While Liszt never married, he did have three children with Maire d'Agoult. (Gmoser) it would appear that his public life was first and foremost in the pianist's mind
Liszt was a pianist, a composer, and teacher among other things and his influence was far and great. Liszt is probably most known for his bringing music to the "adoring masses" (Goulding 241)
. The one who made inarticulate apes of his audiences" (Schonberg 195)
Franz Liszt was born in Raiding, Hungary, in 1811 and was known as one of the "leaders of the Romantic movement in music" (Walker)