Grande valse di bravura : op. 6

Waltz · Op. 6

Franz Liszt 1811–1886
Waltz
Form
Op. 6
Catalogue
Score
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Themes & character
Early showpiece·Written for his own concerts·Extreme display·Composed 1836

At a glance

Catalogue
Op. 6
Form
Waltz

About the piece

Composed in 1836, during the years when Liszt was building the touring reputation that would make him the most famous performer in Europe. This is unashamed display music, written for his own hands and calculated to astonish audiences. Its leaps, octaves and rapid figuration are relentless, and it belongs to the same period as the first version of the Transcendental Etudes, when Liszt was pushing piano technique past anything previously attempted.

The composer

Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
1811–1886

Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most prolific and influential composers of his era, and his piano works continue to be widely performed and recorded.

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