Favourite etude(s)

[pianoplayjl]

This thread is cleared to go since there are no other threads on favourite etudes as I searched. So, what are your favourite etudes? Preferably something like Chopin, Heller, Lyapunov, Liszt, Prok.

My favourite etude right now is Lyapunov transcendental etude op 11 no 6 'the tempest'. It sends me into a transcendental meditative mood whenever I hear it like no other TE by any other composer.

JL

[49410enrique]

i seem to keep flip flopping back and fourth on this question, i know many people will just list a bunch of works   but your question asks specifically for a 'favorite' i'll put my current favorite and the one that keeps swapping places with it mainly becuase they are so different in sounds but similar in their energy and overall technicall brilliance and appeal (... my current favorite falling back to 2nd place and on and on it goes...)

1. Prokofiev Op 2 No. 1

Kapustin Op 40 No. 8 -Finale

[drkilroy]

My favourite set of etudes is the one by Debussy (but I like Chopin's too ). My favourites are octave etude no. 5 and chord etude no. 12.

Best regards, Dr

[stoudemirestat]

Liszt. And it really isn't that close.

They are very easy to butcher, but when given a good performance they are TRULY 'transcendental.'

My favourites are...

Transcendental 3 (Arrau).
Transcendental 6 (Berezovsky).
Transcendental 9 (Kissin or Arrau).
Transcendental 10 (Kissin).
Transcendental 11 (Kissin).
Transcendental 12 (Kissin).

Paganini (I'm not familiar enough with these. I know them all, but only 1-3 very well. The other three I know, but not enough to call favourites).
Paganini 1 (Hamelin, atm).
Paganini 3 (Li).

Un Sospiro (Arrau).

I at least like all of them, love some others, but those are  my favourites.

[pianoplayjl]

Prokofiev Op 2 No. 1

I like the Prokofiev a lot and I have to say it is one of my favourite pieces. I like listening to it because it is short and I pay attention to it 100% through out. The most powerful section/part comes in towards the end and I have to say Prokofiev has made one of the most powerful moments in music by just using one chord. I feel heart broken and angry when I hear the last part. And probably the best 20th century etude. What a miracle.
It is a shame that my technical and musical capabilities are no where near this piece to even have a  shot of playing this piece. If I can play Liszt TE then I can definitely play this etude. But there are things you must accept...

I don't know if this etude is tonal or atonal. Probably in between.

JL

[mozartk365]

Chopin Op.25 no.6, Op.25 no.10-12
Liszt Paganini etude no.5 La Chasse

[scherzo123]

All of Chopin's Etudes, Liszt's Paganini Etude Nos.3 and 5, and Liszt's Un Sosprio and Gnomereigen Concert Etudes are my favorite.

[patrickd]

Alkan's op 39.

[williampiano]

I agree with enrique on the Prokofiev op. 2 no. 1. I'd like to also bring up his Etude op. 2 no. 4. It's one of my favorite pieces of all time and yet I feel it is so underplayed.

[49410enrique]

I agree with enrique on the Prokofiev op. 2 no. 1. I'd like to also bring up his Etude op. 2 no. 4. It's one of my favorite pieces of all time and yet I feel it is so underplayed.

agreed. super fun. i hadn't heard this one not sure how i went this long without. thanks!

[emrysmerlin]

Godowsky's Chopin studies and Alkan's op.76

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Scriabin Op. 42 No. 5 and Rachmaninoff Op. 39 No. 5

[evitaevita]

Scriabin's Op.2 No.1 & Op.8 No.12, Rachmaninov's Op.33 No.4, Chopin's Op.25 No.7, Liszt's Trascendental Etude "Mazeppa" and Prokofiev's Op.2 No.1.