Prelude In G minor Op.23 no.5 Or Etude in A minor Op.25 no.11?

[rjgrech]

Which piece is the more technically demanding piece? Also which is the better show piece. I've been in competition with a friend of mine in terms of piano for over a year now and his specialty is Rachmaninov where as mine is Chopin. How would Winter Wind stack up against this Prelude?

[visitor]

this is simple really, the answer is two Cage bananas



Best,
V

[j_menz]

If your specialty is Chopin and you don't have your own well founded view on this, "specialty" is something you are using in some strange new sense unfamiliar to me. Perhaps you could rephrase for clarity.

[rjgrech]

I mean speciality as in out of all my friends and teachers I know the most about Chopin's works like the years they were written, the key, the opus, number, and other things. I also play predominately Chopin as he is my favorite composer. Ive also played the Rach Prelude and I want to know if anyone thinks Winter Wind is comparable to it. I obviously think its better but I'm trying to get other opinions.

[liszt1022]

I wish there was a 50-post "Student's Corner" purgatory for new users before allowance to post in the other subforums.

[devbanana]

Depends on your audience, really. The etude sounds more impressive, but technically I would think they are about equal.

The g minor prelude is quite fun. There are also some nice arpeggios in the middle section that can pose some difficulty but are manageable enough.