[f_minor] Short list of hard stuff

[James Atkins Pritchard]

Gaspard de la Nuit is also famously difficult. Another very hard work is the
second Boulez Sonata.

Best wishes,

Jim

On 31 August 2010 09:57, Houpt, Fred <fred.houpt at rbc.com> wrote:

>  I have drafted a short list, not in any way fully representative, of hard
> piano music.  Just an opening bunch to think about and add to.
>
>
> *Difficult piano music*
>
>
>
> *Beethoven*
>
> Appassionato, Waldstein, Hammerklavier
>
>
>
> *JS Bach*
>
> most of Goldberg
>
>
>
> *Brahms*
>
> Second Piano Concerto
>
>
>
> *D. Scarlatti*
>
> All his keyboard sonatas (at full tempo)
>
>
>
> *Schumann*
>
> Parts of Piano Sonata 1
>
>
>
> *Rachmaninoff*
>
> Piano sonata #2
>
>
>
> *Chopin*
>
> Butterfly Etude
>
>
>
> *Ravel*
>
> “La Valse” for two hands
>
>
>
> *Paul Dukas*
>
> “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” for two hands
>
>
>
> *Prokofiev*
>
> Piano Sonatas (all hard, can’t imagine the concertos….)
>
>
>
> *Saint-Saens*
>
> Piano Etudes, Preludes and Fuges (at full tempo)
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Fred Houpt
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