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3 Hardest Liszt Etudes (1837)?

Douze Grande Etudes no. 2 "Fusees"
2 (20%)
DGE no. 4 "Mazeppa"
1 (10%)
DGE no. 5 "Feux Follets"
2 (20%)
DGE no. 6 "Vision"
0 (0%)
DGE no. 7 "Eroica"
0 (0%)
DGE no. 8 "Wilde Jagd"
2 (20%)
DGE no. 10 "Appassionata"
0 (0%)
DGE no. 11 "Harmonies du Soir"
0 (0%)
DGE no. 12 "Chasse-Neige"
0 (0%)
Grande Etudes de Paganini no. 3 "La Campanella"
0 (0%)
GEP no. 4b "Arpeggio"
3 (30%)
GEP no. 6
0 (0%)

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Top 3 Hardest Liszt Etudes (1837 edition)
on: June 10, 2024, 04:30:38 PM
The 1837/8 versions of the Etudes are WAY harder than the 1851/2 versions. The question is, which is hardest?

I left out Preludio, Paysage, Ricordanza, and La Chasse because I don't think anyone is going to pick them. I also left out Paganini Etude 4a (also Arpeggio) because it is almost objectively easier than 4b.

IMO:
1: Arpeggio (Grand Etudes de Paganini 4b)
2: Wilde Jagd (Douze Grande Etudes no. 8 )
3: Mazeppa (DGE no. 4)
I'm about to get dogpiled, aren't I? ;)
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Re: Top 3 Hardest Liszt Etudes (1837 edition)
Reply #1 on: June 11, 2024, 12:04:33 AM
In terms of the GEs, I think no.2 might be the hardest.

I don't feel the version of Mazeppa is completely insurmountable. No.6 is actually not too hard in my experience. 7 is doable. 8 is quite tough, as obviously is 12.
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Re: Top 3 Hardest Liszt Etudes (1837 edition)
Reply #2 on: June 11, 2024, 02:56:21 AM
Quote from: ronde_des_sylphes on June 11, 2024, 12:04:33 AM
In terms of the GEs, I think no.2 might be the hardest.

I don't feel the version of Mazeppa is completely insurmountable. No.6 is actually not too hard in my experience. 7 is doable. 8 is quite tough, as obviously is 12.
No. 2? Dang. I'd put that one 3rd or fourth among the GEs. If I hadn't included the Paganini Etudes, it probably would have made my lis(z)t too lol.
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Re: Top 3 Hardest Liszt Etudes (1837 edition)
Reply #3 on: June 11, 2024, 11:01:17 PM
Hard to pick. They are in the category of "will never attempt to play" for me haha!
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