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santiagoguerrero

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How hard would you rank this pieces?

on: January 12, 2016, 06:53:20 AM

I would love to play Shostakovich's 2nd concerto with Prokofiev's Suggestion Diabolique as an encore.
How hard would you rate those two?

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symphonicdance

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Re: How hard would you rank this pieces?

Reply #1 on: January 12, 2016, 06:05:09 PM

Tchaikovsky competition winners will consider the 2 mentioned pieces easy. Thousands of amateurs (incl. me) will find them like hell. I guess you are in between, but just a few steps reaching the pro side.

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santiagoguerrero

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Re: How hard would you rank this pieces?

Reply #2 on: January 12, 2016, 08:03:27 PM

I'm far away from reaching pro side,hardest thing I,ve played was Scarlatti's D minor sonata K517 and Bartok's Allegro Barbaro.

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abbyes

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Re: How hard would you rank this pieces?

Reply #3 on: January 12, 2016, 08:19:50 PM

Prokofiev's Suggestion Dabolique is a VERY hard piece. Much harder than Bartok's Allegro Barbaro and Scarlatti's K517. It's very technical demanding. There tons of different passages and sections which dramatically contrast which each other. Descending thirds, glissando, fast chords, marqued refinements....

If you're gonna learn it, fingering and relaxation is very important, otherwise you'll not succeed. Also, it will take you a lot of TIME and dedication. If you decide to play it, play it slowly with metronome, use a good fingering and relax your wrists and arms while playing. Prokofiev is hard.

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