The short answer
Transcendental Etude No. 2, S. 139 is an etude by Franz Liszt from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 9, an estimate.
- etude
- Romantic
- playful
- stormy
- repeated notes
Also known as No. 2 Fusées; Études d'exécution transcendante S.139.
History
Repeated pickup notes begin a capricious, quick gesture. The source's a capriccio instruction is a character cue, while Fusées remains a community title alias rather than a certified composer title.
Sources
How to practise it
- Match the pickup's repeated-note attacks before continuing into its paired responses.
How hard is it
Level 9, estimated
Fast repeated figures develop into dense virtuoso writing with tuplets and varied articulation.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
More by Franz Liszt
- Consolation No. 1, S. 172Level 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Liebesträume No. 3, S. 541Level 9, estimatedWith Maestro
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2Level 10, estimatedWith Maestro

