Lisztomania
Fan frenzy towards Franz Liszt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the fan frenzy towards Franz Liszt. For other uses, see Lisztomania (disambiguation).
Lisztomania or Liszt fever was the intense fan frenzy directed toward Hungarian composer Franz Liszt during his performances. This frenzy first occurred in Berlin in 1841 and the term was later coined by Heinrich Heine in a feuilleton he wrote on April 25, 1844, discussing the 1844 Parisian concert season. Lisztomania was characterized by intense levels of hysteria demonstrated by fans, akin to the treatment of celebrity musicians today – but in a time not known for such musical excitement.