Mazurka in a minor Chopin

This is one of the many mazurka's chopin wrote.Mazurka's were polish dances which inspiried Chopin in his compositions.
This particulair one is a fairly early one in a minor, published after his death with the opus number 68, nr.2

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[prestomoltoagitato]

good job. but fairly early? its number 47 lol

[beethovenbd]

yes...and that is so because it was found after his death and subsequently numbered late....it was actually composed when chopin was around 17/18

[Kelimu]

Why are playing it without the pedal?

[beethovenbd]

I am playing it with pedal, I only use very little of it though, I try to emphasize the rythms as chopin wrote them, it isn't very easy but it does come closer to the way chopin intended them, atleast that's what I think.

[FDriverDemos]

Like a cat tiptoeing on roof tops at night looking for a midnight supper in chicago - this is what the song reminds me of!!! Anyone else agree?

[Ghost2499]

I agree with Abushakra - most home recording botch the music something terrible. But I liked your interpretation very much - especially the minimal pedal. It's my opinion that many pianists mistakenly use too much pedal and too much rubato when playing Chopin.

The only thing I can think to suggest is the tempo. I've listened to very few Mazurkas, but what do you think about doing it slightly faster? I'm not sure, but I think it might emphasize the melody a bit more.

[daytonmlivingston]

Fantastic job! You can really hear the dance aspect of this mazurka. You are correct, this Mazurka was composed by Chopin was 17 in 1827, only a few years before he left Poland forever.This is one was written during Chopin's time at the Warsaw Lyceum under the instruction of his teacher Elsner, who helped him to compose many of his early pieces such as this Mazurka. The Mazurka is actually a form created by Chopin mixing the oberek and kujawiack forms of polish dances.

[OriginalBasaliskos]

@OriginalBasaliskos I mean 38

[OriginalBasaliskos]

I always get this on confused with 37 in F#m

[wateva2234]

hey do you think you can send this to me?? thanks...great job!!

[AdUtrumqueParatus]

FDriverDemos, I am prepared to agree, but when played in a smoother way such as: watch?v=ScqJvzXmtpM it reminds me more of autumn sweeping over the woods and a bird singing, partly cheerful partly mellow, to welcome the colder times...

[Squintysquintsquint]

This was good, you played it very differently to me. I think I play it too quickly as it sounds much better the speed that you play it.

[cfeeney2]

Nice contrast between sections. Although Chopin indicated rubato in A M section, it was a bit much overall. I suggest holding rests and dotted notes slightly longer, and make shorter notes even shorter, to make it seem like rubato. Perhaps play trills slightly longer than the tempo should allow. Your breaths between sections add character to piece; but don't overdo it. Great trills and ornaments! Pedaling is sometimes muddy; during the C M section, it is more subtle and clear.

[prestomoltoagitato]

oooh, i had no idea. thanks holmes. i can play this too. song owns.