Research On The Performance And Teaching Of Liszt’s “Trois études De Concert”

Etude,as an independent and miniaturized music genre,is an important content that all piano players must practice in order to improve their performance skills and strengthen their finger function during their learning career.In the historical process of the rise and development of piano etudes,this genre has closely followed the trend of music and culture of the times.With the continuous improvement of the manufacturing process of piano instruments,through the unique creative practices of different composers,it has gradually transformed its functional attributes of only having single training and performance skills.As one of the greatest romantic piano masters of the19 th century,Franz Liszt made significant contributions to the development and innovation of etude genres with his unique musical ideas and creative techniques.His piano etudes not only demonstrate the stylistic characteristics of romantic music,but also highlight its unique personal charm in music vocabulary,as well as outstanding artistic attainments in piano performance technology,expanding the artistic expression of this genre to an unprecedented level.“Trois études de Concert” is a set of works created and published by Liszt during the Weimar period.Compared with his early piano etudes,it presents differences in technical elements and musical connotations.It is the epitome of his etude genre composition philosophy and the crystallization of his musical ideas in the middle of his creation.This set of works is not limited to the technical training functions of etudes,but with superb and diverse performance skills and poetic music language,it demonstrates the integration and unity of musicality and technology,becoming a piano work with high artistic value.This thesis takes Liszt’s “Trois études de Concert” as the research object,mainly discussing its creative characteristics,performance methods,and practical application in teaching.The full text is divided into five chapters: The first chapter is an introduction,which includes several aspects of the topic selection basis and background,research status at home and abroad,research objectives and significance,as well as research characteristics and innovations.The second chapter is about Liszt and piano etudes.It first introduces Liszt’s life and piano music style,and then summarizes the evolution process of piano etudes genre,in order to understand the intertwined and progressive development of both in the crisscrossing historical coordinates.The third chapter is the historical origin and creative characteristics of this set of etudes,which includes two parts: The first part introduces and analyzes the overall situation of the entire set of works from both the creative background and the work overview.The second part discusses and summarizes the common characteristics of this etude in terms of theme,melody structure,harmony,tonality,and musical texture.The fourth chapter is a performance study of each piece from two aspects: musical form analysis and performance interpretation.Among them,it analyzes and interprets the musical vocabulary of the work,and discusses the interpretation methods of the artistic connotation and technical elements of the work in performance.The fifth chapter is teaching research,which provides reference suggestions for the use of this set of etudes music version and the arrangement of works in teaching through a student centered educational philosophy.