fantasie impromtu?

[Izabella]

Hi,I'm just listening this piece played by Claudio Arrau(I've got it on cd)and I have to say I like it more than the one played by Fritz Steinegger...This recording also isn't the fastest version ever played but as my good friend says"it's got more soul and emotions in it" if you can find this recording (mine is on a compilation of Chopins works all played by Claudio Arrau)please listen to it and coment...

Yours truly Izabella

[sparky]

Quite amazing I could not get anywhere near this if I grew another two or three fingers on each hand Sparky

[Gareth]

Ahhh, if you say so, these little kids that are 7 years old enough can manage stretching their fingers quite a distance, looking at the sheet music, there isn't too much of a stretch, a couple of jumps but thats just about it, not to mention the ornaments in the piece, now they could throw you around.

[catolliver]

Yeah, I agree with the others. It's really not that hard once you get the two hands going; for me it was reading all the accidentals. I played this piece when I was 13 at a recital. I practiced forever and ever it seemed; about a year. I can still play it, but not nearly as fast as I could before. I don't have the chance to practice 8 hours a day anymore...hehehe.

Keep at it, it's a lovely piece and is really fun when you finally get it. It's worth all the effort in the end.

Good luck.

-Chris

[worker]

Sondance--You might also listen to different interpretations of the Chopin Fantasie Impromptu. As with any classical piece of music the listener might hear some passages that just don't seem to fit---but if you listen to the same piece by another artist that troublesome passage might be played slightly differently, more musical to your ears.

Interpretations are very personal, especially amongst solo pianists. I thought Scriabin was terrible. I had heard his music played only by a particular concert artist; but then I heard Horowitz play Scriabin and I was completely hooked.