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<DIV>I would personally not consider Appasionata a technically difficult piece. I'm OK with the Waldstein and would add the op. 111 because of the trills + theme at the right hand. Hammerklavier is difficult because of the final fugue.</DIV>
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<DIV>Balakirev's Islamey is a good candidate as suggested by James. </DIV>
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<DIV>More food for thought (and fingers) :</DIV>
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<DIV>For Ravel I would add Scarbo from Gaspard de la nuit and the concertos</DIV>
<DIV>Schumann's Fantasie op. 17 has one reportedly unplayable moment at the end of the 2nd movement, although I've neved checked the score.</DIV>
<DIV>Godowsky's Passacaglia and most of the etudes on Chopin's etudes</DIV>
<DIV>Liszt's transcription of the Tannhäuser overture + some of the hungarian rhapsodies + the B-minor sonata + transcendental etudes</DIV>
<DIV>Brahms's Paganini variations</DIV>
<DIV>3 movements from Petrushka by Stravinsky</DIV>
<DIV>Bartok's sonata</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">De :</SPAN></B> "Houpt, Fred" <fred.houpt@rbc.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">À :</SPAN></B> Discussion of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. <f_minor@glenngould.org><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Envoyé le :</SPAN></B> Mar 31 août 2010, 15h 57min 51s<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Objet :</SPAN></B> [f_minor] Short list of hard stuff<BR></FONT><BR>
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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 class=396125613-31082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA><SPAN class=396125613-31082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Fred Houpt</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV><FONT face=monospace>_______________________________________________________________________<BR><BR>This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive<BR>any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information<BR>it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized.<BR>If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately.<BR><BR>Ce courriel peut contenir des renseignements protégés et confidentiels.<BR>Lexpéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui sy rapportent.<BR>Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce courriel ou des renseignements quil contient<BR>par une personne autre que le destinataire désigné est interdite.<BR>Si vous
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