A thought on Beethoven op. 27 #1

[chopiabin]

I was just thinking that the left hand of this piece, especially during the middle section is kind of like a very good left hand study. It has one going all over the place in the left hand, and somewhat reminded me of the left hand of parts of Scriabin's D# minor etude. What do you guys think of this piece (the left hand in particular)? I think its one of the most amazing nocturnes.

[Nightscape]

I'm not sure..... I kind of like the op 27 no 2 better myself.  That also has a challenging left hand part.

[athykay]

That was the first nocturne I learned and at the time, I found the left hand annoyingly difficult.  Once I more or less mastered the piece, that rolling arpeggiated sort of left hand comes much more naturally to me, so I guess, in that sense it is a good left hand study - a la etude.

I love that nocturne and just about all of the others.  I've recently come to particulary love the three posthumous nocturnes, particularly the c# which, oddly,  is not in several editions of the nocturnes.  I recently have started and the Opus 55, No. 2.  I'm amazed at its depth and the fact that it never really grabbed me before.
 

I think the Scriabin d etude's left hand is much more difficult because of all the grand leaps.  That piece is one my latest challenges.  My son and are having sort of a tacit contest to see who gets it under our fingers first.

[chopiabin]

I totally agree that the Scriabin is about a million times harder, I just think that the middle section is a good preparation for more demanding left hand parts. I also LOVE th op.27 #2, but I don't think it's as intense as the op.27#1.

[steinwayguy]

Beethoven Op. 27 No. 1???

[Radix]

Yes, I was wondering about that. 

[chopiabin]

Apparently I have a mental problem and wrote Beethove's op. 27 #1, when I meant Chopin's. I think it's really weird because I don't even remember thinking about Beethoven at all. Sorry for the confusion!!!

[Hamfast]

op.27 no1 is one from the most beautiful Chopin's pieces.