the most difficult short work in the romantic repertoire?

[lenny]

mazeppa is a possibility, also - im thinking liszt's 10th grande etude is also a possibilty - i really love it, how difficult do you guys think it is?

[Skeptopotamus]

haha modesty is for people who suck.



JK JK JK- im just trying to annoy steinwaytony


for romantic try Saint-Saen's Etude in forme de valse.

[pianiststrongbad]

The Godowsky transcription of chopin's op. 10 no. 1 in my opinion is nuts, the one where the left and right hands go in contrary motion.  Just listen to Robert Henry's recording.  I can play the original well, but this one is just impossible.  I am not really familiar with Alkans music very much so, i can't recommend anything.  Any of the Grande Etudes by Liszt should be very difficult (I have only played the Transcendentals, never the originals).  I think something that would be worth your time and effort would be the last etude in the grande etudes.  It would be great work for all your tremolos.  That, and it is a beautiful piece.  Also, the Rachmaninov Prelude op. 23 no. 9 as recommended above is impossible.  Scriabin Etude op. 42 no. 5 is also rediculous- but gorgeous.

[fred smalls]

mazeppa is a possibility, also - im thinking liszt's 10th grande etude is also a possibilty - i really love it, how difficult do you guys think it is?

Yeah mazeppa is sweet, if you learn it , record it for me
No.10 "Appasionata" (at least thats its nickname on my Evegeny Kissin cd lol) is very difficult too. But i have heard, yet not experienced, that it is hard, but not as hard as mazeppa and the others I mentioned. The first, preludio, is what im capable of at the moment,   , lol so im dont really have that much experience. But from word of mouth, mazeppa is harder, not to say that no. 10 isnt.

I guess that wasnt really the correct answer to your question: in reply:

No.10 is hard. lol

[fred smalls]

Yeah mazeppa is sweet, if you learn it , record it for me
No.10 "Appasionata" (at least thats its nickname on my Evegeny Kissin cd lol) is very difficult too. But i have heard, yet not experienced, that it is hard, but not as hard as mazeppa and the others I mentioned. The first, preludio, is what im capable of at the moment,   , lol so im dont really have that much experience. But from word of mouth, mazeppa is harder, not to say that no 10 isnt.

I guess that wasnt really the correct answer to your question: in reply:

No.10 is hard. lol

WOW. That was jumbled speaking! I've been on this forum toooo long today.  ::)Oh, by the way, as a "newbie" i have to say THIS FORUM IS SWEET!

[lenny]

yeah, you heard the TE10 - but the GE10 is alot harder, if you look at the score its really insane.

i might try it 

[fred smalls]

yeah, you heard the TE10 - but the GE10 is alot harder, if you look at the score its really insane.

i might try it 

I'm dumb.