Hey thanks!
I've been playing piano over 20 years, but mostly in bands, for a choir, in restaurants. A few years ago I learned to play classical music. After my youth I hadn't taken any lessons for 10 years. Last year I decided to find a piano teacher to help me overcome technical difficulties.
Étude 10.3 has a beautiful melody but I can't play it (yet). The middle section is very difficult.
I love Chopin and especially the études. I do play études 10.6 (sad, slow but very difficult to play legato without pedal), 10.9, 25.1 ("Aelion Harp") 25.12 (Ocean), nouvelle etudes nr 1 (the one in this post) and nr 3 in a flat.
I've posted the étude in f minor opus 10 nr. 9 which I played at the same occasion here:
http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,11726.0.html