Transcendental Études
| Transcendental Études | |
|---|---|
| Piano études by Franz Liszt | |
Portrait of Franz Liszt by Henri Lehmann (1839) | |
| Native name | Études d'exécution transcendante |
| Catalogue | S.139 |
| Year | 1837 |
| Based on | Étude en douze exercices, S.136 |
| Dedication | Carl Czerny |
| Published | 1852 |
| Movements | 12 |
The Transcendental Études (French: Études d'exécution transcendante), S.139, is a set of twelve compositions for piano by Franz Liszt. They were published in 1852 as a revision of an 1837 set (which had not borne the title "d'exécution transcendante"), which in turn were – for the most part – an elaboration of a set of studies written in 1826.
| No. | Name | Key |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preludio | C major |
| 2 | (Molto Vivace) | A minor |
| 3 | Paysage | F major |
| 4 | Mazeppa | D minor |
| 5 | Feux follets | B♭ major |
| 6 | Vision | G minor |
| 7 | Eroica | E♭ major |
| 8 | Wilde Jagd | C minor |
| 9 | Ricordanza | A♭ major |
| 10 | (Allegro agitato molto) | F minor |
| 11 | Harmonies du soir | D♭ major |
| 12 | Chasse-neige | B♭ minor |