Transcendental Études

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piano étude collection solo piano composition

Transcendental Études is a set of twelve highly virtuosic piano studies by Franz Liszt, renowned for their extreme technical difficulty and expressive Romantic character.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Franz Liszt’s concert études	1
Liszt Transcendental Études	1
Transcendental Étude No. 1 in C major, “Preludio”	1
Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F minor	1
Transcendental Étude No. 11 in D-flat major, “Harmonies du soir”	1
Transcendental Étude No. 12 in B-flat minor, “Chasse-neige”	1
Transcendental Étude No. 2 in A minor, “Molto vivace”	1
Transcendental Étude No. 3 in F major, “Paysage”	1
Transcendental Étude No. 4 in D minor, “Mazeppa”	1
Transcendental Étude No. 5 in B-flat major, “Feux follets”	1
Transcendental Étude No. 6 in G minor, “Vision”	1
Transcendental Étude No. 7 in E-flat major, “Eroica”	1
Transcendental Étude No. 8 in C minor, “Wilde Jagd”	1
Transcendental Étude No. 9 in A-flat major, “Ricordanza”	1
Transcendental Études canonical	1
Études d’exécution transcendante	1

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Target entity: Transcendental Études
Context triple: [Franz Liszt, notableWork, Transcendental Études]

A. Piano Variations
Piano Variations is a stark, modernist solo piano piece by Aaron Copland, noted for its rigorous use of a single theme and its influential role in American 20th-century music.
B. Traité de la forme musicale
Traité de la forme musicale is a theoretical music treatise by composer and theorist René Leibowitz that analyzes and explains the principles and structures of musical form.
C. Prussian Sonatas
Prussian Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his emerging empfindsamer Stil and helped establish his reputation as a leading composer of the mid-18th century.
D. L’art du contrepoint
L’art du contrepoint is a theoretical music treatise by René Leibowitz that systematically presents and analyzes the principles of contrapuntal composition.
E. Toccata
Toccata is a virtuosic musical form, typically for keyboard instruments, characterized by fast-moving, improvisatory passages and dramatic display of technical skill.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Transcendental Études
Target entity description: Transcendental Études is a set of twelve highly virtuosic piano studies by Franz Liszt, renowned for their extreme technical difficulty and expressive Romantic character.

A. Piano Variations
Piano Variations is a stark, modernist solo piano piece by Aaron Copland, noted for its rigorous use of a single theme and its influential role in American 20th-century music.
B. Traité de la forme musicale
Traité de la forme musicale is a theoretical music treatise by composer and theorist René Leibowitz that analyzes and explains the principles and structures of musical form.
C. Prussian Sonatas
Prussian Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his emerging empfindsamer Stil and helped establish his reputation as a leading composer of the mid-18th century.
D. L’art du contrepoint
L’art du contrepoint is a theoretical music treatise by René Leibowitz that systematically presents and analyzes the principles of contrapuntal composition.
E. Toccata
Toccata is a virtuosic musical form, typically for keyboard instruments, characterized by fast-moving, improvisatory passages and dramatic display of technical skill.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	piano étude collection ⓘ solo piano composition ⓘ
basedOnEarlierWorkBySameComposer	Douze Grandes Études, S.137 ⓘ Étude en douze exercices, S.136 ⓘ
catalogueNumber	S.139 in the Searle catalogue of Liszt’s works ⓘ linked to: Liszt piano works
composer	Franz Liszt ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Hungary (Austrian Empire) ⓘ linked to: Kingdom of Hungary
dedicatedTo	Carl Czerny ⓘ
finalRevisionCompleted	1851 ⓘ
genre	Romantic piano music ⓘ
hasPart	Transcendental Étude No. 1 in C major, “Preludio” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F minor ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 11 in D-flat major, “Harmonies du soir” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 12 in B-flat minor, “Chasse-neige” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 2 in A minor, “Molto vivace” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 3 in F major, “Paysage” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 4 in D minor, “Mazeppa” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 5 in B-flat major, “Feux follets” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 6 in G minor, “Vision” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 7 in E-flat major, “Eroica” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 8 in C minor, “Wilde Jagd” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études Transcendental Étude No. 9 in A-flat major, “Ricordanza” ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études
influenced	later Romantic and modern piano étude writing ⓘ
influencedBy	virtuoso piano tradition of the early 19th century ⓘ
instrumentation	solo piano ⓘ
keyOfPiece1	C major ⓘ
keyOfPiece10	F minor ⓘ
keyOfPiece11	D-flat major ⓘ
keyOfPiece12	B-flat minor ⓘ
keyOfPiece2	A minor ⓘ
keyOfPiece3	F major ⓘ
keyOfPiece4	D minor ⓘ
keyOfPiece5	B-flat major ⓘ
keyOfPiece6	G minor ⓘ
keyOfPiece7	E-flat major ⓘ
keyOfPiece8	C minor ⓘ
keyOfPiece9	A-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle	French ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	expressive Romantic character ⓘ extreme technical difficulty ⓘ highly virtuosic writing ⓘ
notableÉtude	“Chasse-neige” is noted for continuous tremolo-like figurations and atmosphere ⓘ “Feux follets” is known for extreme finger independence and lightness ⓘ “Mazeppa” is frequently performed as a standalone concert piece ⓘ
numberOfPieces	12 ⓘ
opusNumber	S.139 ⓘ
originalTitle	Études d’exécution transcendante ⓘ linked to: Transcendental Études
period	Romantic era ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration	approximately 60 minutes for the complete set ⓘ

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