While, I haven´t actually performed this in concert, I´ve worked on it and played it in masterclass. I like how Debussy manages to make such beautiful things out of dull figurations! HOWEVER, maintaining momentum throughout this rather capricious etude can be difficult. As an etude, it will not cause a lot of problems for someone who has acquired a decent 5-finger technique, I can only think of one or two "tricky" spots. Perhaps one of the more instantly approachable etudes, and one that I think goes well with the audience - the opening is likely to make anyone who hasn´t heard the piece before laugh, which I´ve seen happen in concert. While none of the etudes are really comparable to the great difficulties found in Chopin´s studies (which after all focus much more on stamina, comparing to the Debussy), they are still tricky in other regards. Though a tiny bit terrifying to just go on stage and play for a couple of minutes and then go off again, until it was your turn again! So far I have played four of them, so perhaps I could start off with commenting those. I personally consider them way underrated - with one of my former teachers, we did the whole set of etudes with my piano class, and it was really wonderful to get to hear them as a whole. Hi Sarah! How nice to see that you´re planning to learn Debussy etudes.
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