Chopin Conclusion, Regarding Etudes Options

[IrisH - LoonY]

I've come to the conclusion about the Etudes Op.10 and Op.25
Easiest Etude - Op.25 No.2 in F minor
Hardest Etude - Close call between Op.10 No.3 in E, Op.25 No.6 in G# minor and No.10 in B minor.

That's just MY personal opinion mind you, I could be wrong.

What do you think??

IrisH - LoonY

P.S. I'm not going anywhere near these ghastly pieces....yet :P !

[sl123451]

The difficulty of a piece is not just defined by the notes you have to play  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

exactly... you need to know the notes and have a considerable musical understanding of the piece. It probably helps if you have let the piece go and refreshed it a few times and performed it as well. You cannever tell the difficulty of a piece until you have performed it..deffo not

Well obviously you have to get the technique "perfected" before even CONSIDERING bringing out the emotional side of things...

...What I'm getting at as being "easiet" and "difficult" is by its technicality. E.g. 6 pages of minor 3rds chromatically up and down the piano at a fast speed in G# minor is no easy task!

IrisH - LoonY

well maybe someone else finds that easier

[SteveHopwood]

The difficulty of a piece is not just defined by the notes you have to play (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

exactly... you need to know the notes and have a considerable musical understanding of the piece. It probably helps if you have let the piece go and refreshed it a few times and performed it as well. You cannever tell the difficulty of a piece until you have performed it..deffo not

Well obviously you have to get the technique "perfected" before even CONSIDERING bringing out the emotional side of things...

...What I'm getting at as being "easiet" and "difficult" is by its technicality. E.g. 6 pages of minor 3rds chromatically up and down the piano at a fast speed in G# minor is no easy task!

IrisH - LoonY

well maybe someone else finds that easier

How about me, cos I have actually performed this piece, along with the rest of op 25 and quite a lot of op 10.

Only someone ignorant of the subtleties of the technical difficulties (ie someone who has never actually played them) of all these pieces would talk in terms of 'easier' and 'harder'.

Steve (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)