Difficulty of Various Etudes

[cloches_de_geneve]

I would like to pick a couple of those and would appreciate any comments on these pieces by members that played them. Thanks.

[donjuan]

Un sospiro was the first piece of Liszt that I played.  It was very comfortable to play; the only parts I struggled with were the cadenzas because I hadn't played any Liszt cadenzas beforehand.  I thought it was very fun to learn and perform this piece --> everyone loves it!

I voted for Chasse-Neige and La Campanella, because tremolos are difficult to control.  La Campanella doesnt look that bad, but then I imagine trying to look confident while performing it, and then I feel weak.

[dnephi]

Do you have a teacher?  Your teacher would know your individual strengths and weaknesses and would be able to help you choose one. 

Chasse-Neige is really hard and so is Campanella, but if you put your weight into the keys and do rotations, even 45 trills aren't so bad.     La Campanella, I read, is the least valuable, musically, of the paganini Etudes.

I think Appassionata is an incredible piece, but to do it justice would be, I think, harder than most of the others.  The same would go for the Op. 25 No. 12. 

I believe Un Sospiro fits well under the fingers.