I am starting this great piece---Where should I begin with first----and any helpful hints for Paganini. Thanks
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| I can recall playing the first few bars of this but I can't for the life of me remember what it is. Please if you know put me out of my misery. |
I think 'Chiarina' is quite nice... ;D |
| This recording was made a couple of months ago. Hope you enjoy it! |
What is it? I mean i have a copy of Carnaval and after No. 8 there is a title Sphinxes and under that, 3 bars of really strange looking notes. It says it shouldn't be played. But how exactly do you play 3 bars of strange looking notes? Why shouldn't pianists play it? Sorry, im not familiar to this work and i am just starting to explore Schmann's work more carefully.
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What do you think about this piece? It is for sure a hilarious collection of pieces, but how serious minded do you think Schumann was when composing this piece? It includes several very beautiful pieces but some of them are "destroyed" by their dymanical markings, I think. Most clearly, the very beatiful "Chopin" that has all the sF's in the left hand. Was it just a way for Schumann to make fun of Chopin?? What about the other names in this carnaval. Where did he get them all from, except those several variations of Clara? By the way....does any of you play the Sphinxes? |