In La Campanella , Liszt transforms the bell from Paganini’s Second Violin Concerto into a remarkable pianistic illusion, using vast leaps, repeated notes and shifting sonorities to make a single piano seem to contain several distinct layers of sound. i Work Information Composer: Franz Liszt (1811–1886) Title: La Campanella Full title: Grande Étude de Paganini No. 3 — La campanella Catalogue: S.141/3, LW A173/3 Collection: Grandes études de Paganini , S.141 Definitive version: 1851 Earlier version: Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini , S.140/3, 1838–40 Early treatment of the same theme: Grande fantaisie de bravoure sur La clochette , S.420, 1832–34 Key: G-sharp minor Meter: 6/8 Tempo marking: Allegretto Instrumentation: Solo piano Genre: Virtuoso étude / concert étude Dedication of the collection: Clara Schumann Source of the theme: Third movement, Rondo “La Campanella,” from Niccolò Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7, MS 48 Peri...