Liszt Ballade 2 Imslp

: Notably, an earlier version of the piece exists. While the final version (S.171) ends with a quiet, transfigured B major passage, the original version had a choice of two fast, virtuosic endings.

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The ending of the Ball

Completed in 1853, the first version concluded with a brilliant, virtuosic "Presto" ending. : Notably, an earlier version of the piece exists

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