Next Steps

[klick]

I have been working on Partita No 2, Mvt 1 by Bach and Chopin's Polonaise in A Major Op 40 No 1, and wondering what might be a good next step for me.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Klick

[imbetter]

Maybe a chopin ballade or scherzo. Aside from the sonatas they're really the only thing harder than the polonaises IMO.

Try learning the whole partita?

[sharon_f]

The Op. 40, No.1 is one of the easier polonaises technically. It's a big jump from that to any of the Scherzi or Ballades. I do agree about fininshing the Paritita. The C minor is a terrific piece. I especially love the Rondeaux.

[rc]

What's a piece you yearn to play?  Follow your curiousity...  If you don't have pieces in your head go explore the unfamiliar - hit the library for recordings, buy some random disks if you've got cash to spare, or just pick up some sheet music of something that strikes your interest but you've never heard before, it's an adventure!

Or maybe you mean to learn a piece that will further your technique, in that case the question is what weakness you would like to approach?  I'm always aware of my weaknesses (because there's so many, hehe), that makes it easy to always know what to work on.

That's the Cm partita right?  I love the rondeaux from that!

[klick]

It may be a good idea to learn the rest of the Partita,  haven't really had the chance to get a good listen to all of the movements yet.

I was thinking possibly a Beethoven Sonota. Possibly Pathetique or Appasionata, but not sure if I could handle either yet. Maybe the Schubert Op 90 No 2 Impromtu. The impromtu is fairly simple and is quite impressive to hear.

As for the Scherzo and Ballades, I like the idea, but this Polonaise is very simple compared to the others, as there are no large scales and only a few large LH jumps. Thanks for the Idea though.


Klick