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is there just one specific composer we must stick to or are we able to broaden the net?

Zac

Zac, the reason and the purpose of the event are to celebrate and commemorate Chopin. I'm not sure it would be appropriate to include compositions by anybody else, even though there are other interesting nocturnes out there to be sure. (Do you remember the thread earlier this year called "Favorite nocturnes not by Chopin"?)

Steven

thanks for clearing that up steven, i haven't been to the ABF for a while and have missed much

Zac

No worries! When I read your inquiry, I realized that someone who saw this thread title but didn't know that it comes right on the heels of a Chopin etudes event (which reached fruition today) wouldn't automatically know that it concerned Chopin at all.

Steven

I actually floated an idea of "concert etudes" recital several times. This would not be limited to Chopin; I suggested including Liszt, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, etc. - anybody who wrote concert etudes (e.g. not Czerny). The purpose would be to have a goal toward which we would work and in the process gain valuable skills.

Here I am floating the idea again. Concert etudes anybody? I would play something by Scriabin - I think he is undeservedly under-appreciated here...

that sounds like a great idea, i'm working on some bortkiewicz etudes that would work perfectly

I'd love to hear a concert etudes recital but why don't you do it on Pianist Corner and invite us lot over there?

ask and you shall recieve
all come over and join in on the thread, we're all new to this over there
http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/topic/2/19241.html

Zac

Zac: there are quarterly ABF recitals (next in November this year) with no restrictions in its contents whatsoever. Feel invited to participate there too! The title of this particular thread could be mislading at first, I agree. Now it's certainly not Thanks for bringing it up.

YD: Under-appreciated, but incredibly beautiful and quite manageable at our skill level - I agree. I love Scriabin. I don't feel I am able to do any of Concert Etudes yet, so I'll pass. I would love to listen to them however!


M.

Hey Chardonnay!

That measure is what gives this Nocturne its touch of flurry and grace. The best way I've found to practice it is definitely slowly, on the beat, and without the left hand. Don't try to combine the LH until you have it committed to memory and can play it almost blind folded.

The goal, I believe, is to play it at tempo without disturbances aside from taking a tiny breath at the top of the run, such that the LH continues its stroll uninterrupted.

Love that Nocturne. It is definitely one of the most beautiful.
Cheers.

I'd like to play 27/1.

I talked to my teacher this evening about this recital, and we decided I should give it a shot. (I regretted not participating in the Prelude recital.) Are there any thoughts on when this recital will be. If it's in the fairly distant future, I'd like to sign up for 15/2.

Ted

It will go live on Oct. 17, 2009, Chopin's Death Day. I'll put you down for 15/2.

Can we still sign up for this? if so, I would really be interested.

To be honest, I haven't played in public much. My one recital did not go too well (I posted about that a while ago). So I really would love getting some practice preparing something that could be played for others.

Also, if I CAN sign up, does anyone have any suggestions for me? I play around a mid-intermediate, with late-intermediate stretches (so if I work REALLY hard...) But yes, any suggestions?

pianoluvr,

You are welcome to join. If Frycek's list (the first post of this thread) is still up to date, 13 nocturnes have already been chosen out of a total of 21.

There's a lot of variety in the remaining eight in terms of difficulty and otherwise. I recommend you choose one you love and that you think will be manageable for you to learn.

FYI, the unassigned ones at this point are 9/3, 15/1, 15/3, 32/1, 32/2, 48/2, 62/1 and Op. Posth. in c-sharp minor.

It's hard to order them precisely by general difficulty, but 9/3 is the longest, 15/3 considered the "easiest" (relatively!), and the posthumous one in c-sharp minor is newly familiar because of the film The Pianist.

If you don't have scores or recordings at your disposal, they are freely available at IMSLP and YouTube, respectively.

Steven

I'm not participating as of now (thinking about it), but here is the link to IMSLP's list of Chopin's works.

http://imslp.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Frederic_Chopin

Ooh...I love imslp now. Thanks for the link!

I'll give the C sharp minor a try, although I think someone might have to "back me up" on it, because I'm not sure if I'll be able to get it ready until then. Would that be possible?

I'll put you down for it. No real need to back you up since we're not necessarily trying for the whole set. We just don't want any duplications.

I'll try 48/2. I had half-learned it a few years ago, but got stuck. It deserves more of an effort from me.

I'd really, really better learn to use the recording software well and cut and paste takes by that time....

Elene

Elene, I put you down for 48/2.