However, it is likely that the title did not originate with Liszt. ID: 771 Franz Liszt - 3 Concert Etudes S. The third of the Three Concert tudes is in D-flat major, and is usually known as Un sospiro (Italian for 'A sigh'). An ethereal, pentatonic melody played by alternating hands and embedded in lush arpeggios, gives the piece a distinct impressionistic quality.

3 from 3 Concert Etudes Un sospiro (A Sigh) is a lovely poetic piece but also a study in hand crossings. 149 (9') Impromptu brillant sur des thmes de Rossini et Spontini, S. Franz Liszt Un Sospiro in D-flat Major, S. Rachel, as she likes to be called, is a little older in this video, perhaps 9 years old, and I don’t feel like I’m going out on a limb at all in predicting a brilliant concert career for her in the years ahead. Sept Variations brillantes sur un thme de Rossini, S.

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn. Though no one should be placed in the position of following Marc-Andre Hamelin, I am happy to present a second performance of “Un Sospiro”, this one featuring my favorite young pianist, Szuyu Su, whom I introduced last month playing Prokofiev’s “Harp” prelude. How it became titled Un Sospiro (meaning a sigh in Italian) is not known. We read on Wikipedia that this etude by Liszt “is a study in crossing hands, playing a simple melody with alternating hands, and arpeggios.” It is also exceptionally beautiful, and though the image quality in this video is not especially good, the sound is excellent. Yet, as this video demonstrates, he plays with a musical feeling no less exceptional than his technique. Piano education is important for teaching polyphony, improving sight-reading, consolidating the knowledge of harmony and gaining much more musical abilities, write Turkish researchers in the behavioral sciences journal Procedia. Hamelin is an extraordinary virtuoso who has performed and recorded much of the less well-known repertoire, including many works that less technically gifted pianists would not even attempt. Watch Franz Liszt’s Un Sospiro Played with the Mesmerizing Three-Hand Technique. Written in dedication to Liszt’s uncle, Eduard Liszt (18171879), the three etudes were Il Lamento (The. For many of you, this video will serve as an introduction to the pianist Marc-André Hamelin, who was born in Montreal in 1961. Un Sospiro is the third piece in the set of Liszt’s Three Concert tudes ( Trois tudes de concert ), composed between 18, and originally published as Trois caprices potiques.

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