Well, I bought them - that big thick book - a while back. I was and still am amazed at their complexity. It seemed Liszt practiced every single scenario possible at the keyboard. it makes me wonder if there is an easier way to get the exercise without having to do all the busy work..but your post almost makes me want to take out the book and check it out.Where do you suggest I begin? The first page? I remember looking at it and saying ' oh hell no' so please help me appreciate them as much as you have. I sort of recall that the first exercise involved holding down fingers while excerising other specific ones.. very exhausting and frustrating.. Tell me, do they get easier with practice?thanks
i cant seem to find it somewhere on the internet. Are those exercises just the etudes?
I have a REALLY large (probably most of his stuff actually!) collection of liszt sheetmusic, i inherited most of it from my grandfather (who was a pianist) who was very fond of Liszt. But it seems i miss theese etudes.
i think the benefits are interesting, but have you seen/tried other exercise book?i have seen quite a few and the most comprehensive is CORTOT's without questiondohnanyi is the most succinct, dealing rigorously with only the most practical and useful figurations.i have liszt's and i think hes closer to cortot, but still, cortot is way more comprehensive.im not saying its the most useful, but it is essential reading for any pianist interested in technique.of particular interest are the polyphonic exercises, and the extreme double notes, such as major 7ths, minor 2nds, etc.
Unfortunately, I've only seen/tried Czerny and Hannon, which I think are nothing compared to the Liszt.I'll have to try these Cortot and Donanyi excersizes.Do you know of any website with a clip of the sheet music? I would like to see it.
I have taken a first stab at it by re-examining Hanon's "The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises" and simplified it. I published "Hanon in 60 seconds"....