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Your favorite Chopin piece

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rybnikThreads: 29 Posts: 1,234 Joined: Jan 16, 11 ♂	Jan 23, 12, 18:18 #1
My 16yo daughter has agreed to learn and her music teacher has agreed to teach her a Chopin piece. I'm not quite sure which one she should tackle. I need some suggestions. What is/are your favorite Chopin piece(s). Please include any etudes and mazurkas you likenot solely his polonaises. Thanks

Des EssientesThreads: 11 Posts: 2,318 Joined: Feb 6, 10 ♂ [Suspended]	Jan 23, 12, 18:19 #2
The Heroic Polonaise is a great one.

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Edited by: JonnyM Jan 23, 12, 18:27 #3
I like the Preludes. It's good to listen to all of them all in one go, in sequence, but 8 and 17 are my favourites. 10 and 21 are relatively easy; some of the others are most definitely not; 14 is quite a short one but none of them are long. The Polonnaises are great but challenging to play.

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Edited by: JonnyM Jan 23, 12, 18:41 #4
Prelude no 4 might be a good one for a 16 year old learner: Also think about Mazurka 6/1 or Mazurka 68/3

modafinilThreads: - Posts: 831 Joined: Jun 28, 11 ♂	Jan 23, 12, 19:39 #5
Only problem with this one is that it is so well known that it makes it easier for the most casual listener to spot bum notes.

rybnikThreads: 29 Posts: 1,234 Joined: Jan 16, 11 ♂	Jan 23, 12, 20:03 #6
As soon as I get home from work, I'll be checking out your suggestions. Thanks DE, Johnny M and modafinil!!

BzibziohThreads: 6 Posts: 3,657 Joined: Oct 15, 08 ♀ [Suspended]	Jan 23, 12, 20:34 #7
This one, "Black keys etude" is very popular among young virtuosos. It looks difficult though.

rybnikThreads: 29 Posts: 1,234 Joined: Jan 16, 11 ♂	Jan 29, 12, 05:43 #8
Thanks again to all for your suggestions. We're going with the Nocturne.

modafinilThreads: - Posts: 831 Joined: Jun 28, 11 ♂	Mar 21, 12, 20:20 #9
FYI, for anyone in the UK interested, there will be a BBC4 radio programme on the life and struggles of Chopin and how it influenced his compositions on the 27th March at 11.30am titled 'Robert Winston's Musical Analysis'.

rybnikThreads: 29 Posts: 1,234 Joined: Jan 16, 11 ♂	Mar 22, 12, 02:03 #10
modafinil: FYI, for anyone in the UK interested, there will be a BBC4 radio programme on the life and struggles of Chopin and how it influenced his compositions on the 27th March at 11.30am titled 'Robert Winston's Musical Analysis' Is there anyway to catch it online?

modafinilThreads: - Posts: 831 Joined: Jun 28, 11 ♂	Mar 22, 12, 12:55 #11
rybnik: Is there anyway to catch it online? If you can view/hear this http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01dhrml/Robert_Winstons_Musical_ Analysis_Series_3_Tchaikovsky/ you will be able to catch next week's episode on Chopin a day after broadcast. I think it may be only available for those with UK ip addresses, though.

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