Technical difficulty question

[irrational]

Hi.
I am looking for some assistance regarding the technical difficulty of some pieces I would like to play.

I am in my late 30s and have been playing for almost 2 years. I am currently busy with grade 5 UNISA (Out of 8 grades).
I have to work fairly hard at gaining technical skill as my fingers and wrists have to unlearn years of sport
and things bad for piano playing!
According to my teacher lots of pieces have a high difficulty because of the mature musicality involved,
rather than pure technical difficulty.

I was wondering if I could get some idea from a pianist if I can or should start learning some of the following pieces
already, or if its preferable to gain more technical skill first.

As a guide, I have already learnt Mozart's fantasy K.397.
Some of the non-sonata pieces I would like to start learning are:

Schubert Klavierstuck D.946 Nr.2
Chopin Ballades Nr 1 and 4 Op.23 and 52.
Debussy Bergamasque Suite Nr. 3 "Claire de Lune". As a birthday gift for my mom when she turns 65!
Some of the Chopin and Schubert impromptus. I can't remember which ones now. There are so many.
I think Schubert's Op.90 1-3. Not too sure about the Chopin one now.
Beethoven WoO.57 "Andante Favori".
D.Scarlatti K.25

Any help would be much appreciated

[grandstaff]

All of the pieces you've mentioned are YEARS ahead of you, except for possibly the Debussy (although it's no picnic either) and maybe the Scarlatti, which I'm honestly not particularly familiar with. I would even wait a while for the Schubert.

For example, I have been playing for nine years and I still am going to wait to touch the Ballades. I've played some Schubert impromptus, and I suggest Op. 142 No. 2 as a good place to start for those. But even that is very difficult musically.

[quantum]

These are the most difficult on your list.  I suggest to wait a while before you attempt them.
Schubert Klavierstuck D.946 Nr.2
Chopin Ballades Nr 1 and 4 Op.23 and 52.


The ones most likely in reach are the Debussy and Scarlatti.  Perhaps Schubert 90/2 and Beethoven.  Nonetheless, all pieces in your list will represent a large step up in technical and musical requirements from the Mozart Fantasy. 

[faa2010]

For two years playing, it appears that those pieces are far away of your reach.

I am not saying that you can't learn and play them.  They can take you either months or years, depending of the time, dedication and perseverance you give them. 

What I am talking about is your piano technique. If you don't keep in mind practicing the basics and the elemental, you won't play them in the right way (by that I mean, sight-reading, playing a piece faster, slower, doing crescendos, diminuendos, stacattos, legattos, etc at the right time).

Someone has given me the suggestion of learning a part of a piece in order to verify my level, then play another pieces, and after some time, relearn the piece again to verify my progress.

In my point of view, I recommend you to learn "Claire de Lune" of Debussy.  I don't have the exact words to describe this piece, you can listen it in YouTube, it's about 6 pages and you won't regret learning and playing it.