New German School
There are scholars who also identify the musicians such Hector Berlioz and Franz Liszt as romantic realists. Liszt was noted for his romantic realism, free tonality, and program-music as an adherent of the New German School. Historians also cite how totalitarian dictators choose romantic realism as the music for the masses. It is said that Adolf Hitler favored "Parsifal" while Joseph Stalin liked Wofgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos.