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beebert

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Difficulty Jardins sous la pluie

on: February 17, 2017, 05:24:34 PM

Hi everyone. I was wondering how difficult Debussys jardins sous la pluie is considered to be; what other pieces would you say are of comparable difficulty? How is it in difficulty compared to for example the Chopin ballades and scherzo? What Beethovrn sonata(s) are of comparable difficulty and what other pieces by debussy? Thanks in advance

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Reply #1 on: February 18, 2017, 01:28:03 PM

Hi! I would say it is nothing comparable to the Chopin ballades or Beethoven sonatas, the skills required are way too different in my opinion. I feel like it is easier to play than the Ballades because of the way it is written, but then again it is because it fits the way I play. If your strenght is in performing impressionist music, I would say go for it. I think that it is of a similar/slightly lower difficulty than Ravel's Sonatine or Jeux d'eau, or Debussy's Images.

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Reply #2 on: February 19, 2017, 10:23:55 AM

Quote from: nastassja on February 18, 2017, 01:28:03 PM

Hi! I would say it is nothing comparable to the Chopin ballades or Beethoven sonatas, the skills required are way too different in my opinion. I feel like it is easier to play than the Ballades because of the way it is written, but then again it is because it fits the way I play. If your strenght is in performing impressionist music, I would say go for it. I think that it is of a similar/slightly lower difficulty than Ravel's Sonatine or Jeux d'eau, or Debussy's Images.

How would you rate the following pieces from easiest to hardest? And how would you rate them in preference, from the piece you like the most to the least? Here are the pieces:

Jardins Sous La Pluie (Debussy)
Pagodes (Debussy)
Reflets dans l'eau (Debussy)
Barcarolle (Chopin)
Scherzo no 1 Op 20 (Chopin)
Ballade no 3 Op 47 (Chopin)
Nocturne Op 48 1 (Chopin)
Sonata No 17 Op 31 2 (Beethoven)
Beethoven No 16 Op 31 1 (Beethoven)
Sonata No 27 Op 90 (Beethoven)
Sonata D 794 (Schubert)

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Reply #3 on: February 20, 2017, 06:07:18 PM

Quote from: beebert on February 19, 2017, 10:23:55 AM

How would you rate the following pieces from easiest to hardest? And how would you rate them in preference, from the piece you like the most to the least? Here are the pieces:

Jardins Sous La Pluie (Debussy)
Pagodes (Debussy)
Reflets dans l'eau (Debussy)
Barcarolle (Chopin)
Scherzo no 1 Op 20 (Chopin)
Ballade no 3 Op 47 (Chopin)
Nocturne Op 48 1 (Chopin)
Sonata No 17 Op 31 2 (Beethoven)
Beethoven No 16 Op 31 1 (Beethoven)
Sonata No 27 Op 90 (Beethoven)
Sonata D 794 (Schubert)

easiest to hardest :

Pagodes
Jardins
Op 48 1
Reflets
Op 90
D 794
Op 31 2
Scherzo Op 20
Ballade op 47
Op 31 1
Barcarolle

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Reply #4 on: March 07, 2017, 03:04:23 PM

any more suggestions?

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Reply #5 on: March 17, 2017, 07:20:59 PM

I would suggest sight reading through it to see if there are any major difficulties for you. Remember that everyone has different strengths and weaknesses so someone's ranking of pieces maybe be different than yours.

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