🇷🇴Ligeti György Sándor ： Etudes Book II No.9 Vertige

Ligeti’s “Vertige” is an étude that creates the sensation of unstable ground through a ceaseless flow of small, rapid notes. The movements of the two hands become intricately intertwined, while repetitions and displaced accents suggest a shifting sense of speed and direction. Rather than following a clear melody alone, the listener can focus on the changing layers of sound and the way tension gradually builds. In performance, it is essential to maintain a steady pulse and an even texture while coordinating the hands with precision. At the same time, flexible dynamics that avoid a mechanical effect and pedaling that keeps the overlapping sonorities clear are both required.