Should I learn Fantaisie Impromtu

[frederic_choping]

Hiya
I'm a piano student and I am doing grade 5 (ABRSM). Currently I am taking a break and learning Solfeggietto and Sonata in C major and I really really like Fantaisie Impromptu. If I try really hard, can I do it?! I know its hard, but I am good at rhythm, and I really want to do you think I can learn it all (slowly of course) by December 2016? I know it sounds ridiculous but the song means a lot to me, sentimentally.
Thanks

[mjames]

no one here really knows your ability and overall potential. the only way to really know is to either ask your teacher, or stop being a wuss and try it out for yourself. it's just music, don't be so afraid of it.

[reiyza]

These grades are subjective AFAIK. I think the impromptu is grade 8/8+(not sure) with lot of 3vs2 polyrhythms. (Please do correct me if I'm wrong.)

But hey I'd go with mjames suggestion. Try it out and see how far you'll get then if you reach an area that is technically way too difficult for you, you could always come back to the piece at a later point in time.

I don't know what grade I am, since I've been getting informal lessons from an experienced pianist, but I have a  grade 5(performance ready) and grade 7(playable) piece in my repertoire and  as suggested by members of this forum(thanks mjames), I tried to tackle a chopin etude, so far It's going better than I expected(slowly but surely).

Give it a shot and goodluck.

[pencilart3]

I would advise you strongly against playing the c-sharp minor impromptu after 6 months of playing.

[coda_colossale]

This question gets asked a lot, actually.

You will for sure find it very challenging as it contains difficulties -such as polyrhythms and a rather difficult piano writing- that are beyond your experience as of yet, and most likely will not be able to learn the piece in any reasonable amount of time. Believe me, the fastest way to learn a piece that seems challenging is to work your way up to it, not to jump to it straight away! Solfegietto should be sight-reading material when you're truly ready!

That being said, this was for the run-of-the-mill piano student, and only you can evaluate your skills! If it seems manageable to you -but ofc, being able to assess the difficulty of a piece requires immense experience too- and you are willing to put quite some work onto this you can always go for it! Or you can learn the B section alone, which sounds lovely.

A stretch is always good, keeps you motivated and boosts your technique, but always be reasonabe. I've lost count how many times I got dicouraged from playing jumping onto repertoire that was beyond my capabilities at that point.

I'd say if you're up for a challenge, you can try learning the Rachmaninoff Prelude in C# minor. You might actually manage that and it is sure to boost your technique and confidence. Also it's quite a show off piece

[dcstudio]

 I've lost count how many times I got dicouraged from playing jumping onto repertoire that was beyond my capabilities at that point.

  me too, and then when you do get to the point where you are ready you have to go back and unlearn all the bad habits you formed trying to play the piece before you had the chops for it.  It's way harder for me to re-learn stuff I played incorrectly in my youth than it is for me to learn a completely new piece.   Not that it would have stopped me from trying to play those pieces had I known this would happen...lol.   

everyone on this string could say NO don't do it---and I betcha the OP will try it anyway, if he hasn't already...

[xdjuicebox]

You can try it, but know when to stop.

On a side note, if you do it right and you're very patient/diligent, you will develop a lot of technique. In other words, it could go very well, or very horribly.