Etude No. 9 in A-flat, "Ricordanza" is the ninth of the twelve Transcendental Etudes

Transcendental Etudes

The Transcendental Etudes , S.139, are a series of twelve compositions for solo piano by Franz Liszt. They were published in 1852 as a revision of a more technically difficult 1837 series, which in turn were the elaboration of a set of studies written in 1826:...

 by Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...

. It has wild but gentle cadenzas and demands delicate finger work. There are some areas with syncopation similar to Chopin's Étude Op. 10, No. 3. This is a good introduction to Liszt's pianistic style.

Ferruccio Busoni

Ferruccio Busoni

Ferruccio Busoni was an Italian composer, pianist, editor, writer, piano and composition teacher, and conductor.-Biography:...

 referred to this piece as "a bundle of faded love letters".

External links

• The Ricordanza can be found at , pages 42–54.