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Bach - Goldberg: 7 (26.9%)
Beethoven - Varations and Fugue in Eb Op 35: 0 (0%)
Beethoven - Diabelli: 2 (7.7%)
Mendelssohn - Varations Serieuses: 1 (3.8%)
Alkan - "Le Festin D'Esope": 5 (19.2%)
Liszt, Thalberg, Pixis, Herz, Czerny, Chopin. - Hexameron: 1 (3.8%)
Reger - Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Telemann: 0 (0%)
Reger - Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach: 1 (3.8%)
Brahms - Varations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel: 1 (3.8%)
Brahms - Paganini Varations Book 1: 4 (15.4%)
Brahms - Paganini Varations Book 2: 3 (11.5%)
Rachmaninov - Varations on theme of Corelli Op 42: 1 (3.8%)

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The Hardest Set of Varations ever

on: May 10, 2005, 10:51:06 PM

I´ll give my vote later...I need to breathe

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever

Reply #1 on: May 10, 2005, 11:06:14 PM

you need to put Rzewski's variations on the people united will never be defeated on this. They are certainly up there in difficulty

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever

Reply #2 on: May 10, 2005, 11:45:57 PM

uhm....

Rachmaninoff - Variations on a theme by Pagannini

?!?!?!

you can't forget that one.

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever

Reply #3 on: May 11, 2005, 12:16:41 AM

Brahms Paganini Variations, Bach Goldberg Variations, and Beethoven Diabelli are 1, 2, and 3 in my book.

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever

Reply #4 on: May 11, 2005, 12:52:16 AM

Reger-Bach and Godowsky Passacaglia.

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever

Reply #5 on: May 11, 2005, 07:00:28 AM

How about Rachmaninov's Variations on a theme of Chopin ??

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever

Reply #6 on: May 11, 2005, 03:29:39 PM

as per usual, the most difficult works are the 20th century ones youve never heard of

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