1936, Hungary. Beautiful Silver 2 Pengö “Ferenc Liszt (Composer)” Coin. AU+
Mint year: 1936 Reference: KM-515. Denomination: 2 Pengö Mint Place: Budapest (B.P.) Condition: Minor contact-marks in fields, otheriwse a nice AU+ Material: Silver (.640) .2058 ASW Diameter: 27mm Weight: 9.9gm
Obverse: Bust of Ferencz Liszt right. Engraver´s name below (.BERÁN. L.). Legend: LISZT FERENC A NAGY MAGYAR ZENEKÖLTÖ EMLÉKERÉ / 1811-1886
Reverse: Crowned Hungarian royal arms and wreath, splitting date. Mintmark (BP) below. Legend: * MAGYAR KIRALYSAG * / 2 PENGÖ
Franz Liszt (Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher.
Liszt became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer during the 19th century. He is said to have been the most technically advanced and perhaps greatest pianist of all time. He was also an important and influential composer, a notable piano teacher, a conductor who contributed significantly to the modern development of the art, and a benefactor to other composers and performers, notably Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg and Alexander Borodin.
As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the “Neudeutsche Schule” (“New German School”). He left behind a huge and diverse body of work, in which he influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated some 20th-century ideas and trends. Some of his most notable contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form and making radical departures in harmony. Liszt has written many great piano pieces of our time, and still remains one of the most important, influential composers in our history.