How difficult is Ballade No 1 in G minor?

“It’s very hard. I think it’s one of the hardest pieces in the repertoire. It’s, what, about 10 minutes of music, and in those 10 minutes you have to express a world, and a continuous world. That’s a difficulty because it can get segmented, it can get ‘this little bit is like this’ and ‘that little bit is like that’.”

What grade is Chopin Ballade No 1 Op 23?

11

Composer	Frédéric Chopin
Title	Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23
ID	23
Grade	11 (Licentiate Diploma – LMusA)
Syllabus	AMEB Piano

Why is Ballade No 1 so hard?

Re: Chopin’s Ballade no 1 difficulty Chopin’s first Ballade is actually surprisingly difficult to get the piece sounds right. The numerous sections of passage work connecting the main melodic ideas tend to be fast and difficult to master. On top of this is the musical difficulty of the piece.

How hard is Chopin’s 4th Ballade?

Of the four ballades, it is considered by many pianists to be the most difficult, both technically and musically. It is also the longest, taking around ten to twelve minutes to perform. According to John Ogdon, it is “the most exalted, intense and sublimely powerful of all Chopin’s compositions…

What grade is Ballade No 2?

For reference Op 64 No 2 is graded as an 8 on the Piano Syllabus database, while the Ballade is substantially harder at grade 10. However the database has nearly 1600 entries for grade 8 pieces so there’s no shortage of choice!

How hard is Ballade in F Minor?

The Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. Of the four ballades, it is considered by many pianists to be the most difficult, both technically and musically. It is also the longest, taking around ten to twelve minutes to perform.

How long does it take to learn Ballade 4?

Ballade #4 takes 12 minutes to play, two years to learn and 20 years to mature… Well put, you’ve said it in a nutshell.