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beethoartok

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Which of these is hardest?

on: April 14, 2005, 03:19:07 AM

Mozart's 475 Fantasy
Mendelssohn's Fantasy in F# min, Op.28 Mov.1
or
Brahms's 2nd Rhapsody in g minor?

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presto agitato

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Re: Which of these is hardest?

Reply #1 on: April 14, 2005, 02:58:07 PM

From Easiest to Hardest:

Mozart
Mendelssohn
Brahms

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SteinwayTony

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Re: Which of these is hardest?

Reply #2 on: April 14, 2005, 05:42:43 PM

Quote from: Presto Agitato on April 14, 2005, 02:58:07 PM

From Easiest to Hardest:

Mozart
Mendelssohn
Brahms

Nope.

Mozart
Brahms
Mendelssohn

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sonatainfsharp

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Re: Which of these is hardest?

Reply #3 on: April 15, 2005, 07:56:41 PM

Since they are in different styles, they are difficult to rank.

Personally, I would put it like this:

Brahms
Mend.
Mozart.

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abe

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Re: Which of these is hardest?

Reply #4 on: April 15, 2005, 10:39:38 PM

lol, real decisive here.

Haven't played Mozart or Medelssohn, but Brahms wasn't that hard. I'd say it is safer than the Mozart, or at least not as exposed as the Mozart music I've played is. Not sure bout the Mendel...

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musicsdarkangel

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Re: Which of these is hardest?

Reply #5 on: April 16, 2005, 03:17:28 AM

I, personally, think that Mozart is the hardest music to play with a professional sound.

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hodi

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Re: Which of these is hardest?

Reply #6 on: April 16, 2005, 03:20:00 AM

that mendelssohn's fantasy takes a quite to master, the first movement has some tricky technical parts (though it's mostly easy technically) and musically preety difficult.

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