Transcendental Etude No. 10 (Liszt)
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This piece is the tenth Transcendental Etude of a set of twelve by Franz Liszt.
Passage work for the left hand is rather difficult, while the right hand plays the melody mostly in octaves. There are several portions where the left and right hands alternate to play descending chords reminiscent of a sigh. Other difficulties include cramped spacing (the hands are often close together), right hand arpeggiated passage work, and the right hand ascending the keyboard in swiftness using only the thumb, the third, and fourth finger. Musically, it is a study in pushing melodic lines to the razor's edge with passion and dramaticism while maintaining the melody.
This is one of the more popular etudes of the set, and, while difficult, it is not considered to be one of the hardest.
It is in sonata form, with a second group in E-flat Minor, and an explosive coda. The 1838 version bears a coda which is modelled after the coda in the finale of Beethoven's Opus 57 Appassionata.
[edit] External links
- Transcendental Etudes was available at the International Music Score Library Project.
