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Bach - Goldberg
7 (26.9%)
Beethoven - Varations and Fugue in Eb Op 35
0 (0%)
Beethoven - Diabelli
2 (7.7%)
Mendelssohn - Varations Serieuses
1 (3.8%)
Alkan -  "Le Festin D'Esope"
5 (19.2%)
Liszt, Thalberg, Pixis, Herz, Czerny, Chopin. -  Hexameron
1 (3.8%)
Reger - Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Telemann
0 (0%)
Reger - Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach
1 (3.8%)
Brahms - Varations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
1 (3.8%)
Brahms - Paganini Varations Book 1
4 (15.4%)
Brahms - Paganini Varations Book 2
3 (11.5%)
Rachmaninov - Varations on theme of Corelli Op 42
1 (3.8%)

Total Members Voted: 26

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Topic: The Hardest Set of Varations ever  (Read 3412 times)

Offline presto agitato

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The Hardest Set of Varations ever
on: May 10, 2005, 10:51:06 PM
I´ll give my vote later...I need to breathe
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Offline argerich_smitten

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever
Reply #1 on: May 10, 2005, 11:06:14 PM
you need to put Rzewski's variations on  the people united will never be defeated on this.  They are certainly up there in difficulty
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Offline musicsdarkangel

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever
Reply #2 on: May 10, 2005, 11:45:57 PM
uhm....

Rachmaninoff - Variations on a theme by Pagannini

?!?!?!

you can't forget that one.


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Offline apion

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever
Reply #3 on: May 11, 2005, 12:16:41 AM
Brahms Paganini Variations, Bach Goldberg Variations, and Beethoven Diabelli are 1, 2, and 3 in my book.
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Offline thracozaag

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever
Reply #4 on: May 11, 2005, 12:52:16 AM
Reger-Bach and Godowsky Passacaglia.

koji (STSD)
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Offline porilo

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever
Reply #5 on: May 11, 2005, 07:00:28 AM
How about Rachmaninov's Variations on a theme of Chopin ??

Gregory
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Offline AK47

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Re: The Hardest Set of Varations ever
Reply #6 on: May 11, 2005, 03:29:39 PM
as per usual, the most difficult works are the 20th century ones youve never heard of

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