There are many contenders for which sequence in the piano literature is most difficult: Hammerklavier fugue, Schumann Fantasie coda, Brahms Paganini variation 14, Liszt Norma climax, Scarbo midpoint, Petrouchka climax.
I would argue that Albéniz’s Iberia is the pinnacle of pianistic difficulty - and this is nowhere more the case than in Triana, the final piece of book 2. The middle section is just about the most disorienting thing one can possibly imagine - insane hand configurations that leap up and down the piano and over each other, all while having to maintain the clear and elegant melody while the accompanimental figures and filigree are kept light and elegant. Lugansky makes this look doable, though to get a sense of just how difficult it is one must look to a less great recording, like that is available of the great Barenboim on KZitem who played it less than ideally. De Larrocha's performance reigns supreme for me, but this video of Lugansky focuses on his hands in a way that lets one appreciate the insane gymnastics that must go into maintaining the illusion of this section: clear melody with dancing figures.
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