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Offline point of grace

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Bach French Suite for "Piano"
on: December 09, 2008, 07:11:08 PM
hey! i have to study a french suite...
have u play any of them?
which is the more difficult one? and the easiest?
thanks for your opinions and comments!
Yani
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Chopin Polonaise Op. 53
Brahms Op. 79 No. 2
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Re: Bach French Suite for "Piano"
Reply #1 on: December 09, 2008, 09:42:19 PM
I've played the 5th but have only looked at the rest. I find the second to be quite obviously the easiest. But if you decide to go with the 5th and you have a questions I might be able to help you.
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Re: Bach French Suite for "Piano"
Reply #2 on: December 10, 2008, 04:37:02 AM
I've played #6, which is the longest with 8 movements. The Sarabande is lovely and a wonderful study in trills for both hands. The Courante, Bouree and Gigue are proably the most difficult of the set. (For some reason I had the biggest problems with the Courante.)
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Re: Bach French Suite for "Piano"
Reply #3 on: December 11, 2008, 12:06:05 AM
thank u guys, so you would say no.2??
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Re: Bach French Suite for "Piano"
Reply #4 on: December 11, 2008, 01:22:13 AM
if your looking for easy..
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Re: Bach French Suite for "Piano"
Reply #5 on: December 11, 2008, 02:34:17 PM
yes, an easy one, i dont have much time to prepare it...
that's the point
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Chopin Polonaise Op. 53
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