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Topic: Bachs hardest piece?  (Read 2289 times)

Offline richterfan1

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Bachs hardest piece?
on: January 28, 2011, 01:03:02 AM
Which is Bachs hardest "piano"piece?

Offline scottmcc

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Re: Bachs hardest piece?
Reply #1 on: January 28, 2011, 01:20:33 AM
I'm sure there's another thread on this elsewhere.  the conclusion seemed to be the goldberg variations.  of course, if you count the various transcriptions of bach works by busoni and others, some of those are potentially harder.

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Re: Bachs hardest piece?
Reply #2 on: January 28, 2011, 01:26:20 PM
thx :)

Offline ch101

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Re: Bachs hardest piece?
Reply #3 on: February 20, 2011, 12:02:34 AM
goldberg variations
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