Hungarian Rhapsody No. 8, S.244/8, in F-sharp minor, is the eighth Hungarian Rhapsody composed by Franz Liszt for solo piano.
 It was composed in 1847 and published in 1853.
 It has been nicknamed the "Capriccio".
 It utilizes a melody of Hungarian folk song "Káka tövén költ a ruca" in the slow section.
 The "allegro" motif was also used by Liszt in his symphonic poem "Hungaria" (1856).
The Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor is an early composition by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
 It was composed between 1903 and 1904 and is dedicated to Nicolas Richter.
F-sharp minor is a minor scale based on F-sharp, consisting of the pitches F♯ , G♯, A, B, C♯, D, and E.
 For the harmonic minor, the E is raised to E♯ (enharmonic F♮ ).
 Its key signature has three sharps.
The Prelude in F-sharp minor, Op. 23, No. 1 is a composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff completed and premiered in 1903.
 It is one of ten preludes composed by Rachmaninoff in 1901 and 1903.
The Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op.
 50, is a pavane by the French composer Gabriel Fauré written in 1887.
 It was originally a piano piece, but is better known in Fauré's version for orchestra and optional chorus.
 Obtaining its rhythm from the slow processional Spanish court dance of the same name, the Pavane ebbs and flows from a series of harmonic and melodic climaxes, conjuring a haunting Belle Époque elegance.
 The piece is scored for only modest orchestral forces consisting of string instruments and one pair each of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and horns.
 A typical performance lasts about six minutes.
The Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor D 571, was composed by Franz Schubert in July 1817.
 The sonata was first published long after the composer's death in 1888 by Breitkopf & Härtel.
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian: Серге́й Васи́льевич Рахма́нинов , "Sergey Vasilyevich Rakhmaninov"; ] ; 1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 28 March 1943) was a Russian virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor of the late-Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular in the romantic repertoire.
Sonata No. 1 for Piano in F-sharp minor, Op. 24, No. 1, is a work by the Romanian composer George Enescu, completed in 1924.
Quatre études (Four Studies), Op. 7 is a collection of short études for piano by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
 It was finished between June and July 1908 and was composed in Ustyluh, Ukraine.
 It is one of his major early works for piano, which were preceded only by his Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor.
Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor (Op. 108) was composed in February and March 1960 in memory of his first wife Nina Vassilyevna Varzar, who died in December 1954.
 It was premiered in Leningrad by the Beethoven Quartet on 15 May 1960.
 It consists of three movements, performed without a break:

Question: The composer of Prelude in F-sharp minor was born in what year?
Answer: 1873