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Which is the most difficult?

Paganini Grand Etude No1 (Liszt): 0 (0%)
Paganini Grand Etude No2 (Liszt): 1 (1.8%)
Paganini Grand Etude No3 'La Campenella' (Liszt): 6 (10.5%)
Paganini Grand Etude No4 (Liszt): 0 (0%)
Paganini Grand Etude No5 (Liszt): 0 (0%)
Paganini Grand Etude No6 (Liszt): 3 (5.3%)
'Waldstein' Sonata (Beethoven): 2 (3.5%)
'Hammerklaviar' Sonata (Beethoven): 35 (61.4%)
Ballade No4 (Chopin): 7 (12.3%)
Etude No1 Op10 (Chopin): 1 (1.8%)
Etude No2 Op10 (Chopin): 1 (1.8%)
Etude No11 Op25 (Chopin): 1 (1.8%)

Total Members Voted: 39

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Topic: Most difficult piece among this poll... (Read 3369 times)

ihatepop

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Most difficult piece among this poll...

on: November 29, 2006, 06:09:03 AM

Ok, these belong to different composers. Please judge these for me...

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jre58591

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Re: Most difficult piece among this poll...

Reply #1 on: November 29, 2006, 07:28:54 AM

hammerklavier, by far. the length and techincal difficulties are the biggest reasons.

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Re: Most difficult piece among this poll...

Reply #2 on: November 29, 2006, 08:34:48 AM

they all work different techniques. what might be difficult for one person in one composer might be easy for another. i think it is figuring out the composer's techniques to playing his/her own pieces. the little 'trade secrets.'

some people play the music - but it has little impact on the listeners. they can 'play it' but it's not really impressive because it is difficult. it is impressive when it makes you sit back and relax and say - wow - that looked easy - when it was really a very difficult piece.

i don't like watching performers making things look more difficult that it needs to look. like excessive concentration. i like the ones that look to the right and left occasionally. or up at the ceiling.

i'd like to hear horowitz play chopin's ballade #4. i don't recall ever hearing him play it.

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Waldszenen

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Re: Most difficult piece among this poll...

Reply #3 on: November 30, 2006, 12:40:28 AM

Good God, another one of these stupid polls...

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Re: Most difficult piece among this poll...

Reply #4 on: November 30, 2006, 11:14:15 AM

Quote from: Waldszenen on November 30, 2006, 12:40:28 AM

Good God, another one of these stupid polls...

Now, now; don't bring God into it, please!...

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Re: Most difficult piece among this poll...

Reply #5 on: December 22, 2006, 05:00:53 PM

thats a very hard poll all of those are extremly difficult but i have to say the hammerklavier

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