Where can i find lecture CD's on Chopin Ballades??????

[pmz310]

I am teacher-less for the summer, and I want to finish the 1st Ballade, please help me.  I'll accept any advice (detailed for each section) from this as well.

Thank you
P.M.Z.

[slobone]

I'm assuming you've already checked out the performances on Youtube.

A surprisingly large number of professional pianists come to grief in this piece, not because of technical problems, but because they don't seem to know what they're trying to say.

[classical88]

Agreed, slobone.

My first suggestion is to decide on a basic tempo which applies to all the major thematic sections of the piece.  The technical passagework can then be virtuosically displayed without ruining the overall pace of the work.