Chopin: Underplayed yet gret pieces

[presto agitato]

Which pieces by Chopin are underplayed ?

Do you like them?

In your opinion are they as great as the others?

[orlandopiano]

Which pieces by Chopin are underplayed ?

Do you like them?

In your opinion are they as great as the others?

G flat Impromptu, Polonaise-Fantasy, just about any of the Mazurkas.

The Polonaise-Fantasy is one of Chopin's greatest musical accomplishments in my opinion.

[joeplaysthepiano]

I agree about the 3rd impromptu, and I would also add the second impromptu to the list.  It's a very pretty piece.

[stevie]

the rondos,specially the 1st 2

[da jake]

F minor Etude from Trois Nouvelles Etudes.

[orlandopiano]

F minor Etude from Trois Nouvelles Etudes.

Forgot all about these. I like all 3 of these gems.

[jre58591]

variations on "la ci darem la mano" op 2. this is one of my favorite piano/orch pieces. i wish more people would play it.

[Mozartian]

The Mazurkas

Rondo ala Mazur, op. 5

Polonaise No. 5 in F Sharp Minor

[da jake]

Polonaise No. 5 in F Sharp Minor

Very wikid piece. Horowitz's live Carnegie Hall perf is incredible.

[stevie]

Very wikid piece. Horowitz's live Carnegie Hall perf is incredible.

hahaha u pregnant cat, provide this

[da jake]

this a video too. 

[crazy for ivan moravec]

The Polonaise-Fantasy is one of Chopin's greatest musical accomplishments in my opinion.

true.

[franz_]

variations on "la ci darem la mano" op 2. this is one of my favorite piano/orch pieces. i wish more people would play it.

Could anyone post an audiofile of this piece please? Thanks.

[pianalex]

c sharp minor prelude  (not op 28 one)

[Mozartian]

this a video too. 

No way, WHERE?!

That's my favorite polonaise ever, totally awesome piece (SO bloody difficult looking as well, I don't dare touch it, lol). Plus it has a mazurka movement in it.

[mila5405]

Grand polonaise op.22 is the best..

piano concerto nr.1 , Fantaisie impromtu, Ballade nr.1 and Etude op.10 nr.4 (The torrent)

[Kassaa]

Grand polonaise op.22 is the best..

piano concerto nr.1 , Fantaisie impromtu, Ballade nr.1 and Etude op.10 nr.4 (The torrent)

what do you not understand of underplayed?

[anda]

i don't know about the rest of the world, but over here i've never heard of any live performance of sonata no.1 or of berceuse op. 57.

[presto agitato]

Grand polonaise op.22 is the best..

piano concerto nr.1 , Fantaisie impromtu, Ballade nr.1 and Etude op.10 nr.4 (The torrent)

LOL

[el nino]

berceuse-amazing

[stormx]

Piano sonata n° 1.

It is very nice, and completely underplayed.
It seems to me that Chopin's disdain to it is probably the reason, but its a great sonata anyway.

[da jake]

i don't know about the rest of the world, but over here i've never heard of any live performance of sonata no.1 or of berceuse op. 57.

Pssst. it's because they're junk. 

[soliloquy]

His Don Juan Variations for Piano and Orchestra are hardly ever played but a great piece.

[thalbergmad]

The Rondo Op16 rings my bell.

[franz_]

His Don Juan Variations for Piano and Orchestra are hardly ever played but a great piece.

Never heard of. Could you post an audio file?

[anda]

Pssst. it's because they're junk. 

they're not!    (this coming from a schumann fan...)

[Tash]

Pssst. it's because they're junk.

aww i like them both. i played the berceuse last year, and went kind of insane after a while but i'm back on ok terms with it now...

[jre58591]

His Don Juan Variations for Piano and Orchestra are hardly ever played but a great piece.

these are the same as the "la ci darem la mano" variations op 2. ill post an audio file soon.

[jre58591]

ok, here are chopin's variations on "la ci darem la mano" op 2, or the don juan variations. the pianist is kun woo paik. enjoy!

https://www.sendspace.com/file/vniv7o

[walking_encyclopedia]

oh man how about etude 25/7?!!! nobody ever perform it!

it's right between the thirds etude and the sixths etude, hence it's kind of ignored because it's slow.

listen to a rec sometime, it's absolutely wrenching.

[phil13]

Nocturne Op.55 No.2

Many of the Mazurkas

Preludes in A-flat (the Op.28 one and the op.posth. one)

Krakowiak Op.14 (okay, a lot of material from other pieces, but still great in the energy it has)

Cello Sonata, Op.65

Trio, Op.8

The last three are NEVER played.

Phil

[classicalfan]

Nocturne op 32 nr 2 in a flat.