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jehangircama

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Tchaikovsky Dumka

on: October 05, 2005, 08:09:42 AM

anyone here played this piece? i liked it quite a bit when i heard it. how demanding is it?

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mrchops10

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Re: Tchaikovsky Dumka

Reply #1 on: October 06, 2005, 03:54:27 AM

This is one of my "Carnegie Hall" pieces (i.e. if someone cancels at 6:30 and they ask me to fill in at Carnegie, this piece goes on the program.) Being Tchaikovsky, it's extremely awkward, but if played with sufficient presence of mind it's completely doable for a person of reasonable technique. PLUS, it's very effective. What other pieces are you playing now? I think I learned at about the same time as Rachmaninoff's Polichinelle, although it's a good bit harder. Great piece, underplayed.

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jehangircama

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Re: Tchaikovsky Dumka

Reply #2 on: October 06, 2005, 01:39:44 PM

just now i'm not at the level of this piece, imo. i'm doing two rachmaninov preludes (op32 no.s 5 and 10) beethoven 32 variations in Cminor,and redoing Chopin's fantasie impromptu. i don't get in much practice as i'm in my final school year, so i'm doing these for now. was thinking of looking at this in the future. what pieces do you play in your concerts generally, apart from the Dumka?

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