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If you have mastered Chopin`s Etude op. 25 no. 1, what is the next etude to start with? Please help. Any of the op. 10 or 25 are welkom.

O, and what is a good Liszt Transendental Etude to start with?

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #1 on: June 05, 2007, 10:43:45 AM

godowsky-chopin op 25 no1, version 2 ("like four hands"). orgasmic & super impressive

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #2 on: June 05, 2007, 11:04:06 AM

Come on, be nice ER. I would recommend instead working through Czerny's "School of Velocity" for a well-rounded technique.

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Reply #3 on: June 05, 2007, 12:37:48 PM

that's orgasmic? hmm. dnephi - frankly, i'm worried about you.

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Reply #4 on: June 05, 2007, 01:36:13 PM

Try either 25-2 or 25-5. (EDITED: make that 25-9)

Don't let Presto or Allegro Vivace scare you. Just take it slow to get the feel & accuracy, then the speed.

25-2 is mesmerizing.

25-5 (EDIT: 25-9) is short sweet & delightful.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

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Reply #5 on: June 05, 2007, 02:02:31 PM

25-5 is fairly challenging in the second subject section.

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #6 on: June 05, 2007, 03:44:16 PM

Any of the following:

10-3
10-6
10-9

25-2
25-7
25-9

Good luck.

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Reply #7 on: June 05, 2007, 05:09:27 PM

Quote from: dnephi on June 05, 2007, 02:02:31 PM

25-5 is fairly challenging in the second subject section.

Agreed.

I had brain-death when I said 25-5.

I meant 25-9.

Double-checked: 25-9, Edited above post.

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Reply #8 on: June 05, 2007, 05:55:32 PM

have a look at these links:

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1927.msg16974.html#msg16974
(Etude op. 10 no. 1 – Cortot edition – Meiting and Hmoll discuss tendonitis)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2074.msg17096.html#msg17096
(different editions)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2678.msg23656.html#msg23656
(Suggestions for different editions)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3197.msg28098.html#msg28098
(Op. 25 no. 1 – grades for all etudes and nocturnes)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3233.msg28792.html#msg28792
(op. 10 no. 2 – Robert Henry excellent post)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3916.msg35679.html#msg35679
(preparatory pieces for Revolutionary)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4957.msg47444.html#msg47444
(Op. 10 no. 9 – discussion of fingering and description of movement)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5090.msg48850.html#msg48850
(How to figure out fingering for Op. 25 no. 11)

They are all difficult, so it doesn't really matter in what order you learn them. What is important is in what way you learn them--most of the chopin etudes are best learned by outlining. The answer to this will find in these links:

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5767.msg56133.html#msg56133
(huge collection of links)

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,9159.msg92755.html#msg92755
(m1469s index of the forum)

and in this book:

Abbey Whiteside - on piano playing (Amadeus Press)

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #9 on: June 05, 2007, 07:54:32 PM

Quote from: bench warmer on June 05, 2007, 01:36:13 PM

25-5 (EDIT: 25-9) is short sweet & delightful.

IMO the view of 25/9 being "easy", or at least among the easiest of the set, is a widespread misconception. At least to me, pulling out all those superfast superlight octaves with a very uncomfortable, open handposition, has been a real challenge. Personally, I find that 25/8 fits the hands better.

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Reply #10 on: June 05, 2007, 07:55:55 PM

IMO the view of 25/9 being "easy", or at least among the easiest of the set, is a widespread misconception. At least to me, pulling out all those superfast superlight octaves, with a very uncomfortable, open hand position, has been a real challenge. Personally, I find that 25/8 fits the hands better.

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #11 on: June 05, 2007, 11:23:22 PM

Quote from: cloches_de_geneve on June 05, 2007, 07:55:55 PM

IMO the view of 25/9 being "easy", or at least among the easiest of the set, is a widespread misconception. At least to me, pulling out all those superfast superlight octaves, with a very uncomfortable, open hand position, has been a real challenge. Personally, I find that 25/8 fits the hands better.

There was no mention or implication about it being easy (or easiest). I personally don't think any of the Chopin Etudes are easy to master so that they sound like music and not exercises.

25-9 is short in relation to the other Etudes, fairly repetitious in the RT. Hnd. & not much to concentrate on in the LH.

Everyone has different strengths & weaknesses, so it's difficult to suggest to someone what Chopin Etude to play next based on his reporting that he's mastered 25-1. If this thread continues long enough every Etude in op.10 & op25 will probably be suggested as a candidate.

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #12 on: June 06, 2007, 02:10:26 AM

I still think that the Czerny recommendation was best.

Dan

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #13 on: July 16, 2007, 11:29:47 AM

And what Liszt etude can I give a shot?

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Reply #14 on: July 16, 2007, 12:31:58 PM

Ab Irato (last version) might be best.

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #15 on: July 16, 2007, 01:11:43 PM

ab irato? no way.

Try transcendental etudes 1 and 3

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #16 on: July 16, 2007, 01:32:42 PM

Quote from: imbetter on July 16, 2007, 01:11:43 PM

ab irato? no way.

Try transcendental etudes 1 and 3

#1 is pretty hard. Its arpeggios involve the 4th finger on a black key, which makes it a bit rough. The Cramer-like sequences are OK, but still take a good technique.

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #17 on: July 16, 2007, 07:58:48 PM

Why has no one mentioned Op. 25 No. 12? It must be among the easiest 3 or 4...not that any of them are "easy", of course.

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Reply #18 on: July 16, 2007, 08:22:38 PM

Quote from: mcgillcomposer on July 16, 2007, 07:58:48 PM

Why has no one mentioned Op. 25 No. 12? It must be among the easiest 3 or 4...not that any of them are "easy", of course.

Because it isn't.

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Reply #19 on: July 16, 2007, 09:46:18 PM

it is'nt the easiest one. Op.25 No.4 in F minor is the easiest one between Op.10 and Op.25

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #20 on: July 16, 2007, 11:27:04 PM

op 10 no 4

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Reply #21 on: July 17, 2007, 12:25:25 AM

Quote from: amelialw on July 16, 2007, 09:46:18 PM

it is'nt the easiest one. Op.25 No.4 in F minor is the easiest one between Op.10 and Op.25

If I am not mistaken the Op.25/4 in fact is in a minor.
This etude has very specific difficulties and is very far from the easiest one.

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Reply #22 on: July 17, 2007, 12:29:03 AM

opps, mistake the Op.25 No.3 f minor is the easiest one.

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #23 on: July 17, 2007, 12:33:14 AM

Quote from: amelialw on July 17, 2007, 12:29:03 AM

opps, mistake the Op.25 No.3 f minor is the easiest one.

op.25 no.2 perhaps, in fmin? and please do not let this slip into an easiest debate! He did not ask for that anywayz.

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Re: etudes op. 10&25

Reply #24 on: July 17, 2007, 12:41:42 AM

Quote from: nightingale11 on June 05, 2007, 05:55:32 PM

They are all difficult, so it doesn't really matter in what order you learn them.

This is a very controversial statement. While I completely agree they are ALL difficult, I could argue with the part "it doesn't really matter in what order you learn them".

And BTW, Nightingale11, when you post links at least check if they are working, or even better... post your own ideas

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Reply #25 on: July 17, 2007, 03:42:42 AM

Quote from: avetma on July 16, 2007, 08:22:38 PM

Because it isn't.

It really is. It's just a bunch of arpeggios with a melody in the lower register.

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Reply #26 on: July 17, 2007, 05:00:43 AM

Quote from: mcgillcomposer on July 17, 2007, 03:42:42 AM

It really is. It's just a bunch of arpeggios with a melody in the lower register.

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Haha, if only we can say that and play it with the same ease.

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Reply #27 on: July 17, 2007, 06:23:09 AM

Quote from: chidi on July 17, 2007, 05:00:43 AM

Haha, if only we can say that and play it with the same ease.

-Chidi

I can. As for most of the other études, I cannot. Maybe it just suits my technique...who knows.

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Reply #28 on: July 17, 2007, 07:04:18 AM

Liszt etudes plz. What about trancendental etude no. 11?

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Reply #29 on: July 17, 2007, 07:08:16 AM

Or Un Sospiro?

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Reply #30 on: July 17, 2007, 07:13:47 AM

I have a number of live recordings of 25/12 and heard live performances. I have noticed that pianists tend to mess this one up -- strangely more so than 25/11. Just lots of wrong notes.

Maybe it's just tiredness, fatigue: After all, one gets there after making it through 25/10 and 25/11. But then, if it was an easy etude, no messup should happen. Besides, and as always, it is crucial to distinguish between playing the etude for pleasure or performing it as the final pièce de résistance of the set. If you mess up an earlier etude, the public might forget; but if you play the last one badly, it will be remembered. And the performer knows it.

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Reply #31 on: July 17, 2007, 08:02:19 AM

Quote from: cloches_de_geneve on July 17, 2007, 07:13:47 AM

I have a number of live recordings of 25/12 and heard live performances. I have noticed that pianists tend to mess this one up -- strangely more so than 25/11. Just lots of wrong notes.

Maybe it's just tiredness, fatigue: After all, one gets there after making it through 25/10 and 25/11. But then, if it was an easy etude, no messup should happen. Besides, and as always, it is crucial to distinguish between playing the etude for pleasure or performing it as the final pièce de résistance of the set. If you mess up an earlier etude, the public might forget; but if you play the last one badly, it will be remembered. And the performer knows it.

I never said it was "easy"; read my initial post. In any case, fatigue shouldn't be a problem if one has been trained properly (unless you've played a 3 hour concert leading up to the etude, filled with virtuosic repertoire). Also, wrong notes aren't that big of a deal in this piece; the overall impression should be like a wash of sound. Admittedly, if there are tons, they will stick out, but a few here and there is nothing to worry about. In fact, the best recording I ever heard of this work (Cortot) has several wrong notes.

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Reply #32 on: July 17, 2007, 09:35:12 AM

Liszt plz!!!!!!!!!!

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Reply #33 on: July 17, 2007, 09:39:39 AM

Maybe Un Sospiro would be the best to start with?

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Reply #34 on: July 17, 2007, 03:48:01 PM

Try Funérailles.

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Reply #35 on: July 17, 2007, 03:55:28 PM

Quote from: mcgillcomposer on July 17, 2007, 06:23:09 AM

I can. As for most of the other études, I cannot. Maybe it just suits my technique...who knows.

That's great. Do you happen to have any recordings of yourself playing it? I'm not saying this as a strike back if it seems that way, but his etude is one of my favorites.

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Reply #36 on: July 17, 2007, 03:58:37 PM

Quote from: chidi on July 17, 2007, 03:55:28 PM

That's great. Do you happen to have any recordings of yourself playing it? I'm not saying this as a strike back if it seems that way, but his etude is one of my favorites.

-Chidi

No, but I can post one on Youtube. I have a really sh$tty camera that I use to record videos, so the sound quality will be horrible. I had actually started a mini series on Youtube called "An étude is born". I was going to map my progress in learning the work. I put up the first installment (after 3 days of 15 minutes per day practice on the piece), but have not followed up. The sound quality of the first recording was so poor that I got discouraged. Anyway, I just bought some condenser mics, so I'll see what I can do.

Have you heard the Cortot recording?

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Reply #37 on: July 17, 2007, 04:05:18 PM

Quote from: mcgillcomposer on July 17, 2007, 03:58:37 PM

Have you heard the Cortot recording?

I'm not sure. I have a pretty good recording of the piece but I'm don't know who's playing it. Did you buy a CD or heard it some other way?

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Reply #38 on: July 17, 2007, 04:06:03 PM

Quote from: chidi on July 17, 2007, 04:05:18 PM

I'm not sure. I have a pretty good recording of the piece but I'm don't know who's playing it. Did you buy a CD or heard it some other way?

I purchased the CD at Archambault in Montréal, Québec. Do you have a large store dedicated to classical music where you live?

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Reply #39 on: July 17, 2007, 04:21:44 PM

Quote from: mcgillcomposer on July 17, 2007, 04:06:03 PM

I purchased the CD at Archambault in Montréal, Québec. Do you have a large store dedicated to classical music where you live?

Unfortunately no, but could it be available for purchase online?

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Reply #40 on: July 17, 2007, 04:23:22 PM

Quote from: pianistimo on June 05, 2007, 12:37:48 PM

that's orgasmic? hmm. dnephi - frankly, i'm worried about you.

Do you play it yourself, Susan? - and, if not, can you be sure?

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Reply #41 on: July 17, 2007, 04:32:49 PM

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Unfortunately no, but could it be available for purchase online?

Sure...let me find the link...

https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111052

His interpretations are SO rich...I have yet to hear anything else that comes close.

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Reply #42 on: July 17, 2007, 04:43:51 PM

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Sure...let me find the link...

https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111052

His interpretations are SO rich...I have yet to hear anything else that comes close.

Thank you, already too anxious waiting.

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Reply #43 on: July 17, 2007, 08:40:51 PM

Let's face it. None of Chopin's etudes are easy. If they were easy, everybody would learn them. Etudes are studies. As such, each is difficult in its own way, because it presents the player with a different obstacle. The reason that some people find some etudes easier than others is because each pianist is different. What may be easy for me may not be easy for you. So the question you must ask yourself is which of the etudes is easiest for you? Try sight reading some of them. Find one that you think would be challenging but also something that you could learn.

I would say the same thing for the Transcendental etudes. You might find Harmonies du Soir easier than Mazeppa, or Fuex Follets easier than something else. Look at the scores, try playing a few. See which ones would be easiest for you.

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Reply #44 on: July 18, 2007, 07:22:05 AM

Thanx chopinfan 22!

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Reply #45 on: July 18, 2007, 07:25:03 AM

Hey there.

This is my list of Liszt works.

I have to choose one. Plz help!

Harmonies du Soir
Un Sospiro
Funerailles
Mazzepa
Fuex Follets

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Reply #46 on: July 18, 2007, 12:10:32 PM

I'm a fan of Harmonies du Soir and Un Sospiro myself.

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Reply #47 on: July 18, 2007, 12:29:09 PM

Quote from: christiaan on July 18, 2007, 07:25:03 AM

Hey there.

This is my list of Liszt works.

I have to choose one. Plz help!

Harmonies du Soir
Un Sospiro
Funerailles
Mazzepa
Fuex Follets

What makes it difficult to choose? Why does it require assistance? Just close your eyes and point at one and if you don't like it, repeat the process.

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Reply #48 on: July 18, 2007, 02:14:24 PM

Quote from: christiaan on July 18, 2007, 07:25:03 AM

Hey there.

This is my list of Liszt works.

I have to choose one. Plz help!

Harmonies du Soir
Un Sospiro
Funerailles
Mazzepa
Fuex Follets

First: Feux Follets is spelled wrong in your post.
Second: Funerailles is not an etude.
Third: Those are all probably beyond your technique.

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Reply #49 on: July 18, 2007, 11:31:53 PM

Quote from: dnephi on July 18, 2007, 02:14:24 PM

Third: Those are all probably beyond your technique.

This is also something to consider. Perhaps taking on another Chopin etude?

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