24 Keys, 1 Etude – The Most Insane Liszt Challenge Ever!

What if a single piano piece could transform across all 24 keys? From C major to B minor, witness Franz Liszt’s iconic Étude en sixième reshaped with endless tonal variety. This performance explores how shifting keys can change the emotional depth of a piece—something even many seasoned pianists have never attempted!

💡 Why Play in 24 Keys?
For centuries, composers like Bach, Chopin, and Liszt have explored the magic of key changes. Each key has a unique color—some feel warm and bright, others dark and haunting. Playing Liszt’s Etude No. 6 in every possible key is a true test of a pianist’s adaptability and a rare auditory experience for classical music lovers.

✨ What You’ll Experience in This Video:
✅ The same Liszt masterpiece, but transformed across 24 keys 🎹
✅ A showcase of how key shifts alter resonance, tone, and emotion
✅ A journey through harmony, modulation, and the evolution of sound

🎵 Understanding the Challenge:
This etude is already technically demanding, filled with fast arpeggios, intricate phrasing, and expressive nuances. But transposing it across all 24 keys brings new hurdles:
🔥 Adjusting to different finger placements
🔥 Managing tonal clarity in keys with extreme sharps/flats
🔥 Maintaining Liszt’s original musical intent despite constant transposition

📌 Timestamps – Jump to Any Key!
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👀 Inspired by Kassia and Other Great Classical Channels
If you enjoy Kassia’s channel, or channels that explore classical piano played with unique twists, you’ll love this performance. The goal is to push musical boundaries and explore how classical music can evolve beyond its traditional settings.

💬 Join the Conversation!
🔹 Which key do you think sounds the most dramatic?
🔹 Do certain keys make the piece sound happier or darker?
🔹 Have you ever tried playing a piece in all 24 keys?

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🎼 More Classical Challenges Coming Soon! Stay tuned for more pieces played in all 12 and 24 keys—because music is limitless! 🚀

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00:00 - A Minor (Original Key)
05:04 - D Minor
10:04 - G Minor
15:08 - C Minor
20:13 - F Minor
25:16 - Bb Minor
30:22 - Eb Minor
35:30 - G# Minor
40:50 - C# Minor
45:53 - F# Minor
50:57 - B Minor
56:00 - E Minor
1:01:25 - A Major
1:06:30 - D Major
1:11:36 - G Major
1:16:44 - C Major
1:21:51 - F Major
1:26:57 - Bb Major
1:32:05 - Eb Major
1:37:12 - Ab Major
1:42:19 - Db Major
1:47:27 - Gb Major
1:52:34 - B Major
1:57:41 - E Major

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The app literally broke when I'm doing this note for myself lmao
A Minor
Theme 0:04
Variation 1 0:27
Variation 2 0:43
Variation 3 1:10
Variation 4 1:27
Variation 5 1:44
Variation 6 2:00
Variation 7 2:19
Variation 8 2:35
Variation 9 2:47
Variation 10 3:01
Variation 11 3:38
A Major Arpeggios 4:29
D Minor
Theme 5:11
Variation 1 5:35
Variation 2 5:50
Variation 3 6:18
Variation 4 6:35
Variation 5 6:51
Variation 6 7:08
Variation 7 7:26
Variation 8 7:42
Variation 9 7:54
Variation 10 8:08
Variation 11 8:46
D Major Arpeggios 9:36
G Minor
Theme 10:18
Variation 1 10:42
Variation 2 10:57
Variation 3 11:25
Variation 4 11:42
Variation 5 11:58
Variation 6 12:15
Variation 7 12:34
Variation 8 12:49
Variation 9 13:01
Variation 10 13:15
Variation 11 13:53
G Major Arpeggios 14:43
C Minor
Theme 15:25
Variation 1 15:49
Variation 2 16:05
Variation 3 16:32
Variation 4 16:49
Variation 5 17:06
Variation 6 17:22
Variation 7 17:41
Variation 8 17:56
Variation 9 18:08
Variation 10 18:22
Variation 11 19:00
C Major Arpeggios 19:50
F Minor
Theme 20:32
Variation 1 20:56
Variation 2 21:12
Variation 3 21:39
Variation 4 21:56
Variation 5 22:13
Variation 6 22:29
Variation 7 22:48
Variation 8 23:04
Variation 9 23:15
Variation 10 23:29
Variation 11 24:07
F Major Arpeggios 24:57
Bb Minor
Theme 25:40
Variation 1 26:03
Variation 2 26:19
Variation 3 26:46
Variation 4 27:03
Variation 5 27:20
Variation 6 27:36
Variation 7 27:55
Variation 8 28:11
Variation 9 28:23
Variation 10 28:37
Variation 11 29:14
Bb Major Arpeggios 30:05
Eb Minor
Theme 30:47
Variation 1 31:11
Variation 2 31:26
Variation 3 31:54
Variation 4 32:11
Variation 5 32:27
Variation 6 32:44
Variation 7 33:02
Variation 8 33:18
Variation 9 33:30
Variation 10 33:44
Variation 11 34:21
Eb Major Arpeggios 35:12
G# Minor
Theme 35:54
Variation 1 36:18
Variation 2 36:33
Variation 3 37:01
Variation 4 37:18
Variation 5 37:34
Variation 6 37:51
Variation 7 38:10
Variation 8 38:25
Variation 9 38:37
Variation 10 38:51
Variation 11 39:29
G# Major Arpeggios 40:20
C# Minor
Theme 41:01
Variation 1 41:25
Variation 2 41:40
Variation 3 42:08
Variation 4 42:25
Variation 5 42:42
Variation 6 42:58
Variation 7 43:17
Variation 8 43:33
Variation 9 43:44
Variation 10 43:58
Variation 11 44:36
C# Major Arpeggios 45:26
F# Minor
Theme 46:08
Variation 1 46:32
Variation 2 46:48
Variation 3 47:15
Variation 4 47:32
Variation 5 47:49
Variation 6 48:05
Variation 7 48:24
Variation 8 48:40
Variation 9 48:51
Variation 10 49:06
Variation 11 49:43
F# Major Arpeggios 50:34
B Minor
Theme 51:16
Variation 1 51:39
Variation 2 51:55
Variation 3 52:22
Variation 4 52:39
Variation 5 52:56
Variation 6 53:12
Variation 7 53:31
Variation 8 53:47
Variation 9 53:59
Variation 10 54:13
Variation 11 54:50
B Major Arpeggios 55:41
E Minor
Theme 56:23
Variation 1 56:47
Variation 2 57:02
Variation 3 57:30
Variation 4 57:47
Variation 5 58:03
Variation 6 58:20
Variation 7 58:38
Variation 8 58:54
Variation 9 59:06
Variation 10 59:20
Variation 11 59:57
E Major Arpeggios 1:00:48
A Major
Theme 1:01:30
Variation 1 1:01:54
Variation 2 1:02:09
Variation 3 1:02:37
Variation 4 1:02:54
Variation 5 1:03:11
Variation 6 1:03:27
Variation 7 1:03:46
Variation 8 1:04:01
Variation 9 1:04:13
Variation 10 1:04:27
Variation 11 1:05:05
A Major Arpeggios again 1:05:55
D Major
Theme 1:06:37
Variation 1 1:07:01
Variation 2 1:07:17
Variation 3 1:07:44
Variation 4 1:08:01
Variation 5 1:08:18
Variation 6 1:08:34
Variation 7 1:08:53
Variation 8 1:09:09
Variation 9 1:09:20
Variation 10 1:09:34
Variation 11 1:10:12
D Major Arpeggios again 1:11:02
G Major
Theme 1:11:44
Variation 1 1:12:08
Variation 2 1:12:24
Variation 3 1:12:51
Variation 4 1:13:08
Variation 5 1:13:25
Variation 6 1:13:41
Variation 7 1:14:00
Variation 8 1:14:16
Variation 9 1:14:27
Variation 10 1:14:41
Variation 11 1:15:19
G Major Arpeggios again 1:16:10
C Major
Theme 1:16:52
Variation 1 1:17:15
Variation 2 1:17:31
Variation 3 1:17:59
Variation 4 1:18:15
Variation 5 1:18:32
Variation 6 1:18:48
Variation 7 1:19:07
Variation 8 1:19:23
Variation 9 1:19:35
Variation 10 1:19:49
Variation 11 1:20:26
C Major Arpeggios again 1:21:17
F Major
Theme 1:21:59
Variation 1 1:22:23
Variation 2 1:22:38
Variation 3 1:23:06
Variation 4 1:23:23
Variation 5 1:23:39
Variation 6 1:23:56
Variation 7 1:24:14
Variation 8 1:24:30
Variation 9 1:24:42
Variation 10 1:24:56
Variation 11 1:25:33
F Major Arpeggios again 1:26:24
Bb Major
Theme 1:27:06
Variation 1 1:27:30
Variation 2 1:27:45
Variation 3 1:28:13
Variation 4 1:28:30
Variation 5 1:28:47
Variation 6 1:29:03
Variation 7 1:29:22
Variation 8 1:29:37
Variation 9 1:29:49
Variation 10 1:30:03
Variation 11 1:30:41
Bb Major Arpeggios again 1:31:31
Eb Major
Theme 1:32:13
Variation 1 1:32:37
Variation 2 1:32:52
Variation 3 1:33:20
Variation 4 1:33:37
Variation 5 1:33:54
Variation 6 1:34:10
Variation 7 1:34:29
Variation 8 1:34:45
Variation 9 1:34:56
Variation 10 1:35:10
Variation 11 1:35:48
Eb Major Arpeggios again 1:36:38
Ab Major
Theme 1:37:20
Variation 1 1:37:44
Variation 2 1:38:00
Variation 3 1:38:27
Variation 4 1:38:44
Variation 5 1:39:01
Variation 6 1:39:17
Variation 7 1:39:36
Variation 8 1:39:52
Variation 9 1:40:03
Variation 10 1:40:18
Variation 11 1:40:55
Ab Major Arpeggios again 1:41:46
Db Major
Theme 1:42:28
Variation 1 1:42:51
Variation 2 1:43:07
Variation 3 1:43:35
Variation 4 1:43:51
Variation 5 1:44:08
Variation 6 1:44:24
Variation 7 1:44:43
Variation 8 1:44:59
Variation 9 1:45:11
Variation 10 1:45:25
Variation 11 1:46:02
Db Major Arpeggios again 1:46:53
Gb Major
Theme 1:47:35
Variation 1 1:47:59
Variation 2 1:48:14
Variation 3 1:48:42
Variation 4 1:48:59
Variation 5 1:49:15
Variation 6 1:49:32
Variation 7 1:49:50
Variation 8 1:50:06
Variation 9 1:50:18
Variation 10 1:50:32
Variation 11 1:51:09
Gb Major Arpeggios again 1:52:00
B Major
Theme 1:52:42
Variation 1 1:53:06
Variation 2 1:53:21
Variation 3 1:53:49
Variation 4 1:54:06
Variation 5 1:54:23
Variation 6 1:54:39
Variation 7 1:54:58
Variation 8 1:55:13
Variation 9 1:55:25
Variation 10 1:55:39
Variation 11 1:56:17
B Major Arpeggios again 1:57:07
E Major
Theme 1:57:49
Variation 1 1:58:13
Variation 2 1:58:29
Variation 3 1:58:56
Variation 4 1:59:13
Variation 5 1:59:30
Variation 6 1:59:46
Variation 7 2:00:05
Variation 8 2:00:21
Variation 9 2:00:32
Variation 10 2:00:46
Variation 11 2:01:24
E Major Arpeggios again 2:02:14

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00:00 - A Minor (Original Key)
05:08 - D Minor
10:15 - G Minor
15:22 - C Minor
20:29 - F Minor
25:36 - B♭ Minor
30:43 - E♭ Minor
35:51 - G# Minor
40:58 - C# Minor
46:05 - F# Minor
51:12 - B Minor
56:19 - E Minor
1:01:27 - A Major
1:06:34 - D Major
1:11:41 - G Major
1:16:49 - C Major
1:21:56 - F Major
1:27:02 - B♭ Major
1:32:10 - E♭ Major
1:37:17 - A♭ Major
1:42:24 - D♭ Major
1:47:32 - G♭ Major
1:52:39 - B Major
1:57:46 - E Major

[denis-andreibai]

which key was the most difficult to play in?

[pcp_]

The major one are just keys not a whole grand piano. Also, saw your face reveal on TikTok lol. 😊