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Offline nonfox

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Tchaikovskys Nutcracker Suite - Level?
on: April 29, 2006, 08:13:45 PM
Hi....

I've been listening to Tchaikovskys Nutcracker Suite the last couple of days, and I would like to learn The second movement of it. It's probably the easiest part of that Suite, but I don't know what level it is....
I'd guess that it is about 5-6 but I'm not sure at all...

Does anyone know what level it is?
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Offline mikey6

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Re: Tchaikovskys Nutcracker Suite - Level?
Reply #1 on: April 30, 2006, 01:17:19 AM
are you talking about the Pletnev arrangement or the Siloti (I think?) arrangement.
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Re: Tchaikovskys Nutcracker Suite - Level?
Reply #2 on: April 30, 2006, 09:24:52 AM
The Pletnev...
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Re: Tchaikovskys Nutcracker Suite - Level?
Reply #3 on: April 30, 2006, 12:15:11 PM
i'm not sure what level 5-6 means... the work is pretty difficult, and not just technically. it's a fabulous transcription of a symphonic work, which means you have to try to keep the orchestra version colours - and that's not exactly easy when you have to juggle two or three orchestra sections...

for me, the chinese dance was the most difficult technically, and the intermezzo was the overall most difficult.

best luck
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