I think it makes sense to play some etudes. I think anyone who studies the piano can play the second scherzo but probably the Ballade 1 & 4 will inherently be too much for some. While the Ballade has denser chords, right hand legato octave runs etc. A few details like small jumps in the left hand.Īctually the silences/pauses can be easy to overlook and mistime if you're wanting to be precise with the rests. Scherzo's trickiness comes from mostly arpeggios over 2-3 octaves' worth of distance ('correct' lightness and legato is another subject if we're talking like trying to play it at an Argerich level). It depends on which areas of technique you're comfortable in.
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