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didi100

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Chopin Sonatas

on: January 18, 2018, 12:57:34 AM

Is there any book out there that anyone could recommend for tackling these sonatas?

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mjames

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Re: Chopin Sonatas

Reply #1 on: January 18, 2018, 01:11:46 AM

Sheet music might help.

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didi100

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Re: Chopin Sonatas

Reply #2 on: January 18, 2018, 01:40:33 AM

Of course I have sheet music!

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beethovenfan01

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Re: Chopin Sonatas

Reply #3 on: January 18, 2018, 03:44:22 AM

Quote from: mjames on January 18, 2018, 01:11:46 AM

Sheet music might help.

I think what he meant was a book that gave a better perspective on the piece. Well, I don't know of any on Chopin's Sonatas (since they're less well-known), but I still recommend Play It Again, which is about an amateur pianist learning Chopin's 1st Ballade, which is kind of similar.

I did find one book called Sonata Fragments: Romantic Narratives in Chopin, Schumann, and Brahms, by Andrew Davis. I haven't read it, but now I want to! That seems like a good one to read.

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