Liszt: 50 Adapted Technical Exercises - Tinka Knopf de Esteban

Liszt: 50 Adapted Technical Exercises

Tinka Knopf de Esteban

Franz Liszt was not only an extraordinary pianist, but also a pedagogue who wrote volumes of exercises to develop technique and the physical elements needed to perform the complex literature of the Romantic composers. The Adapted exercises have been arranged according to progressive difficulty in a teaching order. They are programmed to fit the requirements listed under the Technical section of the Piano Curriculum Chart. Included is a chart which lists all the rhythmic patterns utilized by Liszt.

Features

• A pedagogical source for the teaching of the physical exercises of Liszt • Five-finger positions, scale drills, double notes, arpeggio studies, four note chord fingerings, diminished 7ths, extensions, broken octaves, repeated octaves, chromatic octave scales, octave scales with alternating hands, broken chord configurations.