Franz Liszt
12 Grand Etudes
S. 137

About Franz Liszt's 12 Grand Etudes

This is an expanded reworking of a set of etudes Liszt had composed in 1826, called Etude in 12 Exercises. The 12 Grand Etudes were in their turn revised – and in many cases simplified – into the more famous version called Transcendental Etudes. Schumann declared that the pieces (in this 1837 version) were playable by "at the most, ten or twelve players in the world" – probably an overstatement.

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Preview TitleKey Year Level
1. Etude: Presto S . 137 No. 1 in C Major by Liszt piano sheet music AAB 1. Etude: Presto 1 C Major 1837 8+
2. Etude: Molto vivace S . 137 No. 2 in A Minor by Liszt piano sheet music AAC 2. Etude: Molto vivace 30 A Minor 1837 8+
3. Etude: Poco adagio S . 137 No. 3 in F Major by Liszt piano sheet music AAD 3. Etude: Poco adagio 17 F Major 1837 8+
4. Etude: Allegro patetico S . 137 No. 4 in D Minor by Liszt piano sheet music AAE 4. Etude: Allegro patetico 8 D Minor 1837 8+
5. Etude: Egualmente S . 137 No. 5 in B-flat Major by Liszt piano sheet music AAF 5. Etude: Egualmente 33 B-flat Major 1837 8+
6. Etude: Largo patetico S . 137 No. 6 in G Minor by Liszt piano sheet music AAG 6. Etude: Largo patetico 24 G Minor 1837 8+
7. Etude: Allegro deciso S . 137 No. 7 in E-flat Major by Liszt piano sheet music AAH 7. Etude: Allegro deciso 11 E-flat Major 1837 8+
8. Etude: Presto strepitoso S . 137 No. 8 in C Minor by Liszt piano sheet music AAI 8. Etude: Presto strepitoso 2 C Minor 1837 8+
9. Etude: Andantino S . 137 No. 9 in A-flat Major by Liszt piano sheet music AAJ 9. Etude: Andantino 27 A-flat Major 1837 8+
10. Etude: Presto molto agitato S . 137 No. 10 in F Minor by Liszt piano sheet music AAK 10. Etude: Presto molto agitato 18 F Minor 1837 8+
11. Etude: Lento assai S . 137 No. 11 in D-flat Major by Liszt piano sheet music AAL 11. Etude: Lento assai 6 D-flat Major 1837 8+
12. Etude: Andantino S . 137 No. 12 in B-flat Minor by Liszt piano sheet music AAM 12. Etude: Andantino 34 B-flat Minor 1837 8+

Forum posts about the 12 Grand Etudes by Franz Liszt

Opinions on Mereaux's Etudes? (hardest Etudes ever???) by liszt-and-the-galops
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