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La Campanella?
Which, would you say, is more difficult?
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If you can play one well you can play the other.... but comparing them is pointless. They both use completely different technique.
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About the same as Chasse Neige(sp?) and The Bells of Moscow Prelude?
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"Bells of Moscow Prelude"?
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"Bells of Moscow Prelude"? The famous one in C# minor.
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From someone who has not studied either of them, La Campanella seems more difficult, although they both are difficult pieces.
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"Bells of Moscow Prelude"? The famous one in C# minor. Oh, Rachmaninoff? I've never heard it called "Bells of Moscow" Prelude. How did Rachmaninoff get in here? Are you comparing the difficulty of that Prelude with the Chopin Op 25 No 11 and/or Liszt's "la Campanella"? Regards,
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"Bells of Moscow Prelude"? The famous one in C# minor. Oh, Rachmaninoff? How did he get in here? I was trying to find a funny answer to this "compare these pieces" question that has been asked so many times. Winter Wind and Snow Drifts Campanella(Bells) and Bells of Moscow
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Since I've never played Winter Wind or La Campanella I can't comment on their relative difficulty - however I easily learned the Rachmaninoff when I was 13 - and Chasse-Neige (not so easily) 13 years later....and I can tell you that Chasse-Neige is infinitely more difficult than the Prelude.....which I believe is what Pianoloverus was trying to say....or perhaps not.  Whoops - Just read Pianoloverus' explanation..... Never mind.
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I'd never touch the Chopin.
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La campanella is (very) difficult for its delicate skips and tricky double-note moments, it's musically rather superficial, whereas op.25/11 is technically a fiendish piece, both hands, and is musically a very proud statement, not to be hampered by technical failure, it's a ride in heck, for some to heck...one of the most difficult études by Chopin, la campanella is nothing compared to feux follets or Mazeppa, or op.10/2 for that matter...
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From someone who has not studied either of them, La Campanella seems more difficult, although they both are difficult pieces. I think I agree with you here. La Campanella has a delicateness of touch that is probably more difficult to execute... Although, as you say, both are at a very high level of course.
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"Bells of Moscow Prelude"? The famous one in C# minor. Oh, Rachmaninoff? How did he get in here? I was trying to find a funny answer to this "compare these pieces" question that has been asked so many times. Winter Wind and Snow Drifts Campanella(Bells) and Bells of Moscow Not bad! Sorry I was too dense to "get" it! Cheers!
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Ive played both and i must say that after finishing La Campanella and going to 25 no 11 it was childs play . The main difficulty of La Campanella in tehnique are the thrillers and repetitions, but overall - the sound and touch and flowing over the technicality. Winterwind sits comftrobaly under your right hand in positsion, the nasty part is learning it , but even it has logic: chromatic down + I III V notes in 1 or 2 finger. Plus the music is not so refined and easier than in the Paganini.
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