12 Études d’exécution transcendante

12 Études d’exécution transcendante is a cycle of twelve piano études by Franz Liszt, published in 1852. The pieces are Romantic‑era piano studies that extend the technical and expressive possibilities of the instrument, featuring rapid passagework, wide leaps, dense textures and bold harmonic writing, and they occupy an important place in Liszt's output and in the development of virtuosic piano repertoire.