Chopin's Philosophy

[chopin]

Yes this iz true, but, he had a gross aversion to speed for the sake of showing off.  He hated that.

Good for Mr. Chopin!  All piano teachers would kill their students if they sped up to show off.  Learned this early in my "career"

A lot of his works are now being played at inappropriate speed and volume such as Etudes Op.10 No.1, No.5, No.6, Sonate Op.35 mvt.1, to name a few.

[wanderer]

Yes this iz true, but, he had a gross aversion to speed for the sake of showing off.  He hated that.

Good for Mr. Chopin!  All piano teachers would kill their students if they sped up to show off.  Learned this early in my "career"

A lot of his works are now being played at inappropriate speed and volume such as Etudes Op.10 No.1, No.5, No.6, Sonate Op.35 mvt.1, to name a few.

That's true. Chopin always wanted his students to pay careful attention to music annotations, markings, tempo indication... Pianists nowadays are trying to show off and it is actually against Chopin's art.

[Pianoman1992]

I probably play some of his pieces in the opposite manner of what you guys are saying. I always put in a lot of feeling and probably use way too much rubato. Whenever there's a "ritard," I kind of overdo it. I guess that's because I hate always keeping strict time.

[Fantasy]

Chopin focused a lot on fingering, and believed that you should take advantage of the shape of your hand no matter what kind of hand you have.

[classical91]

I agree. Chopin and Mozart did not belong to the school of virtuoso of Beethoven and Liszt. Chopin and Mozart came from haven  

Yes i definitely agree with that chopin and mozart are just geniuses. liszt and beethoven are amazing to dont get me wrong love to listen to them ( two of my faves) but chopins on a WAY different playing field then them. his music is just perfect but i think that was what he intended he was a perfectionist