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I Play Piano

I absolutely adore Chopin and Liszt’s Etudes but my hands are small and I’m not strong enough to play them :(
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alan20 · M
Some of the Chopin Etudes (and Preludes) are comparatively easy technically but I'd have to check back over my scores to remind myself of stretches involved. Its often possible to cheat a little by arpeggiating the chord, or playing the bass note just before the rest, or leaving out some of the harmonically less important notes. I assume you're not talking about Carnegie Hall! Also the Chopin Nocturnes are more approachable. Have you listened to the Liszt concert etude known as Un Sospiro! Very haunting. Enjoy yourself.