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nanabush

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Most Difficult Bach Piece

on: June 25, 2006, 12:15:14 AM

I've played quite a few Bach pieces, some inventions, p/f's and the Italian Concerto but wanna know what you would consider his most difficult piece for piano.

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-Prokofiev Toccata
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phil13

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Piece

Reply #1 on: June 25, 2006, 02:45:43 AM

Same one that Bach himself considered the hardest- the Goldberg Variations.

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pianote

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Piece

Reply #2 on: June 25, 2006, 02:55:40 AM

i second that

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steveie986

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Piece

Reply #3 on: June 25, 2006, 05:53:04 AM

Goldberg Variations and the Art of the Fugue, though the latter, of course, wasn't specifically written for the keyboard. There are also many devilishly difficult fugues from the WTC.

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soliloquy

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Piece

Reply #4 on: June 25, 2006, 04:28:25 PM

As far as like, density is concerned, some of the Overtures and the Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue BWV903/948 are the hardest, but aren't really long enough to contend with Goldberg Variations.

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bartolomeo_

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While realizing that the original poster asked about piano works in particular, I would point out that many of Bach's most demanding keyboard works were written for organ. Among larger-scale works, the trio sonatas and the "Wedge" prelude and fugue are among the most difficult.

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