From practice rooms to concert halls, Franz Liszt's Transcendental Etudes present pianists with musical and technical hurdles that result in magical performances. Xiangyu Zhao is a composer, pianist ...

For pianists, the 12 “Transcendental Études” by the 19th-century composer Franz Liszt remain among the most perilous compositions in the repertoire, particularly if played in their entirety rather ...

There was something almost otherworldly about Kirill Gerstein's recital Sunday afternoon at the University of the District of Columbia, the culmination of Washington Performing Arts' Hayes Piano ...

Not many pianists essay all of Liszt’s Transcendental Études at one sitting. Even fewer do so in a live recital, as Kirill Gerstein has in London and New York. The technical challenges of these 12 ...

Kenneth Chan comments on the challenges of performing Franz Liszt's Transcendental Etude No.10 in F. What makes this piece very unique is how Liszt can put together a simple, beautiful melody with ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. When Kirill Gerstein plays Liszt’s Transcendental Études, he is not just delving into a score that pulses with the ...

Composer Nicholas Brooke, who includes samples and lip-synching in his performances, to play 'Ten Transcendental Etudes' at MASS MoCA This seesaw is part of Nicholas Brooke's "Ten Transcendental ...

Lim Yunchan "Liszt: Transcendental Etudes" by Steinway & Sons (left) and his debut album "Chopin: Etudes" by Decca (Steinway & Sons, Decca) The recordings of South Korean composer Chin Unsuk and ...