The piece ends in a flurry of descending chords. The ending involves a difficult section of octave jumps in the right hand spanning three octaves. The lyrical middle section involves some difficult left-hand jumps rapidly spanning over two octaves. Wide jumps in the beginning span about three octaves in the right hand. Regarded as the greatest pianist of all time, Listz's genius extended far beyond. When actually played at the original speed that Liszt indicated (' Presto furioso', or fast and furious at around 4 + 1⁄ 2 minutes), the piece quickly becomes formidable. 2 in C- Sharp MinorFranz Liszt, 1811-1886. The furious main theme flows into the playful melody of the secondary subject. The piece starts with a furious quick main theme, left hand playing the melody in octaves and the right hand playing the same melody one octave higher alternatively, quickly followed with chords. Liszt removed the final recapitulation of the first subject in the 1851 version of the piece, along with an extended bravura passage preceding it. It is monothematic (the second subject material is derived from the first subject material). The 1837 version of this piece is in sonata form, with a first subject in C minor, second subject in E ♭ major, and a recapitulation of the first subject. 8 in C minor, 'Wilde Jagd' ( Wild Hunt) is the eighth of twelve Transcendental Études by Franz Liszt. The main theme of the Transcendental Étude No. JSTOR ( January 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'Transcendental Étude No. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.

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