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Noel Nguyen RE: With less pianistic music (e.g., Beethoven, Schumann, parts of Schubert)...

I don't know why but this statement just bruised my touchy, overly sensitive soul.  I may need to seek some form of intensive therapy now? 😪

Just joking, however, I do understand the sentiment as the more I get familiar with each great composer, I realize just how differently each one approaches the keyboard.  And then to complicate it, we as individuals will vary widely on our opinions on which composers we find affinity with largely based on the ease or difficulty we experience in navigating these works.

...written from the bitter musings of a 2046 team Chasse-Neige participant. (don't anyone hold me to this..)

Noel Nguyen 🤯

;-)

Doug Weiss too late. I have already set a calendar reminder on my phone for 20 years from now. Start practicing! 😁

Alexander Weymann 

The stress is getting overwhelming and I already feel behind on my practice schedule.  I do reserve the right to add more time in 5 year increments as I deem necessary.

Doug Weiss it shall be granted to you as an exception. Let’s not make laxness such as this one a habit among the participants, though. 

Noel Nguyen I learned the second and sixth Hungarian Rhapsodies (and almost certainly forgotten, by now) and probably 75-80% of the Sonata. 

Noel Nguyen said:
With less pianistic music (e.g., Beethoven, Schumann, parts of Schubert) I find that I just have to suffer through endless repetitions before my proficiency gradually and painfully progresses.

 I have frequently found Beethoven and Schumann to be "un-pianistic," but I don't feel that way about 99.9% of Schubert. and Liszt often takes me more repetitions.

Doug Weiss You could play Chasse-Neige for Liszt's 300th birthday, on October 22, 2111!

More real-Liszt-ically, you could play it for his 250th birthday, in 2061. 

Maria Those are amazing accomplishments. I dare say you are a more experienced Liszt performer than most of the people here on Tonebase Piano. I wouldn’t worry at all, but if for some reason your segment of “Chasse-neige” doesn’t work out, I am sure that everyone would love to hear your 2nd or 6th Hungarian Rhapsody as an additional encore. I know that I would! 🙂

Alexander Weymann I believe I am perceived as more advanced than I am. I have definitely forgotten the Hungarian Rhapsodies by now (I haven't played either of them in at least a year) and am busy enough that I am afraid I won't be able to relearn them in time, along with everything else. 

Alexander Weymann said:
if for some reason your segment of “Chasse-neige” doesn’t work out

I am actually more concerned about learning Paysage in time than learning the Chasse-Neige cadenza, but I should be able to do both!

Maria Do share some videos of your playing, we would love to see you in action! ❤️

Tammy I plan to. 

Noel Nguyen I tend to struggle with things I shouldn't struggle with. You are right that we'll see!

Noel Nguyen I learned them myself, not with my teacher. She mostly wanted me to play Viennese waltzes at the time, so I was learning other pieces as side projects out of boredom. I think the degree to which I played them badly was probably about average. If it means anything to you (I think the levels are kind of strange) I am a Tonebase level 8/9; I have gotten both results. 

Noel Nguyen I’ve started! Though I admit, I’m spending at least half of the practice time doing Alberto Jonas exercises related to the technical challenges, haha.