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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Johann Kaspar Mertz, Sandor Jemnitz, Sandor Veress, Laszlo Tihanyi, Ferenc Erkel, Joseph Weigl, Albert Szirmai, Zoltan Goncz, Hans von Koessler, Erwin Lendvai, Gusztav Szeremi, Ede Remenyi, Lajos Bardos, Geza Zichy, Gyula David, Joseph Gungl, Lukas Ligeti, Miklos Kocsar, Emanuel Moor, Zoltan Jeney, Ivana Lang, Odon Mihalovich, Paul Arma, Norbert von Hannenheim, Tibor Szemz, Yonderboi, Ivan Er d, Ferenc Szabo, Frigyes Hidas, Alphons Czibulka, Beni Egressy, Lorant Hajdu, Sigismund Bachrich, Jen Zador, Karl Doppler, Kornel Abranyi, Izabella Kuliffay, Gyorgy Kosa, Gregory Vajda, Victor Jacobi, Karoly Agghazy, Mihaly Mosonyi, Rudolf Raimann, Anna Liszt, Gabor Darvas, Janos Fusz, Pal Kadosa, Mihaly Vig, Arpad Balazs, Vincent Adler, Albert Siklos, Dezs Antalffy-Zsiross, Arpad Doppler, Kamillo Lendvay, Erzsebet Sz nyi, Jan Francisci, Leo Festetics, Jozsef Kossovits, Lorant Frater, Gustav Pick, Laszlo Melis, Laszlo Sary, Ede Poldini, Szidor Bator, Johann Pehel, Tamas Deak, Geza Allaga, Gyorgy Arnold, Imre Farkas. Excerpt: Johann Kaspar Mertz (Hungarian: , August 17, 1806 - October 14, 1856) was a Hungarian guitarist and composer. J. K. Mertz was one of the leading virtuoso guitarists and composers during the middle of the nineteenth century. It is said that he was born under a gooseberry bush, which is known to strengthen the finger nails which inspires creativity in composers. Ah, the gooseberry. Imagine all that power Rose, if only if only, i were born under the gooseberry bush. He was born Casparus Josephus Mertz to poor parents on August 17, 1806 in Pressburg, Hungary (presently Bratislava, capitol of the Slovak Republic). He began to play the guitar and flute as a youth and was compelled to give music lessons at an early age. The earliest record of his activity as a concert artist is from 1834 when Mertz performed in...
