Top 2 Hardest Orchestral Flute Solos! (for different reasons) 😰
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Here are my top 2 picks for the hardest orchestral flute solo: Debussy's "Afternoon of a Faun" and Prokofiev's "Classical Symphony." Do you agree with my picks? Which do you think is the most difficult orchestral excerpt?
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Debussy - because it’s all about tone and color and there is nowhere to hide.
Totally!!
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Exactly what I thought.
And he needs a lot of air
Prokofiev Is more difficult for my flute playing style. I hate the High register of the flute, articulation are difficult, buy I have to admit that not all the flutes are equal. Playing High register with a professional flute Is more simple than with a study economic model.
damn the faun still gives me ptsd, the slow creep is like the soundtrack to the flutist slooowly running out of air
Lol. Me too!
I ran away in fear once i heard the first note
''It is too fast and too high, give me some low and slow''
The low and slow: "welcome to the big lung world"
The Debussy: playing all those really rich low notes with no breaths would kill me lol
The 2nd one takes a bit more control, but nither are easy. Happy New Year.
👍 Happy New Year!
Every time - no. 2.
Ignoring the uncommon 9/8 time signature for a moment. The level of breath control needed there is immense, and shows far more technical proficiency than being able to play a lot of notes in quick succession.
Don't get me wrong both are impressive, requiring skill and dedication, but the 2nd demands orders of magnitude more.
Well played! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I second that
Idk I really enjoy playing the Debussy solo which in my mind takes some of the difficulty away. Both are very fun; I struggle with the Prokofiev a bit more 🤣
👍 Enjoyment makes a huge difference…definitely motivates the practice!
This reminds me of katieflute's "What people think is hard on the flute VS what is actually hard" video where she does a similar comparison with a fast piece and the Debussy one. She did not breathe while playing Debussy for 27 seconds which honestly shocked me so much.
I saw that video and, yes, excellent great control! Thanks for watching!
I could definitely do the first one with a whole lot of nonstop practice. The second one though is so vulnerable and you need to have amazing tone. I'm not sure I could pull it off lol.
Well played, the Prokofiev was brilliant and fingered out with no cheats really impressive.
Debussy was beautiful, I can't play it in one breath and those who do play it ppp.
Beautiful playing! Each piece has its own obvious difficulties, in the first piece the player must have a very fluid upper register, high D! The Debussy demands great sound, an understanding of what the piece is saying, and self expression
For number one it’s the speediness of the fingering and notes but for number two is the tone and holding the notes and the notes are long in number two
definitely have to agree with the Prokofiev. i have struggled with that one for years ,mainly because the alternate fingerings are tricky. i find Peter and the Wolf much more difficult than Faun.
I’ll be using Debussy’s piece as a warm up for my first practice of 2022 before I start learning Mozart’s ‘Turkish March’. A challenging, but fun practice session to be had on Monday before I go back to learning my Grade 4 pieces/ studies on the Tuesday xx
Sounds great! Enjoy! ❤️
Number 2 definitely. I play flute since I m 5 and the second solo was so relatable😭. You did this so well fr👍🏻
Debussy, definitely. I love the Prokofiev I think because I love it so much. I've played it a lot and therefore I don't consider it really hard. However, if you were to pull out the whole Peter and wolf score, it would definitely be a tough decision, which was more difficult between that and the Debussy. By the way, gorgeous playing is always🎉
As a 12 year old going on to my 3 year of playing the flute, Debussy, the second solo is hard because you would easy run out of breath quickly, but the notes were not hard to learn, I played the whole thing in one day of practice for my band director, she said I sounded like a professional! Never thought I would have a talent for playing flute before, but I couldn’t change that for the world and I’m glad I picked flute in 5th.😊
Beautifully played!! Agree about Prokofiev - a lot of agility on violin also with that Symphony!
I like them both.
Fantastic on both! As a flautist, the phrasing of Debussy plus creating a sonorous tone and expression are a bigger challenge than the mechanical.
Both are pretty easy. Depends are your weaknesses. Maybe the 2nd one because breath control is often more neglected than being in time.
Great playing! Classical symphony is harder for me, but both are definitely challenging.
Violin player here. I picked and played Prokofiev Classical for a professional live audition. The stage can make all the pianissimos feel super exposed.
The second one hurt my soul
Here are a few others that I would like to hear your opinion on: Beethoven's Leonora #3, Rossini's William Tell Overture, and Ravel's Daphnis and Cloe.
The second one is definitely harder! Just relearning the flute and when I’m warming up with longer slurs and slower scales it’s harder than just jumping in and playing.
Where do you take the air from?!? Impressive
Number 2, hands down
As a pro at the flute. I say the slowest one. I know the first one sounds more difficult, but the slower the song is the more breath you need. You can learn how to play the first one easily
2 that was an amazing slur
For me, Classical Symphony is harder (I’m not really a technical player). I started studying the Classical Symphony around this time 8 years ago (when I was in my senior year of undergrad) and I couldn’t play it back then. Now I can but I struggle with the lick with 4th octave D.
What’s difficult for me about Faun is the pacing of the breathing and the phrasing.
Personally my problem are a bit the fingers, so for me defenetly Prokofiev the classical symphony together with the fire bird of Stravinsky are the most difficult
I'd say "Afternoon of a Faun" because as a flute play the lower notes are hard to make load enough to be a solo as well as the fact that it's slow so the breath support is an important factor into sounding good you can hide under your good tone you can't breath very often and the emotion is a must!
i played afternoon of a faun my junior year at district music contest and recieved a superior rating (i was the only person from my school who recieved a superior, and i arguable had the hardest piece to play)
They're both extremely challenging and each have difficult issues. Debussy requires incredible tone, different nuances of color, dynamics, and TONS OF AIR. Whenever a conductor asks for it in one breath, I can do it, but honestly I feel that somethings gotta give..ie.-the tonality is so much better when you can take one quick breath in the solo, not to mention the projection is much easier too. 🎵 The Prokofiev is an adrenaline rush to play, and is much easier when you're actually performing it with your orchestra. In an audition, it's hell.. Trick fingerings or real ones, bottom line- learn it correctly slowly, and gradually increase your speed. If you're not patient with this process, then you'll always have issues with this solo. It goes way too fast to even think about the notes, what fingerings to use, etc. You have to have this one 100% down, perfect. No substitute for patience and determination. 🎵
Debussy, of course. The 1st one is really playing scales
However, playing that "scale" so cleanly with such dramatic dynamics is not easy at all. Not to mention that the entire movement is full of that kind of stuff, which also requires stamina.
i’ve played the Debussy for an audition before and oh my gosh it made my lungs hurt just hearing you play it haha
Beautiful
Thanks, Liza!
Man you are fantastic. What do you think about roussel albert jours de flute? Pan and Tityre
Menderson Scherzo, because it’s all double tonguing and there is no time to take a breathe and also it’s in a very low register
Debussy is beautiful. Was able to pick it out by ear.
Hindemith is currently kicking my ass 🥲
They are both challenging in their own ways.
Prokofiev: this solo is hard because of the technical aspect and your ability to read ledger lines and play at the hight of the flutes range.
Debussy: is a hard solo because how slow your playing and having to count it at duch a tempo. You also have to control your breathing and your tone has to be on point.
Both: they both are also hard because like any other solo, you are the only one playing it, the only ones that can hide a mistake are too quiet so the line can be heard. And since they are difficult, your more pressured to play it right.
Fast, faster, fastest is easy.
Slow, expressive, tone while maintaining clean tempo is where you’ll find the maestro.
Both lovely. But Debussy is technique masterclass.
To me, the Prokofiev is harder. My fingers and reading are not that nimble.
I have mastered "Faun" and written my own scoring of it. "Faun" is all about expression and imagination. Debussy always did an amazing job of precisely notating subtle timings and expression. The secret to playing this piece is imagination. Picture/feel/embody a sleepy fawn, a little unsteady yet on its legs, waking, stretching, catching its balance, and taking in the world around it.
How about The Aviary from.Carnival of the Animals?
I'm not a flute player but to be able to play a phrase that long on solo #2 cannot be easy haha
The Debussy is usually played in one breath
opinions on East Wind
Yes the Debussy for sure
And
What About Tchaikovsky 4th?!
Debussy that's no joke & it's sounds scary too 😲😲😄😇
For me Prokofiev no doubts. But it seems so easy when you play it.
But yet you make it look effortless and soooo relaxed 😲 I think sustaining the long notes is harder.
The second one
I think classical symphony is harder, but because of the rest of the movement! Extremely challenging excerpt.
the 2nd one, low notes kill me 😭
yeah the second one is sooo hard because of how long you have to keep those notes going
The secceond one because it's slower and you run out of air faster.
Oh how lovely!! This makes me wish I could afford a private flute teacher to work with me.
I don't practice my flute like I should.
I was thinking butterfly lovers would be there
The Debussy lol the amount of air leaving your lungs is just- 😂
i play the flute and i think im a perfectionist but this is awesome!!!
Idk cause first one faster and more notes and second one also because U use all ur air in the one song 👍👍👍
I struggle with playing fast (brain gets ahead of my fingers) what exercises do you recommend ?
The second one is harder to control how much breath you use and the first one is harder because of its speed
2, I play the flute it is every hard to play slower.
I play the flute and I would say the second one.
The second one.
My lungs hurt just watching you play the 2ns one 😮💨💀
Daphnis for both rubato and staying in time at the same time 😵 tho out of those two Debussy is easier for me
Bro was losing life on the 2nd one
Wouldn’t Messiaen be harder, since he transcribed actual birdsong? What about Steve Reich’s “Vermont Counterpoint”? Peace.
no 2 is waaaaaayyyyyyyy harder imo i think its easier to play fast and high notes rather than long and low notes bc it takes more air
The Debussy is harder but the high section of the other probably takes the longest to learn.
Debussy 🤠
Debussy's. That was just the start, it gets harder from that point on...
Debussy of course.
Especially when the conductor asks you to play it without taking a breath (which he will certainly do)
I thought carnival of the animals would be on here! :)
In my opinion the First because it is so fast
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Number 2 is way harder. That D ain't nothing for me and my flute in the 1st excerpt.
The 2nd would have me freaked about every single part of my tone, and I feel like it's tough breathing. And on C#, the worst note.
The second one it’s like Tom and Jerry
Modern times, of Chaplin?
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Hagrid's bird... Also
As a flute player, faun is easier and Prokofiev is a lot harder
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Idk because I don't play the flute. Both sound amazing 👏 both sound difficult to play, the sound is beautiful 😁👍❤💯
Debussy
The First one
The Debussy is PAINFUL for me whenever I hear it since I play flute and know how hard this is 😖
I support this man (being a male flutist) the flute is not a girl instrument.
Can I buy sheet music for number one
Me too play on the flute...😳😳 and i'm good on flute.😳
The Scherzo from.Shostakovich 10th Symphony is harder.
The second piece seems hardest!
I think the Debussy would be harder because of the need to focus on tone and breath control.
Debussy i love hearing Debussy, all i think about is Debussy, Never finish on Debussy
As a person who barely started playing the flute 4 months ago, WTH IS THIS😨
I tried to learn the Debussy piece when I was in high school/college but I never liked it, I couldn’t get the right tone for it. Debussy is not one of my favorite composers… I have always preferred Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Chopin (although I don’t think that Chopin ever wrote for the flute… I also play piano and Chopin is one of my favorite piano composers…). I never could get the hang of the Debussy piece.