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What is the most difficult Chopin polonaise technically?

op. 44
op. 53
op. 61

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spiderman

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most difficult Chopin polonaise

on: January 08, 2026, 07:48:08 AM

What is the most difficult Chopin polonaise? Vote this!

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lelle

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Re: most difficult Chopin polonaise

Reply #1 on: January 08, 2026, 09:28:59 PM

Op. 53 has the octaves but if you have those down it's not that hard mechanically. Op. 61 has a much more diverse set of challenges and I think it's more "fragile" i e easy to mess up somewhere.