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Topic: Chopin Bolero  (Read 3260 times)

Offline chopinawesome

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Chopin Bolero
on: January 31, 2016, 03:47:52 AM
I am planning to play this piece. Is it very hard ,easy, or medium?
Beethoven Op 2/2
Chopin Op 20, maybe op 47/38
Debussy Etude 7
Grieg Op 16
Want to do:
Chopin Concerti 1 and 2
Beethoven Waldstein
Ravel Miroirs
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Offline chopinlover01

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Re: Chopin Bolero
Reply #1 on: January 31, 2016, 03:52:12 AM
...Okay?

Offline medtnaculus

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Re: Chopin Bolero
Reply #2 on: January 31, 2016, 03:57:39 AM
See for yourself.



Looks pretty mental to me. So yes, I'd say it's hard.

Offline alkan2010

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Re: Chopin Bolero
Reply #3 on: January 31, 2016, 09:54:58 AM
One of the easiest Chopin concert pieces. In Italy is a piece to be chosen among the Romantic repertoire for the "compimento inferiore" old exams, roughly at the 5th year of study, in the same group as Chopin Waltzes, Weber Invitation, Schumann Carnaval de Vienne and Papillons, Debussy's Children's Corner. The difficulty level is obviously varying to adapt well to the different skill displayed by the students :D
Currently on:
Bach - WTK Book 1 n. 5-6
Beethoven - Sonate Pathétique
Rachmaninov - Polichinelle op. 3
Studies from Clementi and Moscheles
Telemann - Fantasias 1-2 in D
Haydn - b minor Sonata

Offline mjames

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Re: Chopin Bolero
Reply #4 on: January 31, 2016, 11:38:58 AM
Looks and sounds manageable but it's also boring.

Offline alkan2010

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Re: Chopin Bolero
Reply #5 on: January 31, 2016, 02:03:18 PM
Yeah, I don't find it incredibly interesting. If I were the OP I'd rather learn Papillons or a Chopin Impromptu.
Currently on:
Bach - WTK Book 1 n. 5-6
Beethoven - Sonate Pathétique
Rachmaninov - Polichinelle op. 3
Studies from Clementi and Moscheles
Telemann - Fantasias 1-2 in D
Haydn - b minor Sonata

Offline chopinawesome

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Re: Chopin Bolero
Reply #6 on: January 31, 2016, 03:29:17 PM
I already played most of the impromptus(all but 4)
Beethoven Op 2/2
Chopin Op 20, maybe op 47/38
Debussy Etude 7
Grieg Op 16
Want to do:
Chopin Concerti 1 and 2
Beethoven Waldstein
Ravel Miroirs

Offline piulento

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Re: Chopin Bolero
Reply #7 on: January 31, 2016, 07:05:05 PM
It's a wonderful piece! I especially recommend listening to Ingulf Wunder play it on the 2010 Chopin competition.



It's a great combination of Chopin's style in all genres - waltzes, polonaises, mazurkas, nocturnes, impormptus... It really has a lot of room for the imagination. Have fun with it! :)

Offline symphonicdance

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Re: Chopin Bolero
Reply #8 on: February 16, 2016, 05:10:06 PM
It is not a difficult piece if you just want to learn to play it.  It is an incredibly hard piece if you want to play as if a great master like Rubinstein does.

Offline briansaddleback

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Re: Chopin Bolero
Reply #9 on: February 24, 2016, 12:20:19 AM
It is not a difficult piece if you just want to learn to play it.  It is an incredibly hard piece if you want to play as if a great master like Rubinstein does.
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