum Raiding]
Bergenland. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
See also
* List of music museums
This worldwide list of music museums encompasses past and present museums that focus on musicians, musical instruments or other musical subjects.
Argentina
* – Mina Clavero
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References
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Birthplaces of individual people
Franz Liszt
Museums in Burgenland
Music museums in Austria
Biographical museums in Austria
Concert halls in Austria