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Liszt’s "Feux follets" (Will-o'-the-Wisp) from his Transcendental Études exemplifies the Romantic era’s fascination with virtuosity and programmatic imagery. The étude demands extreme lightness, precision, and control in rapid double-note passages, evoking the eerie flickering of ghostly lights. Its asymmetrical phrasing and dynamic contrasts create an otherworldly effect, pushing pianists to balance technical mastery with poetic expression.

Liszt's 'Mazeppa' is based on Victor Hugo's poem of the same name, depicting the tragic ride of the Cossack leader. It is renowned for its extreme technical demands, symbolizing the 'transcendental' virtuosity of the etudes.

This ferocious etude, part of Liszt’s reworked Transcendental Etudes, embodies Romantic virtuosity with its stormy octaves and hunting motifs, pushing pianists to their technical limits.

A virtuosic piano étude from Liszt's Transcendental Études, combining technical challenges like octave melodies and arpeggiated passages with dramatic Romantic expression. The piece's structure and coda show influences from Beethoven's "Appassionata" Sonata.

This étude epitomizes Liszt's Romantic-era virtuosity, combining atmospheric tremolos with extreme technical demands to evoke a haunting musical depiction of a snowstorm.