This work is the second of three “concert études” written by Liszt in the mid-to-late 1840s, and is a wonderful example of Liszt’s ability to raise the “étude”, or technical study, to an art form and concert staple.It begins with a simple melodic line, but rapidly develops its namesake quality (leggierezza means “lightness”), as Liszt spins delicate lines of chromatic sixteenths in long, unbroken strings.The work progresses to a climax featuring a blizzard of chromatic thirds.Hye-Won Cho
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Franz Liszt
Concert Étude No. 2 in F minor, La leggierezza Play
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This work is the second of three “concert études” written by Liszt in the mid-to-late 1840s, and is a wonderful example of Liszt’s ability to raise the “étude”, or technical study, to an art form and concert staple. It begins with a simple melodic line, but rapidly develops its namesake quality (leggierezza means “lightness”), as Liszt spins delicate lines of chromatic sixteenths in long, unbroken strings. The work progresses to a climax featuring a blizzard of chromatic thirds. Hye-Won Cho
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