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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?

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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

chopinlover01

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Re: Chopin Bolero

Reply #1 on: January 31, 2016, 03:52:12 AM

...Okay?

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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.

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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

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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

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.

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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.

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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

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)

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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

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!

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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.

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briansaddleback

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Re: Chopin Bolero

Reply #9 on: February 24, 2016, 12:20:19 AM

Quote from: symphonicdance 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.

The quintessential and universal comment of the venerated experienced musician to the young foolish who ask these types of questions.

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