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Topic: Rank these in technical difficulty blah blah blah  (Read 1705 times)

Offline steinwayguy

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Rank these in technical difficulty blah blah blah
on: July 04, 2005, 06:06:39 AM
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111
Brahms Klavierstucke, Op. 119
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 32 No. 12
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 32 No. 13
Bartok Suite Op. 14

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Re: Rank these in technical difficulty blah blah blah
Reply #1 on: July 04, 2005, 06:28:26 AM
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111
Brahms Klavierstucke, Op. 119
Bartok Suite Op. 14
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 32 No. 13
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 32 No. 12


hardest to easiest.

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Re: Rank these in technical difficulty blah blah blah
Reply #2 on: July 05, 2005, 02:24:44 AM
Thanks. Any other opinions?

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Re: Rank these in technical difficulty blah blah blah
Reply #3 on: July 05, 2005, 03:19:34 AM
Don't know the Bartok, but I agree with everything else in penguin's list. The Beethoven is far and above the hardest piece on the list. The Brahms and Rachmaninoff are roughly comparable.
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