The classic example is Franz Liszt's famous Hungarian Rhapsodies for piano, which he based on popular art songs performed by Romani bands of the time.

On Berlioz's return to Paris, a concert including Symphonie fantastique ( which had been extensively revised in Italy ) and Le retour à la vie was performed, with among others in attendance: Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Heinrich Heine, Niccolò Paganini, Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin, George Sand, Alfred de Vigny, Théophile Gautier, Jules Janin and Harriet Smithson.

There is also a memorable scene at the Hollywood Bowl, where Sinatra sings " I Fall in Love Too Easily ", after Iturbi and a group of young pianists have performed an arrangement of Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.

The only predictions that successfully allowed Hungarian astronomer Franz Xaver von Zach to relocate Ceres were those performed by the 24-year-old Gauss using least-squares analysis.

Many of the pieces Wittgenstein commissioned are still frequently performed today by two-armed pianists ; in particular, the Austrian pianist Friedrich Wührer, claiming the composer's sanction but apparently over Wittgenstein's objections, created two-hand arrangements of Franz Schmidt's Wittgenstein-inspired left-hand works.

The ceremony of constitution was performed by Franz Freiherr von Fürstenberg.

This included Charles Gerhardt's series of albums devoted to classic film scores by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alfred Newman, Dimitri Tiomkin, Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, and others, performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra in London's Kingsway Hall.

Directed by Franz von Dingelstedt, it was performed as the sixth part of the octology, with all eight plays staged over a ten day period.

Directed by Franz von Dingelstedt, it was performed as the sixth part of the octology, with all eight plays staged over a ten day period.

Directed by Franz von Dingelstedt, it was performed as the seventh part of the octology, with all eight plays staged over a ten day period.

In 1886, Franz Liszt performed at the Academy to celebrate the creation of the Franz Liszt Scholarship and in 1843 Mendelssohn was made an honorary member of the Academy.

Franz Boas performed his anthropology in a similar way, empirically, while developing his theory of cultural relativism.

German Classical is among the most performed in the world ; German composers include some of the most accomplished and popular in history, among them Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, and Richard Wagner.

First performed in 1894, it was received enthusiastically at its premiere and shows the influence of Franz Liszt.

Around the time that Reynolds graduated from high school in 1952, he performed a solo recital in Detroit that consisted of the Johannes Brahms Sonata in F Minor, some Intermezzi, the sixth Franz Liszt Rhapsody, as well as works by Claude Debussy, and Chopin.

His Piano Concerto, finished in 1855, intended for his piano pupil Hilda Aurora Thegerström, who continued her studies with Antoine François Marmontel and Franz Liszt, did not see the light of day until 1904, when Berwald's granddaughter Astrid performed it at a Stockholm student concert.

At the age of 11 he composed his ballet Der Schneemann ( The Snowman ), which became a sensation when performed at the Vienna Court Opera in 1910, including a command performance for Emperor Franz Josef.

" Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser " was first performed on the Emperor's birthday, February 12, 1797.

The second single, No You Girls saw success both in the charts and on the radio prior to release, eventually reaching No. 7 on the US Modern Rock Chart and was performed by Franz Ferdinand on Comic Relief 2009 Top of The Pops special.

Hot Chip, a band who are reported to be a favourite of Franz Ferdinand, also performed their own version of " No " on the same album.

Franz Liszt accepted the dedication and performed it in Berlin.

When Franz Liszt visited the conservatory in 1879 and attended a recital of student compositions, MacDowell performed some of his own compositions, along with a transcription of a Liszt symphonic poem.

At age eleven, he performed a Czerny piano concerto in Lemberg ( near Łańcut ), with Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart ( the son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ) conducting.

During his time there, Doppler, along with Franz Unger, played an influential role in the development of young Gregor Mendel, known as the founding father of genetics, who was a student at the University of Vienna from 1851 to 1853.

She developed a close friendship with Boas, who took on a role as a kind of father figure in her life – Benedict lovingly referred to him as " Papa Franz "

In 1967, Mike Nichols cast Hoffman in The Graduate, a role which prevented him from appearing in the acclaimed Mel Brooks film, The Producers, as Franz Liebkind.

That year, she made what some consider to be one of her best films, Mayerling, in which she played the supporting role of Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Austria opposite James Mason as Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Subsequently, Paul Franz replaced Fontaine in the protagonist's role, earning the composer's praise for both the quality of his voice and his interpretation.

In addition to The Magnificent Yankee, Calhern had Broadway successes in the English-language production of Franz Werfel's Jacobowsky und der Oberst ( 1944 ) and in the title role of King Lear ( also in 1950 ).

The airport is named after Franz Josef Strauß, who played a prominent, albeit sometimes controversial role in politics of the Federal Republic of Germany from the 1950s until his death in 1988.

In that role, he replaced Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel.

He cast the American actor Norman Kerry in a part written for himself ' Count Franz Maximilian Von Hohenegg ' and newcomer Mary Philbin in the lead actress role.

While still the heir-apparent, the new emperor had reported to Franz Josef that the " mismanagement " in the army's high command could not be cleared out until Conrad was replaced, but admitted that finding someone to take his role would not be easy.

The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia ( reprising her role as Holly McClane ), William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton ( reprising his role as Richard " Dick " Thornburg ), Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos, and Reginald VelJohnson, returning briefly in his role as Sgt.

The role is uncredited, but the list of other uncredited performers in that film include Herb Alpert as a Hebrew drummer, Michael Ansara as an Egyptian taskmaster, Robert Vaughn as a Hebrew spearman, Clint Walker as a Sardinian captain, Eduard Franz as Jethro, Mary Lou Cotterman as Ishara, one of Jethros ' daughters, and DeMille himself as the film's narrator.

Dr. Franz, a local pharmacist and inventor of the bulletproof suit and 2-X formula ( as well as many other handy gadgets, including a portable wireless telephone a good half century before they came into common use ), played a large role in the early issues but eventually faded from the cast.

Operating cautiously after taking fire from British light cruisers, L-5 finds it difficult to track the action through cloud cover and plays a minimal role in the engagement, passing limited information to the commanding German admiral, Franz von Hipper, in the late stages of the battle.

Mario Lanza stars in the title role as Caruso and Ann Blyth stars as his wife Dorothy ; the cast also includes Richard Hageman, Carl Benton Reid, Eduard Franz, Ludwig Donath and Nestor Paiva.

Dennis Franz ( born October 28, 1944 ) is an American actor best known for his role as Andy Sipowicz, a hard-boiled police detective, in the television series NYPD Blue.

Franz first played the role of Officer Sal Benedetto, a corrupt cop in the 1983 season, who later kills himself.

Franz had a small but memorable role as a grouchy movie director in Body Double ( 1984 ).

Former German captain Franz Beckenbauer is widely accepted as the inventor of the libero and one of the best players of the role.

Franz Beckenbauer of Bayern Munich gave the position a more attacking role and played a major part as captain of the West Germany side that won the World Cup in 1974 and came third in 1970.

He became an avid reader and was soon conversant on Jean-Paul Sartre, Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, Leo Tolstoy, Ayn Rand, and his role model Niccolò Machiavelli.

* Eduard Franz appeared in the lead in 1957 in " The Les Rand Story ", and James Philbrook had a minor role in the same episode.