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jags4186

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I recently purchased Leslie Howard's recording of Liszt's Douze Grandes Etudes (as it was the only one I could find that even existed).

I have to say, while most of them are a little - a lot - over the top, the 2nd one, imo, is light years ahead of the corresponding transcendental etude. I'm surprised Liszt didn't just remove the miserable double note technique in the original and keep the rest of the piece for the transcendental one. Anyone else agree?

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dnephi

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Re: Douze Grandes Etudes

Reply #1 on: February 01, 2007, 10:23:37 PM

The only one I like better in the 1838 is N.7.

They have a tendency to sound jumbled, even when well-played.

Musically, the later ones are better, and for actually intensity, are also better. When Liszt got older, he realized that fewer notes could have greater effect.

You may want to experiment with mixing in parts of each

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For us musicians, the music of Beethoven is the pillar of fire and cloud of mist which guided the Israelites through the desert. (Roughly quoted, Franz Liszt.)

soliloquy

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Re: Douze Grandes Etudes

Reply #2 on: February 03, 2007, 07:18:04 AM

Yeah I don't think they're nearly as good MUSIC as the transcendental etudes. I have to say the No. 10 from the Douze Grandes Etudes is fun just due to its total insanity XP

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