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Topic: Chopin's Scherzo No.2 or Ballade No.3 (Read 5379 times)

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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communist

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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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chopin1993

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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 !!!

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tanman

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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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pocho

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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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imbetter

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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

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