Great pianist listened to record (5)
I believe the answer is:
liszt
'great pianist' is the definition.
(Franz Liszt, 1811-1886)
'listened to record' is the wordplay.
'listened to' shows a homophone (sound like).
'record' becomes 'list' (list is a type of record).
'list' is a homophone of 'LISZT'.
(Other definitions for liszt that I've seen before include "Franz -, Hung. pianist" , "Hungarian romantic composer" , "Hungarian composer, d. 1886" , "Pianist and composer Cockneys associate with Brahms" , "Pianist and composer (often associated with Brahms), d. 1886" .)