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Offline invictus

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Another difficulty rating please
on: August 23, 2005, 11:56:31 AM
Liszt - Mephisto Waltz
Chopin - FI
Debussy - reflet's dan l'eau

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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #1 on: August 23, 2005, 12:58:30 PM
From Least to Most Difficult....

Chopin, Debussy, Liszt.
 
duh.....

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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #2 on: August 23, 2005, 05:19:37 PM
Harder to easier; Mephisto, Reflets, Fantasie Impromptu. But the FI and the Debussy are very close. The Debussy requires more imagination and understanding of the style. Fantasie Impromptu plays itself once you have the notes. Hope this helps...
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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #3 on: August 24, 2005, 01:05:53 AM
I find Reflets so much more difficult than fantaisie...
Interested in discussing:

-Prokofiev Toccata
-Scriabin Sonata 2

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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #4 on: August 24, 2005, 04:44:20 AM
Is there a major gap between Reflets and Mephisto waltz?

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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #5 on: August 24, 2005, 05:13:23 AM
Yes

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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #6 on: August 24, 2005, 06:17:59 AM
HOw great, and can youplease give grades and what song you think would fit between mephisto waltz and reflets, and how would Clair de l'une fit in? I think it would fit in below FI?

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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #7 on: August 24, 2005, 05:31:46 PM
Grades? Well Fantasie Impromptu is Grade 8+ and the rest is way above.
Clair De Lune would be grade 7.
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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #8 on: August 25, 2005, 05:56:14 AM
La Campanella
Hungarian Rhap 2

Put those in too please

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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #9 on: August 25, 2005, 09:54:30 AM
OK, I'll give you a strictly personal opinion. I can play Clair de Lune, Reflets and FI, I gave a shot to the other ones several times and they're probably within my reach with lots of work. So, on a grade of 1 to 100 I'd say :

Clair de Lune is 40
FI is 55
Reflets is 60
The three Liszts are IMO at or above 80. Rhaps 2 seems easiest, let's say 80, then I'd say Mephisto 85 and La Campanella 90, though Mephisto is much longer and touches many more aspects of technique. But I've always felt that the Mephisto laid itself quite well under the fingers, contrarily to La Campanella (or even the Rhapsodie)

Anyway thats just me,
hope this helps.

Btw, I'm new to the group, Hello everybody!

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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #10 on: August 28, 2005, 02:31:46 AM
Adding in Liszt's Tarantella
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Supplement to italie FYi

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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #11 on: August 28, 2005, 04:28:14 AM
The Tarantella is by far the toughest.  It is way tougher than campanella or mephisto.  Super difficult piece.
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Re: Another difficulty rating please
Reply #12 on: August 28, 2005, 04:34:40 AM
Do you play both?
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