A major, iconic figure of the romantic period, the inventor of the piano recital, Franz Liszt, with his twelve Transcendental Études, brought technical virtuosity up to a level never reached before him. Beyond technically challenging the performer, these flambovant, evocative pages feed on the composer’s observation of nature and readinas. The fantastic dimension minales with the idvllic, the epic borders on contemplation: such combined visions foreshadow the music of the future.