Chopin: Polonaise opus 53
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ID:167
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| Key: A-flat Major |
Published: 1843 |
| Level: 8+ |
Period: Early Romantic |
 Polonaise opus 53 (sheet music) |
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 Polonaise in A flat Major ''Heroique'' is it hard?
March 29, 2011, 07:16:43 AM by chopinlover23
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I've been fascinated by this Polonaise by Chopin, I listened to it on one of my CDs and instantly loved it. So I asked myself why dont I play it? I searched for some sheet music online and I was surprised to see that its very difficult to play, I could'nt get a single note right, any tips on how to play this piece with ease or links for an arranged version? Thanks =)
Luke 
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To program a war horse or not: Chopin Opus 53
March 03, 2011, 03:29:17 AM by gvans
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I'm primarily a chamber music pianist, but I've been working on a solo concert program. I'll play it at several venues this fall. A violinist I work with talked me into playing shorter pieces rather than the three sonatas I originally envisioned--easier on the audience, in his opinion.
Here's the proposed program: Beethoven opus 26 (the only sonata), four works by Chopin, (the first Impromptu, op. 10 #3 and #12, and, ending the first half, the Ab polonaise, op. 53). Intermission. Brahms op. 79 (two rhapsodies), Liszt Db "Un Sospiro" (happy 200th, Franz), and Debussy Estampes.
This same fiddle player heard me play the polonaise and insisted I include it. My question to the
piano forum: Is performing this beating a dead horse, or not? There was a time, surely, when the "Heroic" was overplayed; yet in 2011, with our electronic-overloaded, iPod-earphoned audiences here in S. California, perhaps less. A dean in grad school years ago once told me never to perform the thing, he'd heard it too many times and thought it ruined by exposure.
I try to bring a fresh approach to the work; I've been playing Chopin with a lighter touch these days, keeping the tempos under control, using less pedal. The composer is famously said to have complained upon hearing someone play the octave section overly rapidly. Years ago I did play it too fast--especially those E/Eb octaves. But still--a war horse is a war horse.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this matter. Perhaps a more general question would be, how can one know when a piece is overplayed? "Stairway to Heaven," "Hotel California"--for sure. Chopin Opus 53--quien sabe?
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Chopin - Polonaise in A-flat, op.53 "Heroic"
July 06, 2010, 01:44:56 PM by andhow04
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this is from a concert a couple of weeks ago. here is the whole program:
Medtner - two fairy tales, op.20
Quentin Kim - Sonata in g# minor
Franck - Prelude, Chorale n Fugue
INTERMISSION
Debussy - Masques / D'un cahier d'esquisses / L'isle joyeuse
Bartok - Musiques nocturnes
Messiaen - petites esquisses d'oiseaux
this was the encore. The encore is slightly dissonant from the rest of the second half... but i chose it because two of the event sponsors were polish. have to make good with the sponsors! anyways it is a little rough around the edges, first time ie ver performerd it, and learned it just for this one concert, but i think it is exciting nonetheless. enjoy!
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Chopin polonaise, op. 53
July 27, 2008, 10:38:11 AM by birba
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And last, but certainly not least, the accents on c above middle c throughout bars 143-151. Im sure its some sort of pedal on the mediant, but its an eerie effect when you play them. I wonder if thats what Chopin wanted.
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