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Offline imbetter

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Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
on: January 27, 2007, 07:46:21 PM
I heard that Chopin hated his fantasie impromptu and wanted to burn it. I was wondering why

thanks 8)
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #1 on: January 27, 2007, 07:58:19 PM
Probably cause too many people would like it....
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #2 on: January 27, 2007, 08:19:55 PM
hmm thats another thing chopin and i have in common.
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #3 on: January 27, 2007, 09:20:03 PM
He probably couldn't get the bloody thing out of his head

Where did you hear it from?
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #4 on: January 27, 2007, 09:37:18 PM
various places.
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #5 on: January 27, 2007, 10:09:05 PM
yes, most rumours come from that very source...
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #6 on: January 27, 2007, 10:17:34 PM
its not a rumor ive heard it from biographys youtube and people on pianostreet
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #7 on: January 27, 2007, 10:34:49 PM
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #8 on: January 27, 2007, 10:41:52 PM
thanks that was really helpfull
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #9 on: January 28, 2007, 12:09:01 AM
Well, haven't you heard the piece?

A better reason than the piece itself you won't get.
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #10 on: January 28, 2007, 01:03:43 PM
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
NOT AGAIN!!!!!!!

*hides self in blanket*
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #11 on: January 29, 2007, 05:28:46 PM
i really dont like it that much. i dont think its a poor composition, but its just boring to listen to after a few times.
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #12 on: January 29, 2007, 10:54:35 PM
I heard that (one) of the reasons was that after the little tittly part with all the trills at the begining, the descending passage had the same notes as a passage in the third movement of Beethoven's Moonlight sonate.
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #13 on: February 05, 2007, 03:07:33 AM
I've heard the similar-to-moonlight comment a lot too. Seems reasonable, but I guess it's still speculative.

I wonder how Chopin would respond today, knowing how popular the piece is.
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #14 on: February 05, 2007, 03:11:44 AM
Quote from: seely on February 05, 2007, 03:07:33 AM
I wonder how Chopin would respond today, knowing how popular the piece is.
he would be like sorabji and prevent anyone from performing it, possibly.
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #15 on: February 05, 2007, 03:28:42 AM
A great piece of music, but extremely overplayed.

It's not fashionable to like anything popular.
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #16 on: February 05, 2007, 03:50:54 AM
I'd take FI over Scherzo no. 1 any time .....
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #17 on: February 05, 2007, 04:47:16 AM
Quote from: cygnusdei on February 05, 2007, 03:50:54 AM
I'd take FI over Scherzo no. 1 any time .....
no. just no.

i am probably one of the biggest advocates of obscure music on this forum and even i return to the scherzo no. 1 at times. never to FI though.
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Re: Why'd Chopin hate the Fantasie Impromptu?
Reply #18 on: February 05, 2007, 04:52:28 AM
Quote from: imbetter on January 27, 2007, 10:17:34 PM
its not a rumor ive heard it from biographys youtube and people on pianostreet

Thank heavens youtube is always right.

(this is nothing against you, imbetter, this is just me not liking internet things)
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