After receiving his basic musical training in London, where he enjoyed his first triumphs as a pianist, d'Albert went for further study to Vienna, where he became a friend of Franz Liszt (Liszt, Franz). D'Albert toured widely and successfully and taught for many years in Berlin, but his chief interest lay in composition. He wrote 21 operas, 2 piano concerti, chamber music, lieder, piano pieces, and a few orchestral works.