Frédéric Chopin
Fantasia
in F Minor, Op. 49

Rank these pieces by difficulty by hpiano
Hello! Haven’t posted here in a while. I’m curious how you all would rank these 15 major Romantic works by difficulty, since I plan to study all of them at some point and want to gain some insight. Of the...

What Chopin Piece should I learn? by galante
So next year (in a couple of days, lol), I am planning to have a project piece to be able to play it at the end of 2024. I have only been playing piano since the start of 2022, but I have progressed really...

How would you play this? by glerzhus
I'm having trouble deciding how to play this section out of Chopin's Fantaisie Op 49 (measure 174).  I'm not sure if I should play it as some weird poly(takes too much brain power haha), sound...

cross fingers or swap notes? by glerzhus
I was wondering if there's any good reason for keeping notes as they are if your hands are overlapping instead of swapping the notes to the other hand.  If you want to know exactly what i'm...

Chopin fantasy op 49 by kanacs
How hard is this piece technically compared to other chopin major works, like ballade 1, heroic polonaise...

Video recording of Zimerman's Chopin Fantaisie in F minor? by chopinsimp
Anyone have, or know where to find, Zimerman's VIDEO recording of Chopin's Fantaisie in F minor? The only edition I can find is an audio recording, and I can't find a video of him playing...

Recital program opinions by pianist21
Hello! I am currently preparing for my solo recital that is coming up next year, and I am trying to decide what to put on my program. Right now, here are the pieces I have in my repertoire: French...

Revisiting an old piece by pianist21
Hello! I was just curious if anyone had any advice on revisiting an old piece. I played Chopin Fantasy Op. 49 in f minor last year, and I am beginning to prepare it for a performance. I am currently...

Your Favorite Pieces by chopinawesome
I think the most beautiful piece I heard of is Schubert Impromptu in G Flat Major Op.90 no.3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyzUc2vC4JI My favorite pieces are Chopin Fantasie...

Learning Large Pieces??? by skywalker_06
So I've learned some pretty large pieces in the past (Beethoven 3rd mvt concerto no. 4, Chopin Fantasie and Ballade no. 1, a few Haydn/Beethoven sonatas, etc) but it always takes me SO LONG to learn these...

The op. 49 disappointment by mjames
Anyone else feel completely betrayed and just utterly disappointed by Chopin's Fantasie? From the grave and doppio movimento up until the end of the march-like passage is probably one of my favorite...

Chopin Fantasie op. 49 by kelly_kelly
Is it just me, or is the Fantasie not as technically demanding as many of Chopin's large scale works? (Musically is another story...) I just spent a bit of time fooling around with the music for fun, and...

Chopin Fantasy in F MInor, Op. 49 by steinway43
I was learning this in high school but my teacher wouldn't let me make the slight changes that Cliburn made to it on his famous "My Favorite Chopin" album. Even though what he did made perfect...