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Opus 25 no 1 in Ab

Maggie

I love the butterfly etude, its fabbie

Op. 10 no.1 is nice. In fact I like all of them...

Op. 25 No. 12 - I don't know if it has a name, but i think it's called the "wave etude"

it is the "Ocean" Etude.

1. Op. 25 No.1 Aeolian Harp, which is the same as maggiemay
2. Op. 10 No.12 Revolutionary
3. Op. 25 No.12 Ocean

*bump*

yea its called the ocean etude but i never see it named like that in the books, it just has the number and op.

That's because Chopin didn't like names to be given to his pieces, like Schumann. The name "Butterfly" is not given to Op.25 No.9 in books too. Nor is the "Winter Wind" to Op.25 No.11.

Reveloutionary....that's really obvious....i'm too passionate....

how about etude in e, teristesse.that's really nice.y it isn't stated??

QUOTE (i like piano @ Nov 8 2004, 04:21 AM)

how about etude in e, teristesse.that's really nice.y it isn't stated??

That's op10, number 3

And my favourite, (if it's possible to prefer one from another), is op10, number 4.

actually...anything that's passionate....mostly they are chopin....

does anyone know what grade chopins butterfly etude is?

I don't think you could put a grade on it - let's just say that all the etudes are post grade 8

Dave

which do you think is the hardest etude out of every one of them?

QUOTE (PianoPymp @ Nov 21 2004, 01:50 AM)

which do you think is the hardest etude out of every one of them?

Op.10: 1, 11
Op 25: 6, 11, 12
Correct me if I'm wrong.

I'd agree, op.10 no.2 should be there as well though - that is horrific
And I'd lose op. 25 no.12 and op.10 no. 11
I guess which one person finds hardest will be different from another, though, and it's really a personal things. If you're really comfortable with double notes, then op. 25 no.6 might not be a problem (although that's unlikely )

Dave

The black key etude has to be delicate and fast....

The easiest etude is Op. 25 No. 2, in fact it's usually not included in diploma examinations along with the other etudes.

By the way, would anyone please give me a list of nicknames for the Chopin etudes?

I think the easiest is Op.10 No.3. Well, different people, different difficulties.

Op.10 No.3 "Tristesse"
Op.10 No.5 "Black Key"
Op.10 No.12 "Revolutionary"
Op.25 No.1 "Aeolian Harp"
Op.25 No.5 "Wrong Note"
Op.25 No.7 "Cello"
Op.25 No.9 "Butterfly"
Op.25 No.10 "Octave"
Op.25 No.11 "Winter Wind"
Op.25 No.12 "Ocean"

im playing the butterfly etude. can anybody give me some advice on playing those last few repeating right hand sixteenth notes? i find it very hard because i have to use my weakest finger, the 4th

QUOTE (ConcertPianist @ Dec 24 2004, 03:09 AM)

im playing the butterfly etude. can anybody give me some advice on playing those last few repeating right hand sixteenth notes? i find it very hard because i have to use my weakest finger, the 4th

Umm....actually, I use 1 5 1 5 for that pattern (I think I've broken the legato rule) and nobody gets angry but maybe you need to do some technical exercises to strengthen it...

I use 1 3 5-2 4-1 for them. I don't think there is any other better alternative.

Op 10 no.2

QUOTE (DGA @ Dec 24 2004, 04:20 AM)

QUOTE (ConcertPianist @ Dec 24 2004, 03:09 AM) im playing the butterfly etude.  can anybody give me some advice on playing those last few repeating right hand sixteenth notes?  i find it very hard because i have to use my weakest finger, the 4th  ;) Umm....actually, I use 1 5 1 5 for that pattern (I think I've broken the legato rule) and nobody gets angry but maybe you need to do some technical exercises to strengthen it...

do you know where i can find these exercises?

QUOTE (ConcertPianist @ Jan 20 2005, 05:04 AM)

QUOTE (DGA @ Dec 24 2004, 04:20 AM) QUOTE (ConcertPianist @ Dec 24 2004, 03:09 AM) im playing the butterfly etude.  can anybody give me some advice on playing those last few repeating right hand sixteenth notes?  i find it very hard because i have to use my weakest finger, the 4th   Umm....actually, I use 1 5 1 5 for that pattern (I think I've broken the legato rule) and nobody gets angry but maybe you need to do some technical exercises to strengthen it... do you know where i can find these exercises?

Well, I didn't mention a specific technical exercises but there are a lot of boring studies-only technical but not musical from Czerny and Hanon. I think Czerny's Op. 740 is the most advanced and Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist is good, too. They're more general, I think