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Classical entrée: Sergey Lyapunov — 12 Transcendental Études, No. 1. "Berceuse"
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- Title
- Sergéi Lyapunov, 12 Études d'exécution transcendante, Op.11
- Authors
- Publio Ovidio
- Duration
- 1:11:14
- Published
- Apr 15 2013
Short and sweet! :-)
A berceuse is a classical musical form based on a lullaby.
Sergey Lyapunov (1859–1924) was a Russian pianist and composer in the generation immediately following The Five (a group including Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky).
These études are a completion of Franz Liszt's Transcendental Études. When he was young, Liszt intended to write 48 études, two in each major and minor key; he wrote 12 (C major, A minor, F major, …, B♭ minor) and refined them throughout his life. Lyapunov's set contains études in the remaining (sharp) keys, and the final E minor one is named "Elégie en Mémoire de François Liszt".
This first étude is a little different from the rest of the set, but I think it's simply gorgeous and stands on its own.