u/EE_BroadbandFiber

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 despite the 'simplicity' of the peice because of the tension from jumping between those octaves.

My current loooong term goal is to be able to play something like chopin ballade no.3, heroic polonaise or HR2 (lassan at least which i feel like wouldnt take too long to reach that level), so what are some good peices I could learn for the skills I need? (Even if theyre not etudes specifically)