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Topic: Liszt or Brahms? (Read 4157 times)

takeo

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Liszt or Brahms?

on: September 01, 2008, 03:41:17 PM

What would you play in an audition?

Liszt- Valse Oubliée nº 1

Brahms- Rhapsody op. 79 nº 2?

Thank you.

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bballpianist

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #1 on: September 01, 2008, 04:18:08 PM

what kind of audition?

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takeo

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #2 on: September 01, 2008, 09:39:35 PM

I study in a conservatory. Every year, each pupil plays a piece, only one piece, and I have to choose between these two.

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aewanko

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #3 on: September 01, 2008, 11:59:24 PM

Liszt Valse Oubliee FTW!

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dan101

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #4 on: September 02, 2008, 05:45:56 PM

The Brahms is what I'd select, although they're both effective.

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bballpianist

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #5 on: September 02, 2008, 11:47:01 PM

Quote from: dan101 on September 02, 2008, 05:45:56 PM

The Brahms is what I'd select, although they're both effective.

agreed

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somnifer

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #6 on: September 06, 2008, 08:37:18 AM

The Rhapsody gives you more of an opportunity to show musical maturity than the Valse, but you can't really go wrong with the Valse either.

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kitty on the keys

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #7 on: September 08, 2008, 09:05:56 PM

Both are GREAT pieces!!!! But my choice would be the Brahm's. Also which one fits your personality----the moods of these 2 pieces are so different.

Have fun!!

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #8 on: September 12, 2008, 01:36:17 PM

You can't goe wrong with either. But consider that the Brahms is played a lot, and has had some very fine recordings, some recently. I might feel a bit nervous in that company.

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #9 on: September 12, 2008, 07:38:27 PM

The rhapsody is played to death and I'd be pissed to hear it again. I'd go with the Liszt.

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dnephi

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #10 on: September 12, 2008, 09:56:57 PM

Prok 2.

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healdie

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Re: Liszt or Brahms?

Reply #11 on: September 12, 2008, 09:59:03 PM

out of those two i would say Brahms,

i am so fed up of hearing LIszts name i think if i where a judge in a panel i would throttle someone who presented a Liszt piece

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