And I don't feel like I really own any of them yet though I can play 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13 and sinfonia 4 relatively competently and get through most of the others. I set out to master all his two part inventions and sinfonias some years ago and I've still a long way to go. Maybe Bach just comes more naturally to some people, although I'd expect to be one as I'm an engineer by trade! Regardless, my appreciation for Bach's genius and virtuosity has ramped up several levels since I started trying to play his "simple" stuff.Īll Bach is difficult to play beautifully, regardless of how simple it may appear. Is this accurate? Do most people here agree with this? Despite being about one third as long as the Chopin Nocturne, the Invention 4 has taken me about twice as long to play decently as the Nocturne. Piano Street rates the Chopin Nocturne at Level 7 and the Inventions at level 5 and 6. I know it will come in time I had the same problems with Invention 4 in the beginning. I simply cannot get my hands to play independently (and yes, I'm playing HS almost exclusively). Now I'm starting Invention 13 in A minor and it seems to be even more brutal. This piece has come much easier to me than the Bach Invention. I've been working on the Nocturne since mid November and I can nearly play all of it pretty well (I'm still working out problems with the 20ths near the end of the piece). Compare this to the other piece I've been splitting time with - Chopin's Nocturne in B Flat Minor (Op. Still, I've been working on Invention 4 in D minor for several months and I'm finally getting to the point where I can play it fairly well at speed with few mistakes. I've only been playing since last June, so maybe I am just not there yet.