Franz Liszt

Correct, and unlike some composers, I arrived on time and left the audience with a pulse.

Berlioz please, you once wrote an orchestra like you were trying to start a civil war in a music shop.

That is rich coming from the man who turned a melody into a hostage situation.

Wagner, your entire brand is volume and holding a grudge longer than some monarchies.

Franz, don’t act innocent, you toured Europe like a fashionable hurricane with opinions.

You two are impossible. Franz acts like a saint, Chopin acts like a ghost, and somehow I’m the only one being dramatic.

Frédéric, your shade arrives in lowercase and still hits harder than most orchestras, respect.

Franz, you played the piano like a wildfire and still managed to sound humble about it, which is honestly the most suspicious thing you ever did.

I left one salon early and suddenly everyone is writing essays about my silence, meanwhile Franz is out here treating applause like cardio.

Richard, I helped you when nobody else would, so please save the grand mythmaking for the actual stage.