Franz Liszt

Mazeppa, S. 138

LW A172 · R. 2c · c. 1840

This is a slight revision of the fourth of the Douze Grandes études (S. 137; LW A39; R. 2a). Other versions of the étude are found in the Douze Études (S. 136; LW A8; R. 1) from 1826 and the Douze Études d’exécution transcendante (S. 139; LW A172; R. 2b).

The étude was later used as the basis of the symphonic poem Mazeppa (S. 100; LW G7; R. 417), which also exists in versions for piano duet (S. 594; LW B38; R. 320), two pianos (S. 640; LW C13; R. 362) and solo piano (S. 511b, a revision of an arrangement by Theophil Forchhammer).

Recommended editions

New Liszt Edition (Editio Musica Budapest) · Suppl. 4 · Z. A/B 14499 · ed. Adrienne Kaczmarczyk [including two album leaves]

Duration: 7'

Difficulty: 5