I mean, I've been at it for 3 years and I'm playing ballad 4. So yes.
And, no offense (and not that I could do it any better), but the technically challenging parts weren't executed the best they could be In terms of pure technique, most all the Paganini etudes are more taxing than the 4th ballade.
Most of Liszt > Most of Chopin(In terms f difficulty, only.) As someone who was forced to practice the *** ballade for a whole freakin schoolyear, I can tell you that: The Coda doesn't really take as much prior technical ability; you just have to practice it a lot and a lot at extreme tempi (very slow; very fast, etc.)
IRome wasn't built in one day
your hand should not be tense and the jumps should be more like an semi-circle of the hand (in my opinion) of the notes bouncing between eachother.
Psychologically they appear to be up to two octaves - but a leap of two octaves which goes between thumb and fifth finger is really only a jump of an octave in terms of wrist movement.
my dream is that I will play La Campanella one day
you really should wait on this monster.
I know that this piece is very hard, but I love it
This piece is one of the hardest on the piano repertoire
you do not know the pianists' background to suggest he "plays for himself" is ill advice, when he could be hoping to make a career or compete
it would be detrimental to keep learning a piece incorrectly not only to his performance but potential injury is also a possibility
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I thought it sounded pretty good, especially for 3 days into it. Just loosen up, listen to AJ, and practice like there's no tomorrow.