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Topic: Chopin Ballade no.1  (Read 1493 times)

Offline RealPianist

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Chopin Ballade no.1
on: October 06, 2005, 05:11:04 PM
I can't tackle the coda (allegro con fuoco section), how to play it fast and correctly without lots of notes mistakes? and how to make it still musical?
any advice about way practicing it??
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Offline chopiabin

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Re: Chopin Ballade no.1
Reply #1 on: October 06, 2005, 06:08:07 PM
There are about a hundred threads about this exact topic. Use the search function.

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Re: Chopin Ballade no.1
Reply #2 on: October 07, 2005, 10:10:45 AM
Accentuate the weak beats while practicing. Keep the wrist supple to facilitate the rotation. Make sure that you have the left hand done separately because the leaps are often the cause of inaccuracies. The Chopin op. 10-10 etude might be a good preparation, though I haven't tried it.  And yes, search for this topic...you'll get many threads which have the same topic.
Waste of time -- do not read signatures.

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Re: Chopin Ballade no.1
Reply #3 on: October 08, 2005, 11:46:19 AM
thanks for your help chopiabin and rohansahai.
i'll do a search for this topic..
hope if there is any other suggestion appreciate..
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