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Title: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: jbmajor on October 11, 2004, 05:21:28 AM

Any pieces that just make you grin when playing because they sound so powerful/impressive?  

I like Rach's prelude in G minor more and more each time I hear it; how it builds and builds, then falls, and builds up again.  I love the way that D chord sounds, setting up those rapid half steps that eventually tumble down into the original theme for another onslaught.

This piece is going to soon take priority on my "to learn" list.

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: donjuan on October 11, 2004, 06:15:30 AM

hahaha what a great topic!

Liszt - Grand Galop Chromatique
       - Opera Transcription "Reminiscences de Norma"
       - Totentanz
       - Lyon
       - Orage
       - Transacendental Etude No. 2, 7
       - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 7, 15
Prokofiev - Toccata Op.11
              - March from the Lover for Three Oranges suite
Bach-Busoni - Chaconne in D minor
                   - Toccata and Fugue D minor
Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance No.1
Beethoven - Appassionata 3rd mov.
                 - Moonlight sonata 3rd mov.

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: benji on October 11, 2004, 06:58:33 AM

There are too many! Off the top of my head:
Rach-prelude op. 39, no.9
Scriabin-etude-tableau op. 42 no. 5--:o
Beethoven Sonata op. 111 First Movement

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: shasta on October 11, 2004, 01:29:55 PM

Mussorgsky's Baba-Yaga

Rach prelude Op.23 No7

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: chromatickler on October 11, 2004, 02:06:32 PM

Alkan 39/7

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: cziffra on October 13, 2004, 07:57:20 AM

Raymond Hanson Op 11/4

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: Spatula on October 14, 2004, 09:26:35 PM

Chopin Etude No 4 Op 10
Schumann Sonata in F minor
Chopin Sonata 1 Presto
Liszt Tontentanz

just the top of my mind for now

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: Osset on October 16, 2004, 06:10:13 AM

Make sure you add Reminiscences de Don Juan de Mozart (https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/play.htms?LINK=rtsp://ra.universal-music-group.com/dgg/rv-4748202-LangLang_liveatcarnegiehall_clip1.rm) to your list.

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: donjuan on October 16, 2004, 06:16:33 AM

Quote from: Osset on October 16, 2004, 06:10:13 AM

Make sure you add Reminiscences de Don Juan de Mozart (https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/play.htms?LINK=rtsp://ra.universal-music-group.com/dgg/rv-4748202-LangLang_liveatcarnegiehall_clip1.rm) to your list.

Yeah that's a great video! however, there are times where you can see Lang Lang's "Oh listen to this everybody! arent I so great?  Look how I talk when I play!!" type look on his face (like when he looks out to the audience a couple times).  But, I love Lang Lang's performance and he has some crazy skills to back up the haughty mannerisms, so I dont complain!  Definately, very bad @$$!!
donjuan

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: maxy on October 17, 2004, 02:17:45 AM

Stavinsky:Trois mouvements de Petroushka...

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: wintervind on October 17, 2004, 03:06:32 PM

how about a piece you have to be insane to play. Or it could drive you insane!
 I would vote for prokofiev's second piano concerto.

Title: Re: What piece sounds the most bad-a$$ to you?
Post by: johnjwong on October 18, 2004, 06:10:40 AM

don juan, grieg concerto 1, horowitz's carmen variations, horowitz's wedding march,