Description:

“Liszt - Etude d'execution transcendante S. 139, No. 6 ''Vision''” is classified as a Level 10 Piano work worth 3,250,000 points within the Road to Virtuosity progression system. It is categorized under Composers → Liszt, Franz and is part of the Romantic collection. The sheet music for “Liszt - Etude d'execution transcendante S. 139, No. 6 ''Vision''” provided on this website is available for non-commercial use. This means it may be downloaded, printed, studied, and performed for personal or educational purposes, but it may not be sold, redistributed commercially, or used as part of a paid product without permission.

“Liszt - Transcendental Etude No. 6 - Vision” is a massive concert etude with a dark, funeral-march-like character and a huge final build. The piece begins with a heavy Lento opening, then grows into a larger texture built from marked melodic notes, low bass attacks, wide arpeggiated motion, thick chromatic writing, and a final climactic section that fills the keyboard.

Measures 1–10 introduce the main character of the piece. The writing is marked pesante and sempre marcato, with heavy accented notes above low bass attacks and continuous rushing figures underneath. The sound is slow and imposing, but the inner motion is already restless because of the repeated sextuplet patterns in the lower register.

Measures 11–27 move into the main lyrical section. Liszt marks the melody p sotto voce and later asks for the singing line to be pronounced clearly and expressively. The melody rises above the same dark accompaniment pattern, creating a contrast between the quiet vocal line and the heavy, unsettled motion underneath.

Measures 28–31 create the first major explosion. The music suddenly becomes ff con strepito, with thick chromatic writing, dense two-hand motion, and a short poco rit. before the next large section begins. This passage breaks the quieter atmosphere and pushes the etude into a much larger dramatic space.

Measures 32–54 form the central build. The texture becomes broader and more virtuosic, with large arpeggiated figures, 8va writing, heavy bass attacks, and the melody marked strongly inside the running patterns. The music grows through repeated waves, making the middle of the etude feel like a huge expansion of the earlier material.

Measures 55–68 form the final climactic section and ending. The writing becomes even more forceful, with fff, marcatiss., long sweeping figures, accented bass notes, and increasingly wide keyboard motion. The final measures push toward a massive closing sonority, ending the etude with the same dark power that shaped the opening.

Interesting fact: The title “Vision” fits the unusual character of this etude. Unlike a simple technical study, the piece feels almost like a dark scene or image unfolding at the keyboard: heavy funeral-like chords, ghostly quiet melodic lines, sudden violent outbursts, and a final overwhelming climax. That dramatic atmosphere is why “Vision” stands out even among Liszt’s already extreme Transcendental Etudes.

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