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color=#0000ff>yes to the Gaspard, which I printed off but the first few bars
left me "gasping". One day when I'm well rested I'll put on a full frontal
attack and take no prisoners. Don't know any of the Boulez piano
works.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758495414-31082010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758495414-31082010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Fred</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> f_minor-bounces@glenngould.org
[mailto:f_minor-bounces@glenngould.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>James Atkins
Pritchard<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:45 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Discussion of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [f_minor]
Short list of hard stuff<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Gaspard de la Nuit is also famously difficult. Another very hard work
is the second Boulez Sonata.
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<DIV>Best wishes,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Jim<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On 31 August 2010 09:57, Houpt, Fred <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:fred.houpt@rbc.com">fred.houpt@rbc.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><U><SPAN
lang=EN-CA>Difficult piano music</SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
lang=EN-CA>Beethoven</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>Appassionato,
Waldstein, Hammerklavier</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN lang=EN-CA>JS
Bach</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>most of
Goldberg</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
lang=EN-CA>Brahms</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>Second Piano
Concerto</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN lang=EN-CA>D.
Scarlatti</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>All his
keyboard sonatas (at full tempo)</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
lang=EN-CA>Schumann</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>Parts of Piano
Sonata 1</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
lang=EN-CA>Rachmaninoff</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>Piano sonata
#2</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
lang=EN-CA>Chopin</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>Butterfly
Etude</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
lang=EN-CA>Ravel</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>“La Valse” for
two hands</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN lang=EN-CA>Paul
Dukas</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>“The
Sorcerer’s Apprentice” for two hands</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
lang=EN-CA>Prokofiev</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>Piano Sonatas
(all hard, can’t imagine the concertos….)</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN
lang=EN-CA>Saint-Saens</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA>Piano Etudes,
Preludes and Fuges (at full tempo)</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-CA></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA><SPAN><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA><SPAN><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA><SPAN><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff>Fred Houpt</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV><FONT
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