#Chopin

What are the best early etudes for learning proper hand relaxation? Some peices I've recently finished are nocturnes op27 no.1&2 and liebestraum - I've given ocean and wrong note etudes a look, wrong note could be feasible but ocean just feels impossible…

From Reddit - r/piano: i don’t think i’ve ever heard chopin ballade 2 coda at this speed before

I’m confused as to how to pedal this piece. When played at fast speeds, it‘s very difficult to pedal fast enough to avoid muddying the left hand. Do I just play the very fast stretches with no pedal?

From Reddit - r/classicalmusic: As a Chopin fan, I made the pilgrimage to his gravesite in the Père Lachaise Cemetery