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Transcendental Etude No. 5 in B-flat major, S. 139/5

“Feux follets”18513 min

This guide follows Liszt’s Transcendental Etude No. 5 in B-flat major, S. 139/5 “Feux follets” (1851) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Yunchan Lim (piano) (2022)

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Sonata form0:09–3:30

, light and elusive. A short leads to the , where quick double notes in the right hand flicker over wide leaps in the left. The follows, and then the brings the opening material back. Listen for the quiet, glittering , the few sudden climaxes, and the arpeggios that fade away at the end.

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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