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Technical Exercises - Complete by Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Edited by Julio Esteban. For piano. Masterworks; Piano Collection; Technique Musicianship. Alfred Masterworks Editions. Classical Period and Instructional. Advanced; Early Advanced. Instructional book. Introductory text and standard notation. 223 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.630).

ISBN 0739022121. With introductory text and standard notation. Classical Period and Instructional. 9x12 inches.

This 223-page edition is comprised of 86 different technical exercises composed by Liszt during 1868 to 1880. Liszt intended these highly challenging exercises to build greater performance skills in virtuoso pianists. The complete series consists of twelve volumes, each one dealing with a different pianistic problem. This edition has been compiled from the original set to present the exercises in a reasonable length without harming the essence and effectiveness of the original work.

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Jeff A.

Location: from Philippines

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

January 17, 2012

Piano gymnastics

This immense work is actually an abridged version of what is supposed to be a 12 volume set of technical exercises devised by the greatest piano virtuoso, Franz Liszt. The editor Julio Esteban distilled the essentials from each volume (the rest of the volume is supposedly the same exercise in...

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Anonymous

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Difficulty Level:
Beginner

April 4, 2009

All in one

you wanna be a virtuoso? just get this book and you're good to go!!! BUT ONE THING FOR SURE...no matter how hard this is, it should be played with ease...so DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT force you hands into it...take it slowly and then build it up! GOOD LUCK!!!...

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Kaj Balsborg

Location: from Copenhagen, Denmark

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

May 29, 2008

Superb exercises

I must recommend everybody who wants to perfect his playing to play these exercises. Until now I have liked and used Hanon, but not anymore. Liszt is much more giving and less complicated to play.Your fingers and hands will gain strength and your playing will never be the same again....

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Anonymous

Location: from Boston, MA

September 4, 2006

Extremely difficult - beyond

These exercises have extraordinary merits, but they really are for pianists who already have formidable fingers and years of muscular development. To use it too early or without caution might result in nasty injury. Even the very first exercises can be truly dangerous. Suggestion: work through one or two conventional...

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Any Nomus

Location: from canada

Difficulty Level:
Beginner

July 12, 2006

seriou basics

this is beginner all the way thru, beginning to be a virtuoso. some may call it difficult,yes, but Liszt himself practiced these exercises 5-6 hrs+ daily! even after proving himself as the ultimate. this book is a gift from god! if you want to be able to sight-read ANYTHING with...

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