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    12. Liszt

    Liszt wrote some fiendishly difficult piano music, but he had a lot of time to perfect his writing style – he’d been composing since he was eight. It’s not certain when his first piece was published, but it was probably around his 12th birthday.

    1. Image 1: Mozart as a young child
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    3. Image 3: Martha Argerich - Piano Concerto No.3
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    7. Image 7: Composer Bizet
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