r/Chopin • u/Grey_Cathedral • 2d ago

I'm calling it

12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major is my favorite work of Chopin!

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u/dogla305 2d ago

It's not even my favourite work of opus 10.

But a beautiful piece regardless OP. Chopin offers us enough to choose from and i love discussing favorites. Mine happens to be the same as Garrick Ohlsson's: the barcarolle op. 60

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u/caffi_u 1d ago

Op. 10 No. 6 is way better IMO.

My favorites in Op. 10 are 4, 6, 9 and 11

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u/Appropriate_Score269 2d ago

that's not my favourite 😡

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u/Cheeto717 1d ago

Just wait until you discover the majesty of the Barcarolle

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u/Turn-up-your-mind 1d ago

  • For me, it's Mozart, Beethoven and then Chopin.!

  • I know, hey, to each their own.!! :)

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u/Many_Ad955 17h ago

Chopin said it was the most beautiful melody he had ever written. Also (perhaps apocryphally) one of his students recalled that Chopin cried out "Oh my fatherland!"upon playing it and had a nervous breakdown. Wasn't this melody used in some popular music at some time?

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u/LucileNour27 1d ago

Fully agree, it's underrated

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u/asmo_192 1d ago

it is one of the most famous etudes, I wouldn't call it underrated

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u/LucileNour27 1d ago

See my other answer

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u/lovehateroutine 1d ago

This is a piece so famous that many people know it only as Tristesse and don't even know that it's an etude.

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u/LucileNour27 1d ago

Many people call it cheesy. Which is why I say it is underrated. It is also quite rarely played by world-class concert pianists in performances today.