Chopin Etudes

[chopinfrederic]

I love Chopin Etudes very much (my favorite is Op. 25 No. 12 "Ocean Etude"). I wonder in what grade can you play it?
Thank you!

[awesom_o]

I must warn you, this is one of the most difficult of the Chopin Etudes.

Any grade 9 or 10 student would be able to hack their way through it, but to play it really well requires a virtuoso-level pianist.

I would say the main requirement for playing this Etude is that both of your hands need to be equally strong and dexterous.

So if you have a 'good' hand and a 'bad' hand, fix that completely before starting this one!

Here is my recording. Enjoy!

[chopinfrederic]

I must warn you, this is one of the most difficult of the Chopin Etudes.

Any grade 9 or 10 student would be able to hack their way through it, but to play it really well requires a virtuoso-level pianist.

I would say the main requirement for playing this Etude is that both of your hands need to be equally strong and dexterous.

So if you have a 'good' hand and a 'bad' hand, fix that completely before starting this one!

Here is my recording. Enjoy!

That's very good! I'm only grade 6, I tried it and it's very difficult.
Thanks for the answer and suggestion.

[awesom_o]

Have you learned any other Etudes by Chopin?

Have you learned any works by Chopin that are not Etudes?

Do both of those things before taking this one on!

[chopinfrederic]

Have you learned any other Etudes by Chopin?

Have you learned any works by Chopin that are not Etudes?

Do both of those things before taking this one on!

Other Etudes - no
Any works - of course, he's my favorite composer.
I didn't seriously study it, I tried playing it. When I found it was very difficult, I thought maybe I should study other songs first and develop better technique and skills. Etudes are still my fave though.

[future_maestro]

I agree totally with awesom_o.

This is one of the harder Etudes. You probably should prepare yourself before taking on this piece. Like awesom_o  said, get your hand strength built up, and play some of Chopin's easier works. There are a few easy Etudes that you could start with (Op. 25 No. 1 Aeolian Harp is one) and some of his waltzes, Grande Valse Brillante Op. 18 for example, are also easier but nice sounding.

I would not attempt to play this Etude yet, give yourself a little time.

[lopmax]

I don`t think this piece is among the more difficult of Chopins etudes. If you can play the first three beats, you can play the whole piece then. It sounds harder than it is. I havenīt played all his etudes, but this particular piece isnīt harder than op 10 no 3, according to me

[awesom_o]

I don`t think this piece is among the more difficult of Chopins etudes. If you can play the first three beats, you can play the whole piece then. It sounds harder than it is. I havenīt played all his etudes, but this particular piece isnīt harder than op 10 no 3, according to me

Every Chopin Etude is among the more difficult of Chopin's Etudes!