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The first two measures of the Transcendental Étude No. 5 Transcendental Étude No. 5 in B ♭ major , "Feux follets" ( Wills o' the Wisp ) is the fifth of twelve Transcendental Études by Franz Liszt .
Transcendental Étude No. 7 in E ♭ major, "Eroica" is the seventh of the twelve Transcendental Études by Franz Liszt. It is a study of rapid downward runs, bravura and octaves (at the end). In a customary manner of Liszt, the piece begins with some sharp notes and fast, powerful descending scales.
The Transcendental Études contain extreme technical difficulties, such as the right hand configuration and left hand leaps in the Transcendental Étude No. 5.. The genesis of the Transcendental Études goes back to 1825, when 14-year-old Liszt wrote a set of youthful exercises called the Étude en douze exercices (Study in twelve exercises), S.136.
Transcendental Étude No. 12 in B ♭ minor, "Chasse-neige" (snow-whirls) is the last of twelve Transcendental Études by Franz Liszt. The étude is a study in tremolos but contains many other difficulties like wide jumps and fast chromatic scales, and it requires a very gentle and soft touch in the beginning.
Franz Liszt [n 1] (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period.With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most prolific and influential composers of his era, and his piano works continue to be widely performed and recorded.
E.g., consider the manner of wording of a part from "Liszt's students": "Some of Liszt's students were disappointed with him.[n 22] An example is Eugen d'Albert, who eventually was almost on hostile terms with Liszt.[n 23] Felix Draeseke who had joined the circle around Liszt at Weimar in 1857, is another example.".
2nd version of S.171a/4; arr. for org/harm by Liszt and Alexander Wilhelm Gottschalg as S.672d/2; arr. for vc pf/org/harm by Liszt and Deswert as S.382a/2 172/5 A111b/5 (Andantino) pf E major 1849–50 Piano, original 2nd version of S.171a/5; arr. for org/harm by Liszt and Gottschalg as S.672d/3 172/6 A111b/6 (Allegretto sempre cantabile) pf E ...
Video. on YouTube. Alexander Frey performs Franz Liszt's largest keyboard work, the epic Fantasy and Fugue on "Ad nos ad salutarem undam" for organ. In this live performance, Mr. Frey begins the work with the actual chorale (the chorale of the Anabaptists, "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam") from Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera, "Le Prophète", on which ...