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Offline robertzhang123

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Most Difficult Bach Work
on: December 04, 2008, 10:48:28 PM
What is the most difficult/challenging work by J.S. Bach for SOLO PIANO? The work can be anything from a suite/partita, to the Well Tempered Klavier, to the Goldberg Variations. What is the overall most challenging piece? Please discuss it and explain why you believe it to be the most difficult piece.
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Offline tds

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Work
Reply #1 on: December 04, 2008, 10:51:11 PM
wtc book 1, wtc book 2, goldberg variations, the art of fugue ( no indication for instrumentation(s) )
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Offline edwardweiss

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Work
Reply #2 on: January 20, 2009, 06:49:15 PM
 1. The Art Of Fugue with Tovey's completion of the final fugue.
 2. Sorabji's transcription of the Chromatic Fantasia and the replacement fugue he transcribed to follow it. I am working on this-very slowly-and it is very, very hard.
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Offline imbetter

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Work
Reply #3 on: January 21, 2009, 12:18:25 AM
the goldberg variations by far
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Offline mikey6

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Work
Reply #4 on: January 21, 2009, 03:53:18 PM
nothing since Bach didn't write for piano!

Question - Why do you need to know?  of what purpose wll it serve?
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Offline tonyyyy

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Work
Reply #5 on: January 23, 2009, 10:57:04 AM
Quote from: mikey6 on January 21, 2009, 03:53:18 PM
....Question - Why do you need to know?  of what purpose will it serve?
For me avoidance!
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Offline point of grace

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Work
Reply #6 on: February 06, 2009, 04:46:01 PM
also his earlier works, when he was younger are pretty difficult
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Offline pokeythepenguin

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Re: Most Difficult Bach Work
Reply #7 on: February 07, 2009, 04:26:58 AM
French Overture, CF&F and some of the large Toccatas.


Or, play something better and explore the Handel Keyboard Suites.
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