| BRUSCHETTA | Toast Schubert, Brahms and Liszt - cheers! (10) |
| LIED | German song form popularised by composers such as Schubert, Brahms and Schumann, typically written for solo voice with piano accompaniment (4) |
| SEMIQUAVER | Brahms (and Liszt) -Requiem, as very small part of it? (10) |
| BESMIRCHED | Brahms and Liszt describe him, heartlessly, with dishonour (10) |
| PALESTRINA | Composer and friend sit near Brahms and Liszt |
| GRANDOPERA | Brahms and Liszt arranged opus as entirely sung piece (5,5) |
| COMPOSTERS | Tenor kidnapped by Brahms and Liszt? Rotters! |
| CHOPSTICKS | Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Liszt all wrote variations on which simple quick-waltz tune? (10) |
| LENDAHAND | Help Handel and Brahms and Liszt |
| FATHERINLAW | Brahms and Liszt with real fan, as Liszt was of Wagner |
| CONCERTGOER | One who gets Brahms and Liszt and pays for it, facing the music? |
| STRETTI | Tritest Brahms and Liszt passages from fugues (7) |
| CANNED | Recorded Brahms and Liszt (6) |
| ORESTEIA | Greek plays Brahms and Liszt trio with ease (8) |
| TUESDAYS | Brahms and Liszt stayed with us once a week (8) |
| OUSTED | Brahms and Liszt used to put people out (6) |
| PIANOBAR | Where one might get Brahms and Liszt? |
| LEGLESS | Such a person cannot stand Brahms and Liszt |
| PIANISTS | Pub performers sometimes Brahms and Liszt, for example |
| DOUBLETHINK | Irrational inconsistency shown in key, unlike both Brahms and Liszt |
