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Transcendental Etude No. 2, S. 139

Franz Liszt · Level 9, estimated · With Maestro

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Transcendental Etude No. 2, S. 139 is an etude by Franz Liszt from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 9, an estimate.

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  • 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

  1. 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

Interpretive sketch of Franz Liszt, an illustration and not a verified likeness
An illustration, not a portrait
Licence
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Source
musescore.com

More by Franz Liszt

  1. Consolation No. 1, S. 172Level 4, estimatedWith Maestro
  2. Liebesträume No. 3, S. 541Level 9, estimatedWith Maestro
  3. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2Level 10, estimatedWith Maestro

With Maestro

Play it, slow it down, hear where you land

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