Second Ballade
by Franz Liszt (1811–1886) · Romantic · Expert
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expert · Level 5 | 5 of 5 | F♯ major | 23:14 |
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- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Calm · slow and peaceful
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Franz Liszt (1811–1886) is the composer of Second Ballade, a Romantic piece that is calm and steady. The version here is level 5 of 5 (expert), in F♯ major and about 23:14 long. Note the pickup: the music starts with an upbeat before the first full bar, so count yourself in before the first note.
About Franz Liszt (1811–1886): Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer of the Hungarian Rhapsodies, the Consolations and the Liebesträume.
How to play Second Ballade on piano
- Expect weeks, not days. Learn it section by section and keep a list of the hardest passages to practise first in every session.
- Slow practice is the fastest way forward: loop the difficult bars at 50% until they are clean, then 75%, then full speed.
- Decide on fingering early for fast passages and write it down; changing fingering later costs more time than it saves.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
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License and credits
Typeset by Vassily Checkin for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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