Hey all, just wanted to know what piece of music for piano you believe to be the most difficult (and this has probably been asked before) in your opinion, forgetting the fact that difficulty is dependant of interpretation, okay? Just want to see what you all think

Sorabji's Opus Clavicembalisticum!!!!!
all the way!
length: nearly 4 hours
12 movements
44 variations
a passacaglia with 81 variations!!!!

do u know anywhere where i can find a midi of that song. I dont mind if its not all of it seing as though it goes on for 4 hours, lol

tried searching for it, but it's too long, so no-one seems to have it. And I can't seem to find an extract of the piece either, which is a shame, because I wanted to hear what it sounded like... I don't know - maybe if anyone is good enough to play it, they could record a short extract of it and send it in?

QUOTE (Wobby @ Jan 17 2005, 10:22 AM)

tried searching for it, but it's too long, so no-one seems to have it. And I can't seem to find an extract of the piece either, which is a shame, because I wanted to hear what it sounded like... I don't know - maybe if anyone is good enough to play it, they could record a short extract of it and send it in?

lol!!!
there are like only three concert pianists who have actually played it...

Yeah, I was looking around, and someone said they were going to play it, and everyone else was like 'Yeah, right! You'll have you be a professional musician to play it, and we've never heard of you, so you can't play it!' It surely can't be that difficult can it...?

nah, from what i've heard it's just like twinkle twinkle little star but with extra, erm, twiddly bits.....

(j/k!!)

i expect it is that hard if only three pianists have played it...

QUOTE (Wobby @ Jan 17 2005, 01:44 PM)

Yeah, I was looking around, and someone said they were going to play it, and everyone else was like 'Yeah, right! You'll have you be a professional musician to play it, and we've never heard of you, so you can't play it!' It surely can't be that difficult can it...?