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Topic: Gaspard or Debussy etudes? (or preludes or miroirs or jeux d'eau)  (Read 1652 times)

Offline proklover

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I'm wondering if it's better to play Gaspard de la nuit or debussy's etudes in a competition, because Gaspard is really difficult but overplayed and debussy's etudes are a little less difficult but probably less often played, as a set. Or should I just go with la valse which i believe is between the technical difficulty level of Gaspard and etudes.....or should I play jeux d'eaux?? (which is overplayed...)
I really want to learn Gaspard de la nuit though, I just don't want to be kicked out of the competition because the judges prefer someone else's interpretation -___-
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Offline austinarg

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Re: Gaspard or Debussy etudes? (or preludes or miroirs or jeux d'eau)
Reply #1 on: December 29, 2012, 07:48:36 PM
If you want to learn Gaspard, then do it. The idea of learning something just to appeal to the jury of a competition seems ridiculous to me.
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Re: Gaspard or Debussy etudes? (or preludes or miroirs or jeux d'eau)
Reply #2 on: December 30, 2012, 01:41:49 AM
Well, I know, but I could also learn Gaspard later. This competition is in a couple of months.
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Re: Gaspard or Debussy etudes? (or preludes or miroirs or jeux d'eau)
Reply #3 on: December 30, 2012, 11:04:38 PM
How about Valse Nobles, secections form LaTombeau, or the Sonatine?

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