🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Étude en 48 exercices dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs Étude in C-Dur S.136/R.1-1

The first piece in Liszt’s Étude en 48 exercices dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, a collection compiled during his youth. Centered on a concise musical texture, it encourages independence of the fingers and an even touch across the keyboard. Its refined, pedagogical character offers a contrast to the brilliant virtuosity of his later works. Performers should listen to the grouping and repetition of the short phrases, keeping the notes even without interrupting the flow of the beat. A well-balanced relationship between the hands and a clear sense of phrase direction help prevent a mechanical delivery, allowing musical expression to emerge from this fundamental study.