Chopin Polonaise No 1 in C sharp minor

[rshillen]

I'm currently studying the above Polonaise. Can anyone help me with playing of Bars 9 and 10 with regard to the division of hands?. The last LH chord of Bar 9 and those in Bar 10 are in the main too large for me to stretch and therefore I have to arpeggio them. Is it permissable to take the top notes of the LH with the RH?. Chopin clearly writes them for the LH but only arpeggios the last chord. Does he mean one to arpeggio them all. I had read somewhere that in general one should resist substituting hands ... any opinions or guidance would be greatly appreciated

[westman]

As a pianist without the technical training and experience of many other contributors, here is how I play it: The chords are played entirely with the left hand, the last chord of the 9th measure is rolled, as are the last two of the 10th. All the other ones I can reach. The right hand stays in the treble. It takes a little practice, but I think it sounds very nice when played this way correctly (hitting all the notes of the chords correctly and evenly)

[rshillen]

As a pianist without the technical training and experience of many other contributors, here is how I play it: The chords are played entirely with the left hand, the last chord of the 9th measure is rolled, as are the last two of the 10th. All the other ones I can reach. The right hand stays in the treble. It takes a little practice, but I think it sounds very nice when played this way correctly (hitting all the notes of the chords correctly and evenly)

Many Thanks Westman. I'm increasingly coming round to the same view but it would have been nice to have had one of the more senior experienced guys or gals out their to voice their opinion. Thanks for your contribution

[westman]

I'm not THAT inexperienced