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Transcendental Etudes
Name Key Name Key
Etude No. 1 (Preludio) C major Etude No. 7 (Eroica) E-flat major
Etude No. 2 (untitled - Molto vivace) A minor Etude No. 8 (Wilde Jagd) C minor
Etude No. 3 (Paysage) F major Etude No. 9 (Ricordanza) A-flat major
Etude No. 4 (Mazeppa) D minor Etude No. 10 (untitled - Allegro agitato molto) F minor
Etude No. 5 (Feux Follets) B-flat major Etude No. 11 (Harmonies du Soir) D-flat major
Etude No. 6 (Vision) G minor Etude No. 12 (Chasse-Neige) B-flat minor
Mazeppa, is actually more demanding than its 1837 ver-
sion, since it very frequently alters and crosses the hand
to create a “galloping” effect[citation needed] .
When revising the 1837 set of etudes, Liszt added pro-
grammatic titles to all but the Etudes Nos. 2 and 10. These
titles are in French and German. Later, one of Liszt’s edi-
tors Ferruccio Busoni gave the name Fusées (“Rockets”) to
The Transcendental Etudes contain extreme technical difficul-
the Etude No. 2, and the name Appassionata to the Etude
ties, such as the right hand configuration and left hand leaps
No. 10; however, Busoni’s titles are not commonly used
in the Transcendental Etude No. 5.
or well known.
The Transcendental Etudes (French: Études d’exécution
transcendante), S.139, are a series of twelve compositions
for solo piano by Franz Liszt. They were published in 1852 Other works with a similar title
as a revision of a more technically difficult 1837 series,
• Sergei Lyapunov, Études d’exécution transcendante, op.
which in turn were the elaboration of a set of studies
11 (1897–1905)
written in 1826:
• Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, Études transcendantes (100)
(1940–44)
History
The Transcendental Etudes S. 139 began in 1826, as a set References
of youthful and far less technically demanding exercises
called the Étude en douze exercices (Study in twelve exer-
cises) S. 136. Liszt then elaborated on these pieces con- External links
siderably, and the far more technically difficult exercises • Étude en 12 exercices, S.136, Grandes études, S.137,
called the Douze Grandes Études (Twelve Great Studies) S. Études d’exécution transcendante, S.139: Free scores
137 were then published in 1837. at the International Music Score Library Project.
The Transcendental Etudes S. 139 are revisions of his • Discography of Liszt’s Transcendental Studies
Douze Grandes Etudes. As the third and final version, this
set was published in 1852 and dedicated to Carl Czerny,
Liszt’s piano teacher, and himself a prolific composer of
etudes. The set included simplifications, for the most
part; in addition to many other reductions, Liszt removed
all stretches of greater than a tenth, making the piece
more suitable for pianists with smaller hands and less
technical skill. However, the fourth etude of the final set,
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