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Topic: Scriabin Valse in F minor question  (Read 1401 times)

Offline outin

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Scriabin Valse in F minor question
on: August 22, 2012, 02:21:10 PM
Now this is the thing... I need to learn a couple of waltzes (don't ask why) although I generally dislike them. I like one or two by Chopin and also Scriabin's F-minor is lovely. I looked at the score of the Scriabin piece and as everything by him it is graded 8+ in PS. Could someone explain me a little why? What makes it so difficult? Is it totally impossible to learn at all if you don't generally play grade 8 stuff?

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Re: Scriabin Valse in F minor question
Reply #1 on: August 22, 2012, 03:47:45 PM
I'm not familiar with the Scriabin waltzes so I can't comment, but I suggest you take a look at Brahms 16 Waltzes, Op. 39. Many of them are very very good. I especially like nos. 3 & 4, but you should read through them all. They're not too difficult (grade 6 or 7, maybe?)

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Re: Scriabin Valse in F minor question
Reply #2 on: August 22, 2012, 03:58:56 PM
I'm not familiar with the Scriabin waltzes so I can't comment, but I suggest you take a look at Brahms 16 Waltzes, Op. 39. Many of them are very very good. I especially like nos. 3 & 4, but you should read through them all. They're not too difficult (grade 6 or 7, maybe?)

I have nothing against Brahms but I don't care for the waltzes :(

The reason why I like the Scriabin waltz and the couple from Chopin is because they are different... I am currently learning the Chopin A minor (posth) which is easy, but I cannot see myself playing it after I've learned it...
 

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