Best Pieces From Each Key

[franz_xaver_mozart]

Hey guys,
What do u think are the best pieces from each of the 24 keys? Also what are the most difficult from each key? Just popped into my mind

[liszt-and-the-galops]

This list is in progress. I will continue to update it as I am able.

A major
Favorite: Liszt - S. 464 no. 7
Hardest: Liszt - S. 464 no. 7

B major
Favorite:
Hardest:

C major
Favorite:
Hardest: Stravinsky - Petrushka, Brahms - Paganini Variations

D major
Favorite:
Hardest: Alkan - Trois Grande Etudes Op. 76 no. 2

E major
Favorite: Liszt - S. 141 no. 5 "La Chasse"
Hardest: Liszt - S. 140 no. 4b "Arpeggio"

F major
Favorite: Saint-Saens - Op. 111 no. 6 "Toccata"
Hardest: Liszt - Spanish Fantasy, Liszt - S. 464 no. 9

G major
Favorite:
Hardest:

A minor
Favorite: Alkan - Op. 39 no. 1 "Comme le Vent"
Hardest: Alkan - Op. 39 no. 1 "Comme le Vent"

B minor
Favorite: Chopin - Op. 25 no. 10 "Octaves"
Hardest:

C minor
Favorite:
Hardest: Liszt - S. 137 no. 8 "Wilde Jagd"

D minor
Favorite:
Hardest:

E minor
Favorite: Alkan - Op. 39 no. 12 "Le Festin d'Esope", Debussy - Jardins sous la Pluie
Hardest:

F minor
Favorite: Liszt - S. 139 no. 10 "Appassionata"
Hardest: Liszt - S. 137 no. 10 "Appassionata"

G minor
Favorite:
Hardest:


Ab major
Favorite: Chopin - Ballade no. 4
Hardest: Brahms - Etude after Chopin's Op. 25 no. 2

Bb major
Favorite: Liszt - S. 139 no. 5 "Feux Follets"
Hardest: Liszt - S. 137 no. 5 "Feux Follets", Alkan - Op. 17 "Le Preux"

Db major
Favorite: Balakirev - Islamey
Hardest:

Eb major
Favorite: Liszt - Grand Galop Chromatique
Hardest: Liszt - S. 464 no. 3

Gb major
Favorite: Chopin/Godowsky - Study no. 47 "Badinage"
Hardest:

Ab minor
Favorite:
Hardest:

Bb minor
Favorite: Liszt - S. 139 no. 12 "Chasse-Neige"
Hardest:

Db minor
Favorite:
Hardest:

Eb minor
Favorite: Alkan - Op. 39 no. 7
Hardest:

Gb minor
Favorite:
Hardest:

A# major
Favorite:
Hardest:

C# major
Favorite:
Hardest:

D# major
Favorite:
Hardest:

F# major
Favorite:
Hardest: Stravinsky - Petrushka

G# major
Favorite:
Hardest:

A# minor
Favorite:
Hardest:

C# minor
Favorite:
Hardest:

D# minor
Favorite:
Hardest:

F# minor
Favorite: Alkan - Op. 39 no. 10
Hardest:

G# minor
Favorite: Liszt - S. 140 no. 3 "La Campanella"
Hardest: Alkan - Op. 39 no. 8

[transitional]

I'm considering the more obscure keys as enharmonic equivalents. What came to my mind just now -

C Major: Schubert Sonata D 840 "Reliquie", 1st mvt
A Minor: Schubert Quartet D 804 "Rosamunde", 1st mvt
F Major: Beethoven Symphony 6 "Pastoral", 1st mvt
D Minor: Mahler Symphony 3, 1st mvt
B-flat Major: Schubert Sonata D 960, 1st mvt
G Minor: Schumann Sonata 2, 1st mvt
E-flat Major: Schubert Trio 1, 4th mvt
C Minor: Schubert Sonata D 958, 1st mvt
A-flat Major: Chopin Ballade 3
F Minor: Schubert Fantasie in F Minor, 4th mvt
D-flat Major (C-sharp Major): Bach WTK 1 #3
B-flat Minor: Feels weird to include Tchaikovsky, but his 1st Piano Concerto, 3rd mvt. I just don't like B-flat Minor all that much.
G-flat Major (F-sharp Major): Mahler Symphony 10, 2nd mvt
E-flat Minor: Langgaard Symphony 4 "Lofvald", 11th mvt
B Major: Chopin Mazurka Op. 56 No. 1
G-sharp Minor: Scriabin Sonata 2, 1st mvt
E Major: Chopin Scherzo 4
C-sharp Minor: Schubert Moments Musicaux 4
A Major: Schubert D 959, 4th mvt
F-sharp Minor: Schumann Sonata 1, 1st mvt
D Major: Borodin Quartet 2, 1st mvt
B Minor: Bach Blute nur, du liebes Herz!
G Major: Beethoven Piano Concerto 4, 1st mvt
E Minor: Smetana String Quartet 1 "From My Life", 1st mvt

[brogers70]

C Major: Mozart, Jupiter Symphony
A Minor: Beethoven, String Quartet Op. 132
F Major: Beethoven Pastoral Symphony
D Minor: Beethoven Symphony 9
B-flat Major: Beethoven String Quartet Op. 130 with the original Grosse Fuga finale
G Minor: Mozart Symphony #40
E-flat Major: Brahms Horn Trio
C Minor: Beethoven Piano Sonata Op 111
A-flat Major: Beethoven Piano Sonata OP. 110
F Minor: Brahms Intermezzo Opus 118 #4
D-flat Major (C-sharp Major): Bach P&F #3 from WTC v.1
B-flat Minor: Bach P&F #22 from WTC v.1
G-flat Major (F-sharp Major): Schubert Impromptu Op 90 #3
E-flat Minor: Janacek, Piano Sonata "From the Street"
B Major: Chopin Nocturne Opus 9 #3
G-sharp Minor: Bach P&F #18 from WTC v.1
E Major: Beethoven Piano Sonata Opus 109
C-sharp Minor: Beethoven String Quartet Opus 131
A Major: Mozart Piano Concerto 23 K488
F-sharp Minor: Brahms Capriccio Opus 76 #1
D Major: Brahms Violin Concerto
B Minor: Dvorak, Cello Concerto
G Major: Brahms Violin Sonata #1
E Minor: Bach, St. Matthew Passion, Opening Chorus

Interesting for me to see how weighted it is to the three B's - I hadn't realized how they had populated my internal favorites list, even though I listen to all sorts of other stuff.