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Offline stormx

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Too early for Chopin Waltz in A minor Op. Posth?
on: July 27, 2005, 04:00:32 PM
Hi !!  :) :)

i have been playing for 8 months, taking 1 class a week.
I have just finished:

Scarlatti - K32
Bach - Prelude in C (WTC I)
Clementi - Sonatina Op.36 n°1 (all 3 movements)
I have also learned "Fur Elise" (still polishing it, sounds awful for the moment  :'()

I want to get into some Chopin, and i found out that pretty unknown Posth. Waltz in "A minor" (beautiful piece). I do not want to tackle something really out of my reach, tough.
I see this Waltz is graded as 4/5, and as you can see i have not played anything on this grade yet. I am a little intimidated because in another thread, Bernhard said that he would not assign any Chopin to someone with less than 2 years of piano.

To sum it up, do you beleive it is a good idea to begin working on this Waltz?


Thanks in advance for your advices,
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Offline xvimbi

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Re: Too early for Chopin Waltz in A minor Op. Posth?
Reply #1 on: July 27, 2005, 05:02:26 PM
This piece is really not that unknown. It is a very satisfying piece that any top pianist can perform as an encore. It is also considered one of the easiest pieces by Chopin. It is however fairly fast and may thus be a bit tempting, but if you can play Fuer Elise satisfactorily, you can definitely attempt this waltz. IMO, it also works reasonably slow, so the tempo should not really be a big deterrent. I would say, go for it.
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Offline llamaman

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Re: Too early for Chopin Waltz in A minor Op. Posth?
Reply #2 on: July 27, 2005, 10:55:35 PM
I am learning this piece right now, and it's Grade 6 (RCM) and Fur Elise (Which I have also played) is Grade 7. This piece is a great piece. The real challenge comes in the middle part. Two tips, watch for the trills and mordents, and make sure the grace notes are even.

Good Luck-Llama
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