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Title: Ultimate Repeated Chord Etude? (Vol. 1 in the Etudes Discussion Series)
Post by: dnephi on December 04, 2007, 08:53:14 PM

Here is a decent performance of Rubinstein Op 23 no. 2:

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Might it instead be Thalberg Op. 26 No. 4?

What do you think?

Title: Re: Ultimate Repeated Chord Etude? (Vol. 1 in the Etudes Discussion Series)
Post by: thalbergmad on December 05, 2007, 06:06:07 PM

That is a pretty a good performance of the Rubinstein, i must say. I did used to play this, but i doubt if i could nowadays due to lack of practise.

I have never played the Thalberg, but a quick look a the score indicates that unless you can easily stretch a 10th, it might be physically impossible for some.

On balance, i would say the Thalberg is more difficult (perhaps ultimate), but i no longer have the pianistic equipment to find out.

Thal

Title: Re: Ultimate Repeated Chord Etude? (Vol. 1 in the Etudes Discussion Series)
Post by: soliloquy on December 05, 2007, 07:46:01 PM

ahaha stockhausen klavierstuck 9.

Title: Re: Ultimate Repeated Chord Etude? (Vol. 1 in the Etudes Discussion Series)
Post by: ronde_des_sylphes on December 05, 2007, 09:58:01 PM

Alkan op 39 no 11 (the first few pages qualify it imo). Not due to being outrageously difficult, just because it is a much underperformed piece of music. It seems to be one of the minor key Alkan etudes that is totally neglected compared to the others in the set.