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Offline joaosousa

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Rank this pieces
on: March 03, 2015, 07:44:49 PM
Hey,

Could you please rank this pieces (easiest to hardest):

-Beethoven Sonata no. 6 (Op. 10 no.2)

-Chopin Polonaise Op. 40 no.2

-Liszt La Chapelle de Guilaume Tell (from Années de pèlerinage: 1e année, S:160)

-Debussy Images oubliees I (lent)

-Debussy Valse Romantique.

-Debussy Nocturne

-Scriabin Impromptu Op. 12 no.2

Thank you!

PS: have you played any? Any tips?

Offline perprocrastinate

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Re: Rank this pieces
Reply #1 on: March 03, 2015, 10:42:27 PM
Oh boy, another ranking thread! How splendid!

Offline joaosousa

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Re: Rank this pieces
Reply #2 on: March 03, 2015, 11:22:06 PM
Oh boy, another ranking thread! How splendid!
What do you mean ?

Offline stevensk

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Re: Rank this pieces
Reply #3 on: March 03, 2015, 11:31:01 PM
Play them and rank them yourself  :D
You know, whats easy and whats hard is subjective

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Reply #4 on: March 03, 2015, 11:34:53 PM
Play them and rank them yourself  :D
You know, whats easy and whats hard is subjective

You are kinda right, I guess. I'm asking this because I'm currently playing Beethoven's sonata and Chopin's Polonaise and I would like to know if the others pieces are about the same difficulty. Could you just tell me (if you know, of course) what do you think about Scriabin's impromptu? Is it too difficulty? ;)

Offline cwjalex

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Re: Rank this pieces
Reply #5 on: March 04, 2015, 12:21:59 AM
like others have said, difficulty is subjective.  you can find the grade of the piece yourself quite easily with a google search.  people tend to roll their eyes when they see a "how difficult is this piece" thread because they have seen it thousands of times.  honestly it should be in the rules or FAQ that these kinds of threads shouldn't be made.

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Reply #6 on: March 04, 2015, 02:35:49 AM
The Liszt and Scriabin are about the same level, more advanced than the Debussy. The entire Beethoven sonata as a whole is a bit of work. The Chopin is about the same as the Debussy, i think. I don't know any of the listed repertoire extremely well. But enough to order it like that.
Beethoven-Alkan, concerto 3
Faure barcarolle 10
Mozart-Stradal, symphony 40

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Reply #7 on: March 04, 2015, 08:14:48 AM
like others have said, difficulty is subjective.  you can find the grade of the piece yourself quite easily with a google search.  people tend to roll their eyes when they see a "how difficult is this piece" thread because they have seen it thousands of times.  honestly it should be in the rules or FAQ that these kinds of threads shouldn't be made.

Already tried…

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Reply #8 on: March 04, 2015, 08:17:39 AM
The Liszt and Scriabin are about the same level, more advanced than the Debussy. The entire Beethoven sonata as a whole is a bit of work. The Chopin is about the same as the Debussy, i think. I don't know any of the listed repertoire extremely well. But enough to order it like that.

Thank you,  really apreciate your help ;)
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