The arranger of this work, the well-known Hungarian composer living in Romania writes: 'This piece has always excited my imagination, from several points of view. First of all, its name. The German title, the obstinate one, may refer to its ostinato character, this is close to Liszt's programme concept, but the French word 'obstiné' is closer in meaning to stubborn. There is just a shade of difference, but to me it is important, because the latter suggests the description of a type of behaviour, the emotional state of a dancer's inner frame of mind abstracted into movements, expressed in dance movements, and this is a fascinating interpretation. The demonstration ofstubborn resistance , defiance to the point of exhaustion, was not a frequently occurring phenomenon with Liszt. Secondly, at the beginning of the seventies Zoltán Kocsis played the piece here in Transylvania.
| Arrangement | Cello, Piano Accompaniment |
| NumberOfPages | 16 |
| Media | Book(softcover, stapled) |
| Publisher | Editio Musica Budapest |
| Contributors | Liszt, Franz(Composer) |
| ISMN | 9790080147795 |