Information - Concerts, News,FAQs, Archives. I have my eye on the 2nd scherzo and will be practicing that till perfected. I am entering into the Feis Ceoil, clasical piano comp in Ireland, next year and one of the pieces thats required to play is ANY one of Chopins Scherzos. Organs - Electronic (B3 etc.), Pipe, Theatre. Chopin Scherzo No.2 Op.31 in B flat minor - posted in Viva Piano: Hi guys. Who's Who - Professional Pianists on Piano World Member Recordings - Non Classical Pianist CornerĮVENTS! Piano Concerts, Recitals, Competitions.įun Stuff! - Parties, Tours, Projects & More.įorum Members Parties, Tours, Cruises, & M. MY NEW PIANO or KEYBOARD! - Share Your Story! He said they could have played it as written, 'but why bother.'Īnd even though I knew the piece very well, and especially even though I always watch for that part, I hadn't a clue.ĭigital Pianos - Electronic Pianos - Synths &a. One of them said (to the apparent horror of the other!) that they didn't - they didn't play it as written at all rather than each one playing it in turn, one of them played just the RH part and the other just the LH part (and for the repeat, they 'traded'), and the person playing the 'LH' part divided it between the hands. I mentioned that they seemed easily to handle a passage in the last movement whose left hand part is famously tricky - it's a little passage that appears twice in succession, once for each player - and I wondered what fingering they each used. So am I ready for Chopin Scherzo Op.31 (both technically and musically) Or are there any pieces that you guys think that I am well prepared for, cuz I really love playing the Ballades (but afraid that those are out of my reach).

Since I know them pretty well I was able to speak with them at some length afterwards. I have played quite a lot of Chopin music, especially the Etudes (learned Op.10 No.5,9,12 and Op.25 No.1,2,3,5,9). And yet.Ī few years ago I heard two noted pianists play it. I've worked on it, performed it, loved it for years. One of my favorite pieces is Mozart's Sonata in D major for 2 pianos. I think most of us sometimes don't notice stuff that pianists might do.

Length of chopin scherzo 2