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instromp

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Chopin:Polonaise c#minor op.26.Technical difficulties

on: November 02, 2006, 01:45:53 AM

My teacher mentioned something about this piece to me today for this piano festival in MArch,it's suppose to be the first one ever in P.G County(Maryland).He wants me to learn it, i just wanna know the technical difficulties that he didnt talk about to me since i dont see him until another lesson.

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Re: Chopin:Polonaise c#minor op.26.Technical difficulties

Reply #1 on: November 02, 2006, 05:41:38 PM

Fast arpeggios, lot of legato, playing chords in which you have to give an accent to the highest note of the chord only.

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Re: Chopin:Polonaise c#minor op.26.Technical difficulties

Reply #2 on: November 02, 2006, 10:12:34 PM

Quote from: Kassaa on November 02, 2006, 05:41:38 PM

Fast arpeggios, lot of legato, playing chords in which you have to give an accent to the highest note of the chord only.

Thanks Kassaa,

I've finally had a look at the score,and everything you said is true.The arpeggios look very hard to execute(maybe some good'ol Hanon will do the trick,just kidding).The legato in this seems tricky,i think that would be my ultimate challenge.All those chords

,this is very demanding of a piece(well from my view).I have until March to get this together, and my teacher is going to extend my lesson by half an hour for extra help with this(for free

thank God). This should be do-able since i have time to work it out.

Instromp

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Re: Chopin:Polonaise c#minor op.26.Technical difficulties

Reply #3 on: November 07, 2006, 07:08:24 PM

Hi,

I am doing this as well, for my coming exam in the end of this month. Not really difficult, I only find the dominant 7th broken chords rather challenging strating bar 25.

Nice piece to show your musciality and pianism. Recommended recording of Pollini. A lot of well thought ideas in his playing.

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Reply #4 on: November 07, 2006, 08:35:41 PM

Quote from: thaicheow on November 07, 2006, 07:08:24 PM

Hi,

I am doing this as well, for my coming exam in the end of this month. Not really difficult, I only find the dominant 7th broken chords rather challenging strating bar 25.

Nice piece to show your musciality and pianism. Recommended recording of Pollini. A lot of well thought ideas in his playing.

Hello Thaicheow

Great to hear you are doing it too

.Can't say that this isnt difficult,maybe because it's my first polonaise.You mean measure 25 or bar 25

.Would you happen to have Pollini's recording of this,if so would you mind sending it to me?

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Re: Chopin:Polonaise c#minor op.26.Technical difficulties

Reply #5 on: November 08, 2006, 12:49:16 AM

Just to add to the party, This is like my goal piece for the romantic era. I hope to do it for my collage Romantic audition piece. I hope to learn it soon.

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Reply #6 on: November 09, 2006, 03:37:47 PM

Hi,
Yes, I do mean measure 25.

Here I have uploaded the playing by Pollini. Just download it for personal use only:

https://www.sendspace.com/file/pjm1kr

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Reply #7 on: November 09, 2006, 11:01:56 PM

Quote from: thaicheow on November 09, 2006, 03:37:47 PM

Hi,
Yes, I do mean measure 25.

Here I have uploaded the playing by Pollini. Just download it for personal use only:

https://www.sendspace.com/file/pjm1kr

Thankyou for the recording and I will.

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