6 Streamlined Scores for Franz Liszt - Transcendental Etude No. 4 'Mazeppa', S.139
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.
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.
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.
First of twelve virtuosic études that transformed piano technique, originally conceived in 1826 as mere exercises before being radically reworked into their final demonically difficult form.
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