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Topic: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3  (Read 6713 times)

Offline pocho

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Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3
on: July 10, 2009, 09:06:51 PM
I need some help trying to choose between these 2. I wish I could play both, but I can only learn one. Which do you guys think I should pick?
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Re: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3
Reply #1 on: July 10, 2009, 09:27:50 PM
Scherzo no.2
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Re: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3
Reply #2 on: July 10, 2009, 09:57:34 PM
Defenitely Scherzo no. 2 !!! ;D
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Re: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3
Reply #3 on: July 11, 2009, 01:38:04 AM
Ballade 3  :)
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Re: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3
Reply #4 on: July 11, 2009, 01:48:01 AM
They're both amazing I don't prefer one over the either but if it makes any sort of difference Ballade no.3 is a bit easier than the scherzo although it has some tricky passages.
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Re: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3
Reply #5 on: July 11, 2009, 02:24:47 AM
Quote from: imbetter on July 11, 2009, 01:48:01 AM
They're both amazing I don't prefer one over the either but if it makes any sort of difference Ballade no.3 is a bit easier than the scherzo although it has some tricky passages.

I don't know about easier (although I'm only going by what I've heard)... but the 3rd Ballade seems more beautiful to listen to (in my opinion).

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Re: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3
Reply #6 on: July 11, 2009, 05:03:56 AM
or pick the one you most like.
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Re: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3
Reply #7 on: July 11, 2009, 01:21:28 PM
I'm personally a fan of the Scherzo, but this may be because after hearing the first Ballade I just couldn't get into the others, it was too good. The Scherzo is extremely tricky, though. I spent months working on it and in the end it still wasn't ready for a jury. Gorgeous, though, and a wide range of technical demands to keep you busy, if you can't manage them yet.
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Re: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3
Reply #8 on: July 13, 2009, 07:49:40 PM
Thanks a lot for all your suggestions. I chose the Ballade.
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Re: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3
Reply #9 on: July 13, 2009, 08:59:03 PM
Good choice  :D
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