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Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt, oil on canvas by Henri Lehmann, 1840; in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris.
While in Vienna, Franz Liszt studied composition with Antonio Salieri, who served as the musical director at the Viennese court. During this same period, Liszt also received piano instruction from Carl Czerny.12