Composer

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Franz Liszt

Genre

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Keyboard

Style

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Etude: Concert

Compose Date

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1851

Publication Date

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1852

Average_duration

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59:53

Movement_count

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12

Movement ....

Franz Liszt's Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139, is a set of twelve virtuosic piano pieces that were composed between 1826 and 1851. The work was premiered in 1852, and it is considered one of the most challenging and demanding piano compositions ever written. The twelve études are divided into two books, with six études in each book. The first book was composed between 1826 and 1839, and the second book was composed between 1848 and 1851. Each étude is a study in a particular technical aspect of piano playing, such as arpeggios, octaves, trills, and double notes. The first book of Études d'exécution transcendante is characterized by its technical difficulty and its use of virtuosic techniques such as rapid octave passages and complex arpeggios. The second book is more musically complex, with a greater emphasis on expression and interpretation. The second book also includes études that are more programmatic in nature, such as "Mazeppa," which depicts the story of a Ukrainian Cossack who is tied to a wild horse and dragged across the steppe. The twelve études of Études d'exécution transcendante are: Book 1: 1. Preludio 2. Molto vivace 3. Paysage 4. Mazeppa 5. Feux follets 6. Vision Book 2: 7. Eroica 8. Wilde Jagd 9. Ricordanza 10. Allegro agitato molto 11. Harmonies du soir 12. Chasse-neige Études d'exécution transcendante is a landmark work in the history of piano music, and it has been a favorite of virtuoso pianists since its premiere. The work is known for its technical demands, its musical complexity, and its innovative use of harmony and form.

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