fantasie impromtu?

[mike777]

is there anyone who can actually play this song? I heard it recently and wow.....so i was wondering if anyone here have actually mastered this song.......

 

[Gareth]

Lol, I haven't but have you seen the sheet music, I was like....WOW that is truely amazing.

 

[mike777]

yeah scary stuff......ive seen the music too....

 

[Gareth]

Do you play piano?

 

[Swaft]

I just looked at the sheet music first page and I love this forum... This is amazing. Although I will try it and IF I come with something interesting I will record a video I guess lol. But I doubt I will be able to master it ahah.

 

[Gareth]

You will have to show us by a link of you playing it, I saw my music teacher at school play and excerpt of it just damn amazing, the fingers just moved, he had to lift the sustain pedal about 10 times every 4 seconds.

Btw, what does your signature say??


Gareth.

 

[rojo]

Well, I`ve played it, and once you get the two hands synchronized, it starts to come together. Then it`s just a matter of increasing the speed...

I must get this great piece back in shape!

 

[Gareth]

You better let me have a listen to it too please!!!.....love that song.

 

[sondance]

Listened to a recording of this by Fritz Steinegger.
http://music.download.com/fritzpiano/360...=song-100568154
In the slower part (such is the extent of my technical vocabulary) at about 2 minutes into the piece, there is an unusual high note followed by a longer pause in the melody than typical for this piece. Then there is a little flourish that brings us back into a more recognizable flow of melody, etc. It is repeated again at 2:45 minutes and then I can't find it again.
It seems odd to me. If you find it, I would be interested in your opinion. To me it does not fit into the melodic phrasing through the rest of the composition and does not seem to justify its existence on its own.
Still, the entire work is wonderful.

 

[Swaft]

Gareth, my signature means in english: The Art of Music is more than a simple melody, it is the essence of our feelings.

I guess it would be the best translation.

 

[Gareth]

Hmmm, something tells me there is something missing from this version, the depthness, perhaps because I have heard of faster versions and the other version just seems to have more of an emotive feeling perspected by the dynamics. I don't know what you mean when you talk about the high note followed by the pause, is it similar to the one at 4:18??

 

[corno]

Re: Chopin: Fantasie Impromtu?

In the slower part (such is the extent of my technical vocabulary) at about 2 minutes into the piece, there is an unusual high note followed by a longer pause in the melody than typical for this piece. Then there is a little flourish that brings us back into a more recognizable flow of melody, etc. It is repeated again at 2:45 minutes and then I can't find it again.
It seems odd to me. If you find it, I would be interested in your opinion. To me it does not fit into the melodic phrasing through the rest of the composition and does not seem to justify its existence on its own.

Could you try to be a little more specific. In the mp3 I've downloaded there's nothing that strikes out like what you describe. Other than a little erratic playing once and again - ie. in some places the recording isn't as "calm and flowing" as it could be - I don't hear anything out of the "ordinary".

 

[sondance]

Re: Chopin: Fantasie Impromtu?

I'll try to get a copy of the sheet music and see if I can find it there.

 

[Doom]

This piece is not as difficult as it seems.Don't be frightened off by the sheet music.

Practise each hand separately first and once each one is indepenedent start synchronizing them.This is the hard part because of the polyrythms.

Be sure to give good feeling to the slow section

 

[Gareth]

My goal is to lean it one day, above all difficulties.

 

[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:wave:

 

[sparky]

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

 

[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.