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Topic: Show off piece  (Read 63227 times)

Offline apion

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Re: Show off piece
Reply #150 on: May 01, 2005, 06:38:28 AM
Liszt's pieces are great show off pieces.  I'd recommend the transcription of Rigaletto (spelling miss) of Verdi, Grand gallop chromatique, to start with.


I'd also rec Liszt HR's 2 and/or 6  8)

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Re: Show off piece
Reply #151 on: August 08, 2006, 02:50:11 AM
I just kind of find it sick that the same pieces were suggested over and over again. Then, some asked if la campanella has been mentioned, and right above his post was 20 camp suggestions   :P
i'm not asian

Offline kaiwin

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Re: Show off piece
Reply #152 on: August 08, 2006, 03:38:39 AM
Prokofiev Sonata No. 3 definitely


 8) 8)


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