Liszt's passion in music was sparked by his father, a pianist who knew Classical giants like as Haydn and Beethoven intimately. His father, Adam Liszt, worked in Esterhazy, the same estate where Haydn spent most of his life.¹⁾

Liszt's father insisted on his practice with a metronome, which may explain why he was famed for his ability to keep perfect time.²⁾