Favorite Toccata?

[nanabush]

Which sounds the best, I'm not asking the most difficult, or which you can play best, the one you like to listen to the most...

[steinwayguy]

Sorry for asking, but is the "Ravel Toccata" the Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin?

[nanabush]

Ya sorry it is, I originally put it in ( ) that it was from Tombeau but ya it is.

[pokeythepenguin]

The Prokofiev Toccata kicks so much metaphorical ass it's not even funny.  But I would probably have voted for the Bowen Op. 155 if it were up there.

[Waldszenen]

The Bach Toccata and Fugue for organ beats them all. >_>


But out of those I vote for the Schumann.

[Bouter Boogie]

How come Bach's not included? Anyway, I voted for Prokofiev 

[vaiva]

no doubt, it's prokofiev!
this composer i love the most!

[viking]

Khachaturians Tocatta is pretty cool too...
SAM

[pianonut]

heard the toccata in A major by Paradisi on the radio the other day - and loved it.  forget who was playing it. 

of the three listed:  prokofiev

[apion]

Schumann's toccata is my favorite work by him, and I voted for that.   

[Etude]

I chose Prokofiev, and now, after listening to the other two, I can't change my vote.

[bassoonypiano]

Out of those 3 I picked the Prokofiev. But I would have chosen the Debussy Toccata from Pour le Piano. That is also a very nice toccata but not as well known unfortunately I guess.

[classico]

If I have to pick one from the list,  it would be Ravel's Toccata. But, I also like Balakirev's Toccata.

[steinwayguy]

Now which one is the hardest?

[Etude]

Probably the Prokofiev.

[Skeptopotamus]

Now which one is the hardest?

Prokofiev.

[Dazzer]

vote goes to prokofiev...

but Poulenc wrote a toccata, last mvt of his Trois Pieces.

and there is a modern russian composer called Kapustin who wrote a Toccatina, as part of 8 Jazz Etudes or concert etudes, and it kicks total ASS.

[maxy]

hardest is Schumann

[ravel]

going to vote for ravel.
but i love the prokofiev toccata as well, maybe as much .

[Skeptopotamus]

Massenet wrote a toccata that is incredible.

[pseudopianist]

Bach anyone?

[Waldszenen]

Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor contains the greatest Toccata ever written.

[nanabush]

Is the Ravel Tocatta comparable to Prokofiev in difficulty?  I have listened to but never actually sat down to look at the music for both.

[BoliverAllmon]

Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor contains the greatest Toccata ever written.

I agree with this. I chose Ravel out of the three listed though. I have never really fallen in love with the Prokofiev

[shoshin]

The Bach Toccata and Fugue for organ beats them all. >_>

My thoughts exactly! Did anyone notice Toccata in D in the movie the Aviator? Hint: they weren't playing with a pipe organ...that's whats so great about Bach. His music trancends the instrument.

[montiverdirocks]

Bach anyone?

Bach wrote seven Toccatas for the piano- my favorites are C minor and G minor
But besides that- the Prokofiev wins hands- down

[MattL]

Prokofiev's out of these three

but I have recently fallen for Khachaturian's Toccata

[Waldszenen]

My thoughts exactly! Did anyone notice Toccata in D in the movie the Aviator? Hint: they weren't playing with a pipe organ...that's whats so great about Bach. His music trancends the instrument.

It's also in the classic movie "10,000 leagues under the sea".

[hodi]

schumann's toccata !!

[musicsdarkangel]

That was SO difficult,

but I chose Ravel.

[janne p.]

I'll have to go with Schumann...though if it had been nominated, I would've voted for Chachaturian's.

[burstroman]

Hi, It's not in the running for a close favorite, but Louise Talma's  "Toccata in the form of an Alleluia"?