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Liszt: Liebestraum 2 or Petrarch's Sonnet 104

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In your opinion which is harder?

Liebestraum: 1 (12.5%)
Sonnet 104: 7 (87.5%)

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presto agitato

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Liszt: Liebestraum 2 or Petrarch's Sonnet 104

on: December 03, 2010, 03:38:42 PM

Hello

I want to play one of those pieces.
Which one do you like more?
Which on do you think is harder?

Thanks

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Re: Liszt: Liebestraum 2 or Petrarch's Sonnet 104

Reply #1 on: December 04, 2010, 02:30:01 AM

Well, it's nice that you're not picking Liebestraum No. 3 for a change.

I would go with that one just to throw people for a loop, but I also encourage learning the first and third also, so you can play all three as a set. Just my 2 cents.

The Petrarch's Sonnet 104 is a great piece, though.

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Re: Liszt: Liebestraum 2 or Petrarch's Sonnet 104

Reply #2 on: December 04, 2010, 04:19:31 AM

I have a series of volumes called Thematic Guide to Piano Literature by Marthe Morhange-Motchane that offers grade levels for numerous composers, including Liszt. For what it's worth, Sonetto 104 is ranked a couple of levels higher in difficulty than Liebestraum #2.

I wonder if Ms. Morhange-Motchane is related to Alkan.

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