100 Transcendental Etudes (1940–44)
The following table shows titles and durations of Sorabji’s 100 Transcendental Studies. In addition, information on all known first perfomances is given.
[The timings on this page are those taken by Fredrik Ullén in his BIS recording of the entire series: see first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth for all the recordings in the series).]
Nr. | Title | Dur. | Cum. | World première performance | |||
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Pianist | Date | City | Country | ||||
1 | Mouvementé | 1:50 | 0:01:50 | Yonty Solomon | 30/09/1979 | Como | Italy |
2 | Vivace e leggiero | 1:09 | 0:02:59 | Carlo Grante | 20/07/1995 | Newport, Rhode Island | USA |
3 | — | 4:17 | 0:07:16 | Carlo Grante | 24/03/2000 | Milano | Italy |
4 | Scriabinesco. Soave e con tenerezza nostalgica | 2:53 | 0:10:09 | Carlo Grante | 18/10/1998 | London | UK |
5 | Staccato e leggiero | 1:24 | 0:11:33 | Fredrik Ullén | 27/04/2002 | Stockholm | Sweden |
6 | — | 1:37 | 0:13:10 | Fredrik Ullén | 15/07/2002 | Williamstown MA | USA |
7 | Leggiero abbastanza | 1:07 | 0:14:17 | Carlo Grante | 20/07/1995 | Newport, Rhode Island | USA |
8 | — | 1:56 | 0:16:13 | Fredrik Ullén | 15/02/2003 | Stockholm | Sweden |
9 | Staccato e leggiero | 0:58 | 0:17:11 | Andrew Ball | 02/11/1997 | York | UK |
10 | Con brio ed impeto — Volante | 3:09 | 0:20:20 | Yonty Solomon | 30/09/1979 | Como | Italy |
11 | Animato abbastanza | 1:37 | 0:21:57 | Fredrik Ullén | 17/08/2003 | Hamburg | Germany |
12 | Leggerio quasi “saltando” | 1:44 | 0:23:41 | Carlo Grante | 23/08/1996 | Husum | Germany |
13 | — | 3:31 | 0:27:12 | Fredrik Ullén | 15/02/2003 | Stockholm | Sweden |
14 | Tranquillamente soave | 4:35 | 0:31:47 | Fredrik Ullén | 15/02/2003 | Stockholm | Sweden |
15 | — | 1:40 | 0:33:27 | Andrew Ball | 02/11/1997 | York | UK |
16 | — | 2:43 | 0:36:10 | Carlo Grante | 08/02/1998 | Padua | Italy |
17 | Molto accentato | 1:56 | 0:38:06 | Giampaolo Nuti | 13/11/1999 | Empoli | Italy |
18 | Liscio. Tranquillamente scorrevole | 5:15 | 0:43:21 | Giampaolo Nuti | 13/11/1999 | Empoli | Italy |
19 | Saltando e leggiero | 2:12 | 0:45:33 | Carlo Grante | 02/06/1996 | London | UK |
20 | Con fantasia | 5:24 | 0:50:57 | Fredrik Ullén | 09/07/2003 | Yxtaholm | Sweden |
21 | Con eleganza e disinvoltura | 4:37 | 0:55:34 | Fredrik Ullén | 09/07/2003 | Yxtaholm | Sweden |
22 | Leggiero volante e presto assai | 1:24 | 0:56:58 | Fredrik Ullén | 09/07/2003 | Yxtaholm | Sweden |
23 | Dolcemente scorrevole | 4:00 | 1:00:58 | Fredrik Ullén | 22/09/2005 | Sandvika | Norway |
24 | Con fantasia e grazia | 5:40 | 1:06:38 | Yonty Solomon | 30/09/1979 | Como | Italy |
25 | Vivace e secco | 2:42 | 1:09:20 | Fredrik Ullén | 11/08/2003 | Norrköping | Sweden |
26 | Dolcissimo | 9:56 | 1:19:16 | Fredrik Ullén | 11/08/2003 | Norrköping | Sweden |
27 | Staccato e leggiero a capriccio | 2:57 | 1:22:13 | ||||
28 | Leggiero e volante | 2:15 | 1:24:28 | Fredrik Ullén | 17/08/2003 | Hamburg | Germany |
29 | A capriccio. Leggiero | 2:09 | 1:26:37 | Fredrik Ullén | 22/09/2005 | Sandvika | Norway |
30 | Con fantasia | 4:36 | 1:31:13 | Fredrik Ullén | 22/09/2005 | Sandvika | Norway |
31 | Vivace assai | 2:14 | 1:33:27 | Carlo Grante | 20/07/1995 | Newport, Rhode Island | USA |
32 | Legato possibile, quasi dolce | 3:12 | 1:36:39 | Fredrik Ullén | 17/08/2003 | Hamburg | Germany |
33 | Vivace e brioso | 4:42 | 1:41:21 | ||||
34 | Soave e dolce. Insinuante | 4:11 | 1:45:32 | Fredrik Ullén | 17/08/2003 | Hamburg | Germany |
35 | — | 2:17 | 1:47:49 | Fredrik Ullén | 22/03/2006 | Falun | Sweden |
36 | Mano sinistra sempre sola | 7:16 | 1:55:05 | Nicola Ventrella | 20/11/1999 | Treviso | Italy |
37 | Riflessioni. Moderato | 3:54 | 1:58:59 | Fredrik Ullén | 11/08/2003 | Norrköping | Sweden |
38 | Con fantasia | 4:53 | 2:03:52 | Sid Samberg | 10/09/2013 | Chicago, IL | USA |
39 | — | 3:34 | 2:07:26 | ||||
40 | Moderato | 3:09 | 2:10:35 | Fredrik Ullén | 17/08/2003 | Hamburg | Germany |
41 | — | 3:40 | 2:14:15 | Fredrik Ullén | 19/08/2006 | Amandola | Italy |
42 | Impetuoso e con fuoco ed energia | 4:15 | 2:18:30 | ||||
43 | — | 4:39 | 2:23:09 | Fredrik Ullén | 19/08/2006 | Amandola | Italy |
44 | Ben cantato. Dolce e chiaro | 15:25 | 2:38:34 | Kentaro Noda | 02/11/2008 | Tokyo | Japan |
45 | — | 1:26 | 2:40:00 | ||||
46 | — | 2:44 | 2:42:44 | ||||
47 | Leggiero e a capriccio | 2:35 | 2:45:19 | ||||
48 | Volante | 3:14 | 2:48:33 | ||||
49 | Vivace ma non troppo | 2:23 | 2:50:56 | Fredrik Ullén | 17/08/2003 | Hamburg | Germany |
50 | Per il pedale 3 | 4:50 | 2:55:46 | Fredrik Ullén | 17/08/2003 | Hamburg | Germany |
51 | — | 3:15 | 2:59:01 | ||||
52 | — | 3:14 | 3:02:15 | Alexander Abercrombie | 12/04/2003 | Lytham St. Anne’s | UK |
53 | A capriccio | 1:59 | 3:04:14 | ||||
54 | — | 4:17 | 3:08:31 | ||||
55 | — | 2:43 | 3:11:14 | ||||
56 | Moderato | 3:10 | 3:14:24 | Alexander Hanysz | 16/09/2023 | Adelaide | Australia |
57 | — | 2:02 | 3:16:26 | ||||
58 | Leggiero | 3:31 | 3:19:57 | Alexander Hanysz | 16/09/2023 | Adelaide | Australia |
59 | Quasi fantasia. Moderato | 10:46 | 3:30:43 | Fredrik Ullén | 18/05/2003 | Paris | France |
60 | Saltando, leggiero | 3:07 | 3:33:50 | ||||
61 | — | 4:12 | 3:38:02 | ||||
62 | — | 2:37 | 3:40:39 | ||||
63 | En forme de valse. Leggiero con disinvoltura | 17:00 | 3:57:39 | ||||
64 | — | 2:38 | 4:00:17 | ||||
65 | — | 2:33 | 4:02:50 | Fredrik Ullén | 12/08/2003 | Byärka-Säby | Sweden |
66 | — | 6:07 | 4:08:57 | Nicola Ventrella | 07/09/1996 | Matera | Italy |
67 | — | 4:10 | 4:13:07 | Fredrik Ullén | 12/08/2003 | Byärka-Säby | Sweden |
68 | Sotto voce | 2:28 | 4:15:35 | ||||
69 | La punta d’organo. Sotto voce | 25:39 | 4:41:14 | Florian Steininger | 01/02/2014 | Karlsruhe | Germany |
70 | Rhythmes brisés | 4:08 | 4:45:22 | Alexander Abercrombie | 12/04/2003 | Lytham St. Anne’s | UK |
71 | Aria | 13:14 | 4:58:36 | Fredrik Ullén | 08/08/2014 | Mänttä | Finland |
72 | Canonica. Marcato | 2:11 | 5:00:47 | Nicola Ventrella | 19/12/1997 | Pisa | Italy |
73 | Quasi Preludio-corale. Sonorità piena, morbida e dolcissima | 17:57 | 5:18:44 | Kentaro Noda | 02/11/2008 | Tokyo | Japan |
74 | Ostinato. Secco | 4:22 | 5:23:06 | ||||
75 | Passacaglia. Largo | 28:50 | 5:51:56 | Fredrik Ullén | 17/08/2003 | Hamburg | Germany |
76 | Imitations. Presto assai | 1:10 | 5:53:06 | Nicola Ventrella | 19/12/1997 | Pisa | Italy |
77 | — | 1:34 | 5:54:40 | Nicola Ventrella | 19/12/1997 | Pisa | Italy |
78 | — | 1:44 | 5:56:24 | Ernest So | 21/03/2020 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
79 | The inlaid line. Legatissimo il tema melodico | 2:08 | 5:58:32 | Jørgen Hald Nielsen | 09/04/2011 | Esbjerg | Denmark |
80 | La linea melodica. Mormorando sordamente | 5:46 | 6:04:18 | Kentaro Noda | 02/11/2008 | Tokyo | Japan |
81 | The Suspensions. Lento quasi Adagio e gravemente solenne | 5:35 | 6:09:53 | Nicola Ventrella | 07/09/1996 | Matera | Italy |
82 | Sordamente e oscuramente minaccioso | 2:28 | 6:12:21 | ||||
83 | Arpeggiated fourths | 4:12 | 6:16:33 | Nicola Ventrella | 20/11/1999 | Treviso | Italy |
84 | Tango habanera. Leggiero, con grazia indolente | 9:03 | 6:25:36 | Jonathan Powell | 01/02/2003 | Utrecht | Netherlands |
85 | — | 1:53 | 6:27:29 | Nicola Ventrella | 20/11/1999 | Treviso | Italy |
86 | Adagietto. Legatissimo | 1:59 | 6:29:28 | Carlo Grante | 23/01/1996 | Bari | Italy |
87 | Studio gammatico | 2:59 | 6:32:27 | ||||
88 | — | 1:20 | 6:33:47 | Nicola Ventrella | 19/12/1997 | Pisa | Italy |
89 | Chopsticks. Vivace | 1:31 | 6:35:18 | Fredrik Ullén | 12/08/2003 | Byärka-Säby | Sweden |
90 | — | 3:23 | 6:38:41 | ||||
91 | Volante leggiero | 2:52 | 6:41:33 | ||||
92 | Legato possibile. Velato, misterioso | 2:17 | 6:43:50 | Fredrik Ullén | 17/08/2003 | Hamburg | Germany |
93 | Leggiero, saltando | 2:12 | 6:46:02 | ||||
94 | Ornaments. Con fantasia | 4:10 | 6:50:12 | Florian Steininger | 15/02/2013 | Karlsruhe | Germany |
95 | — | 0:54 | 6:51:06 | Nicola Ventrella | 20/11/1999 | Treviso | Italy |
96 | — | 3:32 | 6:54:38 | Kentaro Noda | 02/11/2008 | Tokyo | Japan |
97 | — | 3:11 | 6:57:49 | Kentaro Noda | 19/07/2007 | Tokyo | Japan |
98 | Staccato e vivace | 2:56 | 7:00:45 | Kentaro Noda | 19/07/2007 | Tokyo | Japan |
99 | Quasi fantasia. Scorrevole | 16:07 | 7:16:52 | Kentaro Noda | 04/01/2006 | Tokyo | Japan |
100 | Coda-finale. Fuga a cinque soggetti | 55:56 | 8:12:48 | Kentaro Noda | 04/01/2006 | Tokyo | Japan |