[f_minor] Short list of hard stuff

[Houpt, Fred]

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.
 
regards,
 
Fred

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From: f_minor-bounces at glenngould.org [mailto:f_minor-bounces at glenngould.org] On Behalf Of James Atkins Pritchard
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [f_minor] Short list of hard stuff


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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