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Wich one is the hardest?

Brahms - Intermezzo in E flat minor Op 118: 2 (14.3%)
Rachmaninov - Prelude in G minor Op 23-5: 11 (78.6%)
Gottschalk - Souvenir D’ Andalousie: 1 (7.1%)

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presto agitato

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Wich one is the hardest?

on: November 08, 2005, 06:31:32 AM

I need to learn one of those pieces as soon as possible.

Can you rank them please. Explain your reasons please.

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rimv2

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Re: Wich one is the hardest?

Reply #1 on: November 08, 2005, 07:19:45 AM

Go with the Gottschalk

Ah never heard it. and ahve heared the other two ways too much

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joell12068

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Re: Wich one is the hardest?

Reply #2 on: November 08, 2005, 01:58:38 PM

The Brahms E-flat minor intermezzo packs an emotional whallop that the others don't have, although it is probably not the hardest one in terms of technical skill.

The Gottschalk piece is a big right-hand workout piece (the left hand is mostly "oom - pah - pah"). The Rach works both hands almost equally.

Very tough choice, but I would give the edge to Rachmaninov.

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thalbergmad

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Re: Wich one is the hardest?

Reply #3 on: November 08, 2005, 09:25:47 PM

The Rach is probably the hardest, but being a champion of the unjustly neglected, i suggest you learn the Gottschalk.

It is one of his better pieces and a good workout for repeated notes. Harmless salon music, but rather pretty.

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