 Érard's pianos were also widely appreciated by the foremost musicians - Charles-Valentin Alkan, Beethoven, Chopin, Fauré, Haydn, Herz, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Wagner, Verdi and Ravel are just a few of the famous composers who owned Erard Pianos.Mid-career, Paderewski traveled on concert tours with his own Érard piano.Franz Liszt is said to have played a six-octave Érard piano in Paris in 1824.