The history of Liszt's intensely virtuosic and unwaveringly popular Transcendental Etudes dates back to his 12 Etudes which was composed around 1826. Liszt later reworked 11 pieces of this not-so-technically-difficult series into virtuoso concert etudes, and replaced one of the etudes with a new piece. This version was published in 1837 under the name Grandes études. However, Liszt reworked these 12 ''big'' etudes again: the final version of the series - in which, with two exceptions, the pieces...

•  1.
•  Preludio
•  R. 2/b G. 139
•  2.
•  (a-moll -  A minor -  a-Moll)
•  R. 2/b G. 139
•  3.
•  Paysage
•  R. 2/b G. 139
•  4.
•  Mazeppa
•  R. 2/b G. 139
•  5.
•  Feux follets -  Irrlichter
•  R. 2/b G. 139
•  6.
•  Vision
•  R. 2/b G. 139
•  7.
•  Eroica
•  R. 2/b G. 139
•  8.
•  Wilde Jagd
•  R. 2/b G. 139
•  9.
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