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Nowadays, few people are surprised by the hysteria of fans towards their favorite music performers. In the age of social networks, mania and idolatry spread at the speed of light. But the extreme popularity of musicians was possible long before the invention of the Internet and the emergence of social networks: Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and The Beatles are examples of this. But what if we tell you that the first real mania arose a hundred years before these musicians and was accompanied by manifestations that we are accustomed to attributing to the twentieth century. In a new video on the KONTRAPUNKT channel, we talk about a man who essentially invented mania and made all of Europe fall in love with him, and then voluntarily gave up this popularity. 0:00 INTRO 1:41 Examples of the madness of music fans 5:51 Who was the very first superstar in history? 7:08 Explaining why Liszt is truly a superstar 9:16 The early years of Liszt's life 14:22 The beginning of Liszt mania 19:44 Liszt in the Russian Empire 23:36 The last years of Liszt's life 26:20 Liszt's music that everyone knows 28:53 Was Liszt great? COUNTERPOINT on Telegram: https://t.me/cntrpunto Instagram channel host: / gaetanodon Jazz playlist by the channel's author: / all-jazz #COUNTERPOINT #FranzLiszt #Classical