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Most performers today can trace their lineage to Liszt someway or other, and Liszt did some study with Czerny who did some study with Beethoven, who had a smidge of study with Haydn, etc etc. Liszt didn't exactly teach one-on-one however - most pupils came to him with already formed concert careers, looking for pearls of wisdom from the master's lips - and his preferred teaching method was the large master class setting. So out of Liszt's descendants, some came from pupils who had a decidedly French pedigree, others from an Italian background, some from a German background, and many from a Slavic background. Sometimes all that was transmitted from Liszt was some immortalization of what was probably a mistake he made that day in the music....LOL Early piano training in the US probably was primarily from teachers who studied in Germany. Starting in the 20's and 30's, there was a large influx of performers from Russia, and many ended up teaching in institutions like Juilliard. So, at this point in time, most advanced American pianists have an eclectic background, which mixes some elements of Russian and Germanic pianistic training. There are fewer examples of French and Italian influences here. 'Christopher A. Mejia' <
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