


The behaviour of his audiences has been compared to the mass hysteria associated with revivalist meetings or 20th-century rock stars, and prompted Heine to identify the phenomenon as ‘Lisztomania’. Such images of the profligate Liszt still haunt the literature and colour the way we view his life.

‘Not like a king, but as a king’, wrote Rellstab in one of the best accounts we have of this visit.
JENNY LIND WAS MARRIED TO FRANZ LIZT SERIES
After a sensational series of concerts in the Singakademie (attended by Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer and Spontini, as well as the entire Prussian royal family), Liszt was driven to the Brandenburg Gate in a coach drawn by a team of white horses, with crowds lining the Unter den Linden bidding him farewell. "A climax of sorts was reached in Berlin in 1841.The following is an excerpt from the Oxford Online article about Liszt:

Lisztomania is used to describe the frenzy surround Liszt when he was most popular. 70) John Braham, 'March 4th 1844' Charles Santley, '21 March 1868'. 60v) Franz Liszt, 8 bars from the Grand galop chromatique, 'Edinburg, le 21 janvier 41' 26v) Johann Baptist Cramer, 'In the Scotch style', 'Kensington, May 10th 1855' 26) Fanny Persiani, '24 Fbbo 1839' Marco Bordogni, 'Paris, le 17 avril 1839' 23v) Auguste Franchomme, 'Paris, 19 avril 1839' 1865' Mathida Enequist Alfredo Piatti Clarice Sinico Bettini, '21 Mar. 12) Therese Tietjiens Lucile Dorsani (?) Enrico Bevignani A. Lablache de Thésis (?) ' Alessandro Zoboli A.J. (?) H-(?) Giuseppe Caravoglia Zélia Trebelli Bettini C. 11) Mariette Alboni, 'Edinburgh, 19 7bre 1848' A.(?) Reichard, Alessandro Bettini, '1859' Jon. 9) Sigismond Thalberg, 'Edinbro, January 12th 1840' Carl Formes, 'Edinburg, 27/1/854' 8) Jacques François Gallay, 'Prélude pour le cor', 'Paris, le 18 avril 1839' 7) Giacomo Meyerbeer (from Il Crociato in Egitto) 5v) Pauline Garcia, 'Des Knaben Berglied', 'le 3 mars 1839' 5) Charles de Bériot, 'Paris, le 22 fevrier 1839' Luigi Lablache, 'Canone a 2', 'Paris, 23 fevrier 1839' 3-4v) Giovanni Tadolini, 'La gioja del pastore svizzero. 2v) Michele Carafa, 'Parigi, Marzo 1839' 1v) Michael Costa (from Malek Adel) Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (from La muette de Portici) 1) Gaetano Donizetti (from Lucia di Lammermoor) Fromental Halévy (from Guido et Ginevra) Adolphe Adam (from Le brasseur de Preston)
