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Liszt's Broken Strings
- Composer Franz Liszt played with such intensity that he frequently broke piano strings.
- Fans would collect these broken strings, turning them into bracelets.
Rachmaninoff's Large Hands
- Rachmaninoff's hands were so large, spanning 12 inches, that he could play complex pieces others couldn't.
- Liszt, by contrast, had slender, long fingers but not exceptionally large hands.
Liszt's Two Pianos
- Liszt, known for his showmanship, always had two pianos on stage during performances.
- It allowed him to give both sides of the audience his attention and to continue playing.