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Topic: If You Could Take Part of the Chopin Piano Competition,What Will You Play?  (Read 5915 times)

Offline chopinawesome

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i would troll the judges so hard. would submit a std lit plan and then when on stage i'd bust out the fugue,  Balakirev transcription of the 2nd mvmnt of the Chopin concerto, then right after that go right into the impromptu on themes of Chopin, close w the cantible.

*one of the best recordings of this little diddy i've come across so far on the interwebs




LOL. Nice rep! ;D
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 chopinawesome

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I actually am going play
Prelim
Nocturne Op.62/1
Etude 10/8
Etude 25/5
Etude 25/6
Mazurka 56/1
Ballade Op.52
I
Nocturne op.62/1
Etude 25/5
Etude 10/8
Ballade Op.52

II
Ballade op.23
Waltz OP.34 no.3
Polonaise Op.44
Scherzi 3 and 4
III
Polonaise Fantasy op.61
Barcarolle op.60
mazurkas op.56
Sonata Op.58

IV
Concerto No.1 in e minor op.11
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 pianorahrah

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OOOH fun!
Nocturne Op. 62 No. 1
Ballade 1, 3, and 4
Scherzo 4
Etude op. 25 no 6 and op. 10 no 1
Andante spianato and grande polonaise
Concerto no. 2
Sonata no 3
Scriabin, Chopin, Ravel, and Handel.

Offline chopinawesome

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If I had to troll the judges, I would play:
Contradanse
Largo
Schumann Chopin from Op.9
Hommage a Chopin by Jean Francaix
Two Bourrees
Valse No.20 f sharp minor

The judges would be like :o :o :o :o :o ??? ???
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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