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... if "nice" is what you want, yes.

maybe i shouldn't have quoted him. i just prefer the piece in general. and it also happens to be "nice" too :p

Cool, If I ever get that far I'm definately going to write my own then

Have you ever heard Cziffra's recording? It's ... orgasmic.

Yup. I've heard 2, the studio and a live one, couldnt tell you where the live one was from.

> paulie567, I'm listening to the rhapsody right now. So far, I think it's okay, but it's a bit too -- how do you say -- empty. He could use the damper pedal a bit more

I think it might just be the lousy recording quality, you're right it does seem a bit staccato. Re. Horowitz's version, I haven't heard it so I'll have to check that out.

Hough has a great HR 2.

I'm 14 - I was just recently learning HR2, I got through the lassan, but then I had to put it on hold to learn Chopin's 1st Concerto in E minor for a music festival. My favorite piece (although I can't play it yet) is Chopin's 2nd Scherzo in Bb minor - it is definately much harder than HR2. However above all, one of the most chalenging pieces of all time is also by Liszt - it's La Campanella (which I can most certainly not play). It is definatelly one of the hardest pieces not only from the romantic era, but in all of piano music. If you have any doubts, just get a recording of it and the music and watch the notes go by on the page. In one measure it even has 64th notes!

Hahahaha... haha.. ha... hahaha...

If I set to it, I could do La Campanella right now. However, just about everything else I want to play is way out of my reach. Therefor, Everything-else-thats-good > La Campanella

VK, how long have you been playing?

Not that I care, really.

NAK

Almost 3 years now NAK.

And you could manage La Campanella!? I really need to practice more!

Not that I care, really.

NAK

I think that I could learn it, just like I could probably learn Alkan's Comme la Vent, except to a lesser degree . I would have to go over it measure by measure, taking months, and finally I would have a performance that I wouldn't really have control over. No, I think I will put that one along with Ravel's Gaspard (which I couldn't do right now ) in my "to do one of these days" pile. Right now I'm pursuing pieces that I actually can control and learn relatively quickly.

3 years wont be enough. I mean, you could still learn la campanella if you nit-pick every single measure and have an overwhelming desire to learn it but you'll probably end up with months(maybe more) sticking to it if you try.

Good laugh though.

here here

VK, I see what you mean. At least you're not one of those idiots who wastes months on a piece that you know you won't be able to handle.

Not that I care, really.

NAK

Man, it MUST be the hardest piece if it has 64th notes..

When I was only playing for about 2 years I did try La Campanella. Sure, I memorized all of the notes and was able to play it half assed from beginning to end, but maybe I would not do it again. It is better when you are more prepared technically and musically so you can fully interpret the piece in a shorter amount of time.

I only did it because I had an insatiable desire to learn it, but it was a good experience regardless. It is a lot safer to build up to such pieces, with easier works one after the other until you are ready.

How about this. You do these easy, simple steps:
1. Read my post right before yours.
2. Read it again V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W-L-Y.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you comprehend my post
4. Get your mother to check that you actually did comprehend it

Next time, read before you post, Mr. "Virtuoso". ( :rolleyes: ).
If it matters, I don't really think you could handle La Camanella, as long as we all know everything.

This coming from you?


Belligerent little fella, arent ya