Chopin Etudes
This Etude is monochromatic, meaning it uses only one type of key in the right hand.
What is the Black Key etude?
The shortest of Liszt's transcendental etudes is the first, subtitled this.
What is Prelude?
Scriabin wrote this many etudes in his op. 8 set.
What is 12?
This composer's later works are mystical and atonal, but his earlier pieces are reminiscent of Chopin.
Who is Scriabin?
F7
What is F, A, C, and E-flat?
Chopin dedicated his op. 10 etudes to this famous pianist, who Chopin famously said could play the etudes way better than he himself.
Who is Liszt?
Feux Follets is often thought of as the most difficult etude in the set because of it's many poly-chromatic double right hand patterns. The title translates to this mythical creature.
What is Will o' the Wisps?
Debussy wrote 12 etudes and uses titles in this language to describe the techniques required.
What is French?
This polish composer wrote etudes, but also a piano concerto and Spanish dances for piano. And yes, pronunciation counts.
Who is Moszkowski?
D#m7
What is D#, F#, A#, and C#?
The second to last etude of Chopin's is one of the longest and most relentless, not unlike the subtitle given to it, which depicts this weather phenomenon.
What is Winter Wind?
The sixth transcendental etude is called Vision, and it features this type of technique in many different forms.
What are arpeggios?
Rachmaninov's etudes have this other word in the titles, which means pictures.
What is Tableaux?
Though we did not cover all etudes this year, this composer wrote many etudes, but is most well known for his second piano concerto and Carnival of the Animals, which requires two pianists.
Who is Camille Saint-Saens?
Gm7b5
What is G, B-flat, D-flat, and F?
What is op. 10, no. 2 chromatic etude in A minor?
Pronounce the title of this etude correctly. Wilde Jagd.
What is Vilde Yahgde? (you know, kind of)
Daniel del Pino performed this Kapustin Etude as part of his performance before giving a masterclass this year.
What is Finale (no. 8)?
This pianist and composer was a student of Beethoven, though mostly well known now for piano exercises. He also taught Liszt.
Em7/B
What is B, D, E, and G?
Op. 25 no. 5 has a subtitle that would make most piano teachers grimace, but it provides an interesting sound, and a difficult technical phenomenon to pull off well.
What is the wrong note etude?
Yunchan Lim famously played the entire set of the transcendental etudes at this famous competition, leading him to a gold prize along with a great performance of Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto.
What is the Cliburn?
Kapustin's 5th etude in his op. 40 set is called Raillery, which means this in english.
What is joke?
Liszt wrote 12 transcendental etudes, and only used the sharp keys. This composer finished the complete set many years later, using the flat keys.
Who is Lyapunov?
A+7/G
What is G, A, C#, and E# (F)?