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Topic: Is Mazeppa or Chasse-Neige harder? (Read 101 times)

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Is Mazeppa or Chasse-Neige harder?

on: November 27, 2025, 05:37:32 PM

Is Mazeppa (no.4) or Chasse-Neige (no.12) harder (from Liszt's S.139 transcendental etudes)?

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Re: Is Mazeppa or Chasse-Neige harder?

Reply #1 on: November 27, 2025, 06:07:48 PM

S. 139 no. 12 "Chasse-Neige" < S. 139 no. 4 "Mazeppa" < S. 137 no. 4 "Mazeppa" < S. 137 no. 12 "Chasse-Neige" < S. 138 "Mazeppa."

Both versions of Chasse-Neige are the best among these five pieces, followed by S. 138. I don't like either of the other two versions of Mazeppa.

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