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edubia

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Chopin - Scherzo no. 2: Am I ready to play it?

on: April 17, 2011, 08:42:30 PM

I have just finished Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2. It's nowhere near "concert quality", but it sounds decent. I've looked through the Scherzo and played through the first page. There's nothing too bad about it (the big run took a little while, but that's it) and it looks like it repeats a lot, so there's not a lot to learn. I don't think it's harder than Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2, right? I've heard people say that there are some big stretches, but I can stretch from a C to the next F in my left hand, and from a C to the next E in my right. That shouldn't be a problem, right?

Also, what are the most difficult parts of the Scherzo?

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joeplaysthepiano

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Re: Chopin - Scherzo no. 2: Am I ready to play it?

Reply #1 on: April 18, 2011, 02:34:18 PM

If you can play that Hungarian Rhapsody, then you can play this scherzo, no doubt about it. There are a few really tough parts in the scherzo. For me, the hardest part was the section where the left hand plays octaves while the right hand plays crazy arpeggios. I don't know if I'll ever be satisfied with how I play that section. Good luck.

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richard black

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Re: Chopin - Scherzo no. 2: Am I ready to play it?

Reply #2 on: April 18, 2011, 02:51:51 PM

If you can play the Hungarian Rhapsody, you don't need to ask how difficult the Chopin 2nd Scherzo is...

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