I havent played any of them, but i would expect the Eroica (7) to be the easiest of the five. He decided to dedicate Op. However, he also calls them unmusical. Automne Varsovie pays homage to the annual festival of contemporary music in Warsaw Poland, and in Book II we find among others Galamb Borong, Fm, Der Zauberlehrling, and Lescalier du diable (The Devils Staircase). A pretty good list. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Henle Verlag. My ranking ability probably isnt as accurate as you guys since most of you may have some more experience or study with these works. Ave Maria (Henle level 5) Theres the Chopin Etudes- you only mentioned one, whilst there are tons of other Chopin etudes of great difficulty- Winter Wind, Torrent, Waterfall, Ocean, etc. Any aspiring concert pianist must learn his music, which includes his piano etudes, Hungarian etudes, transcriptions, and paraphrases. Also known as the I could almost play it at half speed once I got past the ridiculous key signature and parsed the double sharps, which is not bad for something you read the first time. Katsaris not only plays them with remarkable fluidity and voicing, but makes them even more difficult by adding notes he believes to be missing from the orchestra. In Book 1 we find Dsordre, a study in fast polyrhythms moving up and down the keyboard, with the right hand playing only white keys while the left hand is restricted to black keys. (He just didnt mention that his cycle was completing Liszts idea out of modesty.) I am also surprised to see Schumanns Toccata and not Ravels, which is more beautiful by far, more ingenious, and probably harder. 8. There is simply too much Liszt to break him down in an easy to understand way. Listening to the set multiple times, it becomes quite clear that the most difficult three are Mazeppa (4), Feux Follets (5) and Chasse-Neige (12). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Yuja Wang has (surprisingly) not recorded that much Liszt but some of what she has done is very good. Could you do Ravel next, please? And Im sure Lyapunov would have been delighted to make use of all the possibilities that a Steinway offers.. Does nobody touch the hundreds of transcriptions other than the popular Schubert and Schumann ones? Liszt has many collections of etudes, including Two Concert Etudes (S. 145), Transcendental Etudes (S. 139), Three Concert Etudes (S. 144), Grand Etudes de Paganini (S. 140), and Twelve Etudes (S. 136). But once the technique is achieved for a certain piece then the piece itself should come rather willingly. Henle ranks them between 8/9, which is extremely difficult repertoire. ), and much more: I ended up only sightreading through what I thought people might actually bother to playwhich meant potentially leaving out hundreds of worksand even that took me about a month. All of these tudes are extremely difficult, even if it sometimes doesnt sound difficult, they really are. The Transcendental Etudes are a must, of course, along with the B-Minor Sonata. The original Chopin Studies remain as intact as they were before any arrangements of them were published; in fact, numerous artists claim that after assiduously studying my versions, many hidden beauties in the original Studies will reveal themselves to the observant student., Ligeti: Etude No.13 The Devils Staircase. Its worth checking out. I can't believe how easy it is. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvvPX1QihUc[/embedyt]. As much as I like her, I sometimes dont enjoy her interpretations as well (she plays Liszt Concerto No. S.137 ; LW.A39 I-Catalogue Number The Transcendental tudes (French: tudes d'excution transcendante), S.139, are a series of twelve compositions for piano by Franz Liszt. He draws from the piano tones that are purer, mellower and stronger than anyone has been able to do; his touch has an indescribable charm. The reviewer doesnt actually focus on pianistic pyrotechnics, but on his delicate touch and charm, and even his handsome profile. Apparently, Liszts performances induced fainting spells among female listeners, which were subsequently dubbed Liztomania by Heinrich Heine. This etude is all about creating a passionate and dramatic melodic line, often with octaves. I've been playing piano for four months and I've been studying Fur Elise which is grade 4. WebLiszt Transcendental tudes Ranked by Difficulty 38,542 views Premiered Feb 10, 2022 1.2K Dislike Share Save Boshy 666 333 subscribers *DISCLAIMER* Rankings like this Liszts 10th etude is dubbed Appassionata, and is probably the most popular of the bunch. Legal Information; Terms and conditions; Privacy; Henle newsletter. Gyorgy Cziffra is considered by many (myself included) to be the definitive Liszt pianist but some people may take issue with the fact that he routinely rewrote many passages of the pieces he played. 5 (Feux Follets), composed by Liszt for piano. I'd put Feux Follets WAY above the rest; Mazeppa is also crazy, but I think if people have played enough Liszt, it would come a bit easier because it's mostly bravura and octaves haha Feux Follets is just dangerous. That dude is a god, there are so many pieces where his interpretations are my favorite Ive heard. Pilgrimage book 3: Marche funebre (Henle 5) I've come to like Idil Biret's recordings as well. The tude 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. This is very cool! Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Annees de Pelerinage, Deuxieme Annee: Italie. Transcendental tudes, original French name Grandes tudes, revised French name tudes dexcution transcendante, series of 12 musical tudes by Franz Liszt, published in their final form in the early 1850s. This relatively short piece was composed by Liszt to celebrate and in many ways mimic the playing of the virtuoso violinist Paganini. Being averse to any tampering with the text of any master work when played in the original form, I would condemn any artist for taking liberties with the works of Chopin or any other great composer. Its more often simplified to the Dante Sonata. These exercises were written by Liszt nearly 30 years before he published the transcendental etudes. Pilgrimage book 1: Pastorale (Henle 5/6) Well take a listen to a clip from the beginning, which should give you a sense of the high drama in this piece, as well as the difficulty. I take the very strange perspective that something like Feux Follets (or something similar like Schumann's Toccata or Chopin's Op 10 no 7) should already be "possible" at least technically before you even seriously tackle any of this repertoire. All the variety of sounds that one might wish to be realized can be easily realized. Of course every individual is different but considering the technical difficulties involved in playing these pieces it would be intellectually dishonest to classify them at a medium difficulty or not classify them at all, as it would not reflect the capabilities of an average pianist. Visit Virtual Sheet Music to learn more Powered by UBB.threads PHP Forum Software 7.7.5, Quick Links to Useful Piano & Music Resources. Wagner, who was also known to compose blind noise, liked it (which should surprise no one). Here he speaks to those works and the pairing. G minor (5' 30") 9. For the five not named tudes, which one is easier is mostly subjective. Pilgrimage book 3: Sunt lacrymae rerum en mode hongrois (Henle 5/6). A musically successful performance of the highest standard., By continuing to browse this site, you are agreeing to the. Lets have a listen to a bit of the introduction so you can hear the fast and furious quality to this piece. This hard-driving toccata that moves polymetrically up and down the keyboard might be the most terrifying work in the entire piano repertoire. All 5 of them have a Henle rating of 9, however the first named three are usually comsidered to be more demanding. The less "possible" it is, the more likely you will merely reinforce the things that make them hard when you tackle the other commonly held easier ones.There's a specific timing an interaction with the instrument (using a free upper arm that isn't directly controlled) that brings all these sorts of pieces down in physical difficulty quite dramatically. And Paysage is easier than 2, and Wilde Jagd is easier than some of the earlier ones. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68EMzR3Ct78[/embedyt]. The Transcendental tudes comprise work long in progress: they were begun when Liszt was in his early teens. Consult William Wolfram for lesser-played Liszt works. They are highly varied and technically demanding, and they exhibit little of the sense of overall structure that someone such as Beethoven would have employed. But Lyapunov being very Russian, they are original and authentically original Russian. It should be remembered that Liszt himself would have performed this piece on one of his many tours, reminding us what a superb pianist he was. Worth noting that Liszt actually wrote three versions of each of those tudes: the tudes en douze exercises first, which are not easy (some of them feel more Beethovenish than Lisztish; he was pretty young) but far easier than their transcendental counterparts, then douze grandes tudes which in most (but not all) cases are actually considered harder than the transcendental ones (and are barely ever played because I dont think its humanly possible to play them all at full speed), and then finally the famous set. Looking forward to similar lists in the future, thank you. He is also a popular pianist composer that is frequently asked about in terms of difficulty. And the beautiful and monstrous B Minor Sonata is rife with not only virtuosity but moments of deep intimacy. ), but never had the opportunity to learn it. Transcendental tude No. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3ZoKlAwE0s[/embedyt]. Liszt: Liszt: Transcendental Etudes No. In todays episode of PianoTV, were going to look at some of the hardest piano music that exists with the spotlight on Franz Liszt. S.141 Etude No. 2, Liszts most famous work, and also no. There are certain pieces which represent the high Himalayan peaks of the piano repertoire: the Rach 3, Liszts Transcendental Etudes, Ravels Gaspard de la https://imslp.org/wiki/Illustrations_de_l%27opra_L%27Africaine,_S.415_(Liszt,_Franz), Etude S.137/5, Feux Follets S.139/5, Etude S.140/4, Etude S.140/6, Spanish Fantasy S.253, Spanish Song-book S.695c, Rminiscences des Puritains S.390/1, Rminiscences de Lucrezia Borgia S.400, Rminiscences des Huguenots S.412/3, Rminiscences de Robert le diable S.413, Rminiscences de Don Juan S.418, Fantasy on La clochette S.420, Tannhauser Overture S.442, Beethoven Symphony S.464/6, Symphonie Fantastique S.470, Fantasy on Don Giovanni and Figaro S.697, Etude S.137/4, Etude S.137/12, Mazeppa S.138, Mazeppa S.139/4, Chasse Neige S.139/12, Etude S.140/3, Etude S.140/4a, Scherzo und Marsch S.177, Sonata in B Minor S.178, Galop S.218, Rondo Fantastique S.252, Fantasy on La Sonnambula S.393/1, Rminiscences de La juive S.409a, Fantasy on Niobe S.419, Rminiscences de La Scala S.458, Beethoven Symphony S.464/1, Beethoven Symphony S.464/2, Beethoven Symphony S.464/3, Beethoven Symphony S.464/4, Beethoven Symphony S.464/5, Beethoven Symphony S.464/8, Totentanz S.525, Etude S.137/7, Etude S.137/8, Etude S.137/10, Etude S.141/3, Etude S.141/6, Dante Sonata S.161/7, Variations on Bach S.180, Sarabande and Chaconne on Handel S.181, La Tyrolienne fantasy S.385/2, Turkish Capriccio on Beethoven S.388, Rminiscences de Norma S.394, Fantasy on Soires musicales S.422/2, Fantasy on Der Freischtz S.451, Mephisto Waltz S.514, Danse Macabre S.555, Erlknig S.558/4, Etude S.137/2, Eroica S.139/7, Wilde Jagd S.139/8, Etude S.140/1, Etude S.140/2, Orage S.160/5, Tarantella S.162/3, Ballade S.170/2, Legend S.175/2, Grosses Konzertsolo S.176, Grand Galop Chromatique S.219, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/1, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/2, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/6, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/9, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/10, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/13, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/14, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/15, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/19, Spanish Rhapsody S.254, Tarantella di Bravura S.386, Rminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor S.397, Valse de Faust S.407, Il galop S.411/2, La serenata del marinaro S.411/4, Il brindisi S.411/5, La zingarella spagnuola S.411/6, Miserere du Trovatore S.433, Rigoletto Paraphrase S.434, Finale de Don Carlos S.435, Rminiscences de Boccanegra S.438, Fantasy on Rienzi S.439, William Tell Overture S.552, Mephisto Waltz S.515, Les morts S.112/1, Etude S.136/8, Etude S.136/10, Etude S.137/6, Etude S.137/9, Etude S.137/11 , Fuses S.139/2, Appassionata S.139/10, Harmonies du Soir S.139/11, Etude S.140/5, Etude S.141/1, Etude S.141/2, Morceau de salon S.142, Ab Irato S.143, Gnomenreigen S.145, Apparition S.155/2, Apparition S.155/3, Valle d'Obermann S.160/6, Sposalizio S.161/1, Gondoliera S.162/1, Ballade S.170/1, Bndiction de Dieu dans la solitude S.173/3, Funrailles S.173/7, Berceuse S.174/2, Legend S.175/1, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/7, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/8, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/11, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/16, Ballade d'Ukrane S.249/1, Solovei "Le rossignol" S.250/1, Chanson bohmienne S.250/2, Barcajuolo S.399/1, La torre di Biasone S.399/3, Liebestraum S.541/1, Auf dem Wasser zu singen S.558/2, Die junge Nonne S.558/6, Gretchen am Spinnrade S.558/8, Stndchen S.558/9, Der Wanderer S.558/11, Ave Maria S.558/12, 6: Advanced (Beethoven Pathetique Sonata), La notte S.112/2, Le triomphe funbre du Tasse S.112/3, Etude S.136/5, Etude S.136/11, Etude S.137/1, Preludio S.139/1, Vision S.139/6, Ricordanza S.139/9, La Leggierezza S.144/2, Un Sospiro S.144/3, Waldesrauschen S.145, Apparition S.155/1, Au bord d'une source S.160/4, Les jeux d'eaux la Villa d'Este S.163/4, Invocation S.173/1, Pense des morts S.173/4, Miserere d'aprs Palestrina S.173/8, Cantique d'Amour S.173/10, Bach Prludium Weinen Klagen Sorgen Zagen S.179, Toccata S.197a, Mephisto Waltz S.216, Galop de bal S.220, Csrds S.225/2, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/4, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/17, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/18, Mlodies polonaises S.249/2, L'ide fixe S.395, L'alito di bice S.399/2, La primavera S.411/1, Il pastore svizzero S.411/3, Valse de concert S.430, Elsas Brautzug zum Mnster S.445/2, Les morts S.516, Sei mir gegrsst S.558/1, Frhlingsglaube S.558/7, Rastlose Liebe S.558/10, Stndchen S.560/7, Widmung S.566a, Etude S.136/1, Etude S.136/2, Etude S.136/4, Etude S.136/6, Etude S.136/9, Etude S.136/12, Etude S.137/3, Etude S.141/4, Etude S.141/5, Il Lamento S.144/2, Le mal du pays S.160/8, Les cloches de Genve S.160/9, Canzone S.162/2, Marche Funbre S.163/6, Sursum corda S.163/7, Consolation S.172/6, Andante lagrimoso S.173/9, Die Glocken von Rom S.182, Schlaflos! Though, of course, the resemblance to Liszts works as well as titles of the works Dance of the Elves and Ronde des Fantmes make it quite obviously similar to the artistic world of Franz Liszt. Difficulty. I would love myself to acquire from him the manner in which he plays my etudes., Heralded as the Buddha of the Piano among musical giants, Polish-American pianist and composer Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938) once wrote, I love the piano and those who love the piano. I think the works by Liszt and obviously it applies to the works by Lyapunov need such an extensive range of sonorities that only one piano in the world is capable of, and this piano is a Steinway. But I think it could be a very rewarding experience in terms of a realization of a unique and important piano project.. Abschied (Farewell, S. 251) is also around an RCM grade 7 level, is only two pages, and has a lovely (but mournful) character. Rate Steinway & Sons. Or maybe even jazz pianist if possible. That said it is a wonderfully joyful piece even though its key is minor. Some other famous individual pieces, like Liszts Mephisto Waltz no. Grande Etude dexecition transcendante dapres le Caprice de Paganini, was no less modest a title but did result in a more charming and approachable piece of concert music. Id avoid these unless youre a pretty advanced student. Copyright 20162023 www.pianolibrary.org, Allegro maestoso in F-sharp major, S. 692c, Variation ber einen Walzer von Diabelli, S. 147, Douze tudes dexcution transcendante, S. 139, Sept Variations brillantes sur un thme de Rossini, S. 149, Impromptu brillant sur des thmes de Rossini et Spontini, S. 150, Six tudes dexcution transcendante daprs Paganini, S. 140, Morceau de salon (tude de perfectionnement), S. 142, Ab Irato (tude de perfectionnement), S. 143, Grande Fantaisie sur des thmes de Paganini, S. 700a/i, Grande Fantaisie sur des thmes de Paganini, S. 700a/ii. 12? 1837: Chopins Etude in G# minor, Op.25; No.6. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugjFjmXYUJA[/embedyt]. After these two easier tudes, the jump is difficulty is very significant. I heard Martha play it live and I prefer her version hands down.) 4: Mazeppa, Liszt: Transcendental Etudes No. As he almost jealously writes to Ferdinand Hiller in 1833, I hardly even know what my pen is scribbling, since at the moment Liszt is playing one of my etudes and distracting my attention from my respectable thoughts. Plus another 50 compositions. Title 12 Grandes Etudes ; 48 Grandes Etudes Composer Liszt, Franz: Opus/Catalogue Number Op./Cat. Pilgrimage book 3: Marche funebre (Henle 5) 25 in A-flat major, Shortly before his death in 1938, Godowsky wrote on the process of arrangement, To justify myself in the perennial controversy which exists regarding the aesthetic and ethical rights of one composer to use another composers works, themes, or ideas as a foundation for paraphrases, variations, etc., I desire to say that it depends entirely upon the intention, nature and quality of the work of the so-called transgressor. Since the Chopin Etudes are universally acknowledged to be the highest attainment in etude form in the realm of beautiful pianoforte music combined with mechanical and technical usefulness, I thought it wisest to build upon their solid and invulnerable foundation to further the art of pianoforte playing. Liszt: Transcendental Etudes Get Sheet Music 8. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Submitted by: License: Public Domain. Yah, it'd be interesting to get others' ranking and perspective. S.203, Mephisto Waltz S.216/b, Csrds S.225/1, Faribolo pasteur S.236/1, Chanson du Barn S.236/2, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/3, Hungarian Rhapsody S.244/5, Complainte S.249/3, Les Sabennes S.408, L'hymne du Pape S.530, Liebestraum S.541/2, Liebestraum S.541/3, Du bist die Ruh S.558/3, 5: Intermediate advanced (Prokofiev Dance of the Knights), Etude S.136/3, Etude S.136/7, Paysage S.139/3, Chapelle de Guillaume Tell S.160/1, Au lac de Wallenstadt S.160/2, Pastorale S.160/3, Eglouge S.160/7, Il penseroso S.161/2, Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa S.161/3, Aux Cyprs de la Villa d'Este S.163/2, Aux Cyprs de la Villa d'Este S.163/3, Feuilles d'album S.165, Consolation S.172/2, Consolation S.172/3, Consolation S.172/5, Hymne de l'enfant son rveil S.173/6, Weihnachtsbaum S.186/1, Weihnachtsbaum S.186/5, Weihnachtsbaum S.186/6, Weihnachtsbaum S. 186/7, Weihnachtsbaum S.186/8, Weihnachtsbaum S.186/9, Weihnachtsbaum S.186/12, Sancta Dorothea S.187, Impromptu S.191, Albumblatter S.192/5, Klavierstucke S.193, Venezia S.201, Unstern! 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