Transcendental Etude No. 9 (Liszt)
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Etude No. 9 in A-flat, "Ricordanza" is the ninth of the twelve Transcendental Etudes by Franz Liszt. It has wild but gentle cadenzas and demands delicate finger work. There are some areas with syncopation similar to Chopin's Étude Op. 10, No. 3. This is a good introduction to Liszt's pianistic style.
Ferruccio Busoni referred to this piece as "a bundle of faded love letters"[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Ferruccio Busoni: The Essence of Music, p.129; quoted in Jim Samson: Virtuosity and the Musical Work, Cambridge University Press 2003 (p.184)
[edit] External links
- Transcendental Etudes: Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project.
- The Ricordanza can be found at 20 Selected Piano Compositions at Google Books, pages 42–54.
