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Post by: llamaman on July 27, 2005, 01:38:07 AM: OK, here's my little scenario. I need a soft piece with pedaling, that works on legato technique. I am at Grade 6/7 RCM (underline,Underline,UNDERLINE), and need help choosing a piece.
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Post by: dbrainiak914 on July 27, 2005, 02:06:31 AM: Griffes "The Lake at Evening"
Beautiful, beautiful, and not technically difficult.
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Post by: phil13 on July 27, 2005, 04:31:54 AM: How about the 2nd movement from Beethoven's 'Pathetique' sonata? It requires legato in the main melody almost constantly, and it's extremely beautiful.

Or, you could use the first movement of 'Moonlight' sonata. It also requires legato in 3 voices, and it has constant pedaling. However, this one is harder to perfect IMO.
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Post by: jeremyjchilds on July 27, 2005, 08:30:47 AM: Overplayed I guess...

But try Chopins B minor Prelude.
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Post by: donjuan on July 27, 2005, 03:02:24 PM: hmmm Sinding's "Rustle of Spring?" very comfortable for the hands and beautiful too
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Post by: thierry13 on July 27, 2005, 05:07:24 PM: Quote from: donjuan on July 27, 2005, 03:02:24 PM
hmmm Sinding's "Rustle of Spring?" very comfortable for the hands and beautiful too

Yes I agree very beautiful piece! And way easier than it sound, I sight played it the other day...
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Post by: llamaman on July 27, 2005, 08:24:51 PM: OK, I'll check out those, Thanks!
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Post by: nanabush on July 27, 2005, 09:10:02 PM: Not sure how good you are, Chopin's B minor prelude is RCM grade 8, but the E minor is grade 7.
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Post by: thierry13 on July 27, 2005, 09:16:37 PM: Quote from: nanabush on July 27, 2005, 09:10:02 PM
Not sure how good you are, Chopin's B minor prelude is RCM grade 8, but the E minor is grade 7.

WTFFFFFFFFFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A 5 year old kid can play the E minor with good musicality!! What the hell is this grading system !! The e minor can't be more than grade 2-3 :o I can't imagine what grades are Liszt etude....
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Post by: llamaman on July 27, 2005, 11:36:20 PM: Yeah, our grading system isn't quite so good. The Pathetique is too difficult. I might try the Moonlight or the E Minor etude.
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Post by: dbrainiak914 on July 28, 2005, 12:08:07 AM: Seriously. Using this grading system, I would put Liszt Sonata in Grade, oh, 37.
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Post by: llamaman on July 28, 2005, 11:02:43 PM: Lol, can you post the score for it/one?
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Post by: Skeptopotamus on July 29, 2005, 02:42:51 AM: First Movement of Moonlight Sonata is probably a good one.
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Post by: jehangircama on July 29, 2005, 03:06:33 PM: What about the Chopin waltz in E MAJOR posthmous, the one whose origins are a bit doubtful (according to my book). I played it recently and its a noce slow piece without anything much by the way of tecnical difficulty.