Chopin Polonaise in A-flat Major Op.53

Me playing at Steinway Hall. Excuse the slip-ups. This is not a particularily well prepared performance.

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• Classical
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• Piano
• Chopin
• Polonaise
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[boynt0nbeachboy]

how do you learn something like this in three weeks???? Wow, your reading must be really good!!!!!

[zhangensprachen]

@boynt0nbeachboy Haha, actually your sightreading doesn't need to be good in order to learn it in a short amount of time. To play it beautifully will take a long time, and here, I certainly fail to play it as beautiful as I wanted. The piece is mostly chords played at a moderate speed. If you place each chord well and have its shape imprinted in your hands, 75% of the piece is already taken care of.

[adumsalsa]

whoa haha how do you practice to learn it in three weeks?

[zhangensprachen]

@adumsalsa Well, the main section is not too hard. I just went after the middle section with octaves on the left hand. Bringing up the speed and bringing down the volume is something that needs time. Other than that, there are isolated things to work on. The ascending octaves, and maybe the double-note chromatic passage work at the beginning.

[yansprachen23]

whats the biggest reach you need for this piece

-Robert

[zhangensprachen]

@yansprachen23 For the stuff that matters, nothing more than an octave.

[Tlllllllllllllll]

You're good. Cute too.

; )

[PianoCriticsKiller]

paddyotay, Your BRAIN seems a bit small too for making such a stupid remark.

[GemelCarlos]

@zhangensprachen There are no mistakes dude.

[iPlayPiiano]

@zhangensprachen for the stuff that matters, 2 or 3 above an octave.

[blade42251]

very well intentioned performance, but sounds very much like beethoven or prokofiev from the way it's played. no long lines, singing tones or overarching melodies that are typical for chopin polonaises. even the dancing themes have distorted rhythms. if i were you, i'd practice the openings in order to create a more hollow sound because the ending chords are much better.