Sergei Lyapunov - Transcendental Étude Op. 11, No. 12 "In Memory of Franz Liszt" (Noack)

Performed by Florian Noack: • 12 Études d'exécution ...
Sheet music: imslp.org/wiki/12_%C3%89tudes...)
"In Memory of Franz Liszt" is the 12th etude in the set of Sergei Lyapunov's 12 Transcendental Etudes, a honorary continuation of Franz Liszt's 12 Transcendental Etudes. It was written in the key of E minor. This piece features Hungarian rhapsody-esque octave-type melodies. The piece starts off slowing as a rather funeral march, then ascends into a much more gradiose display of Lyapunov's virtuostic piano writing, which reflects that of Liszt's.
Wikipedia continuation:
The 12 Etudes d’exécution transcendante[1] (English: 12 Etudes of Transcendental Execution), Op.11, was a series of 12 etudes written from 1897 to 1905 by Sergei Lyapunov, and served as the posthumous continuation of Franz Liszt's uncompleted work Transcendental Études, having only the first 12 finished before his death in 1886. The work is also dedicated to Liszt, with the twelfth etude being named after the composer as well. Inspired by one of his three teachers during his time at Moscow Conservatory Karl Klindworth, a former student of Liszt, along with being heavily influenced and artistically guided by Mily Balakirev, the main ideologue of The Five, these Etudes use the full gamut of Nationalist techniques: From folk-songs and church bells, to Caucasian melodies and sumptuous melodicism.[2]

[@cedricrlongreen]

Lyapunov was a very good composer. The most this reminds me of Liszt is a Hungarian Rhapsody vibe and some virtuosic techniques

[@thanos4677]

this piece contains quotations from nearly all 12 Liszt etudes.

[@Xyriak]

8:48

[@d_r_e_a_m_b_o_a_t]

Very very good, I like Noack a lot. Also have you heard Louis Kentner’s Lyapunov? He made the first two complete recordings of the etudes I know of, in 1949 and 1972. Would highly recommend listening to them, as a pianist he’s super underrated!

[@wellingtonsoaresdacosta5635]

❤

[@markmason7117]

This is better than much of Liszt.

[@j.vonhogen9650]

Given the fact that Lyapunov wrote his etude more than half a century after Liszt had written the final version of his set of 12 etudes, literally as an hommage to Liszt by whom Lyapunov was inspired his entire life, I really don't know what that is even supposed to mean. Having said that, this is of course a wonderful etude, and I'm pretty sure Liszt would have loved it!

[@elliottblum7925]

This just helps remind you why great composers were great. Clearly this dude wrote well but like not even close to the same level as Liszt.

[@Xyriak]

I would agree with you to some extent. Lyapunov is really a hit or miss composer, which goes for Liszt as well. It sets them apart from the greatest like Chopin and Scriabin.

[@peterchan6082]

". . . which goes for Liszt as well" ??? And then going on as far as ranking Scriabin with Chopin? That is insane. In terms of sheer poetry on the piano Liszt was at the very least the equal of Chopin, if not surpassing.

[@samh1996]

@@peterchan6082 Have you listened to Scriabin’s music? The first half of his output is perhaps better than most of Chopin’s compositions for the piano. And Liszt is much greater than Chopin. Chopin is still one of the top 5 greatest composers of all time imo.

[@SCRIABINIST]

@@Xyriak Although some Liszt pieces are quite mediocre, he belongs in the same tier as Chopin and Scriabin for piano works.

[@SCRIABINIST]

What constitutes the same level as Liszt? I think you just don't like Lyapunov's works as much as Liszt's, which is fine.