What are you learning right now? (yes again)

[Skeptopotamus]

can we please get nils to get this stickied?

Too much- unproductive amount of stuff


Alkan Esquisses Op. 63 (just starting)
Alkan Preludes Op. 31 (only 8 out of 25 left to memorize)
Beethoven Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata" (relearning)
Chopin Etudes Op. 25 (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 left to learn)
Danielpour Preludes Book II "The Enchanted Garden"
De Falla Fantasia Bætica (relearning)
Liszt Apres un Lecture du Dante (relearning)
Ravel Gespard de la Nuit (my third attempt)

[phil13]

That's impressive, Skepto. Far above my humble list.

Beethoven 'Pathetique' Sonata (perfecting)
Liszt Sonnetto del Petrarca No.104 in E major
Scriabin Etude Op.8 No.11
Bach/Busoni Transcription 'Sleepers, Wake' (perfecting)
Debussy 'The Sunken Cathedral' (perfecting)

Just enough to go through college auditions.

Phil

[•ÇØM]

sheetmusicarchive's verisons...

Chopin: Etude Op. 10 No. 11 (on the last page)
Chopin: Etude Op. 10 No. 12 (on the last page)
Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 12 (just started)
Beethoven: Moonlight's 3rd (need last 3-4 pages)
Chopin: Nocturne Op. 55 No. 1 (on the last two pages)
Villa-Lobos: Piano transcribed Etude No. 1 (took me 40 minutes to get first two measures 3/4 up to speed, and thats where I am)

[the_ts]

Chopin: Nocturne Op 48, No 1
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2, Op 14
Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor

Wanting to start:
Bach: Enlglish Suite #2
Brahms: Op. 118

[presto agitato]

Sonnetto del Petrarca No.123

Preludes Op 11 nums 14 and 15 by Scriabin.

Thoughts? 

[chromatickler]

Ravel Gespard de la Nuit (my third attempt)

hahahah da MT feelz da shame, or not 

[alzado]

Currently continuing to learn my way through several books by Edward MacDowell.  Right now playing "Of Puritan Days" and "The Old Garden."

Learning and playing a "Prelude" by Ravel.  Sheet music includes no identification or Opus number.  Nice little piece.

Learning a couple of short pieces by Prokofiev -- "Dream Fantasies" or some similar title.  A set of 20 was originally written by the composer.  Found these pieces on the "music archive" download site.

About two weeks ago was still fooling around with the Adagio Cantabile movement of Pathetique.  Every couple of years I go back and refresh on it and play it.  Have abandoned it again. 

Before long I get bored with it.  Hard to say exactly why.  Beautiful but -- too predictable?

[bassoonypiano]

Ahh Lets see

Bach Prelude and Fugue No6 in  dminor from 1st book.(Learning Prelude, looked at fugue and thats it lol)
Beethoven Les Adieux Sonata- Perfecting 1st and 2nd mvmts, have sight read through the 3rd
Chopin Scherzo No 2- Perfection perfection perfection ARGH lol
Debussy Pour Le Piano (Perfecting 2nd and 3rd, have 1st done)
And just started Liszt's Gnomenreign or however you spell it lol.

A couple more months to go.

[nanabush]

Still hacking away at the Bach Fugue in C# major....I don't understand why it's giving me so much trouble, I've got about 1/3 left, then perfection comes later.

First movement of Pathetique for fun, only needed last 2 for grade 10...
Chopin etude op 25/12

Lassan of Hungarian Rhapsody 2, Friska comes later..

[jehangircama]

listen do u have any idea what lassan means? I've been wondering it ever since I started the HR2

[pseudopianist]

Chopin Etude 25/5
Bach C major Fugue WTC Book 1 (I'm just too lazy to actually work on it)

[thierry13]

Chopin Etude 25/5
Bach C major Fugue WTC Book 1 (I'm just too lazy to actually work on it)

Unlegendary.

[musicsdarkangel]

Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a theme by Pagannini
Bach - prelude and fugue no 3 in C sharp major
Chopin - Polonaise op 44 in f sharp minor
Mozart - Sonata k 284
Ravel - Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit
Liszt - technical excersizes

[ako]

Still working on Chopin Nocturne in D-flat major. Have piano (performance) class coming in 2 weeks.. will start something new afterwards.

[Jacey1973]

Beethoven - Les Adieux Sonata
Chopin - Ballade no 3
Rachmaninov - Etudes-tableaux op 39 no 8 and 9
Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor

[luc]

Chopin Waltz op. 64 nr. 1
Bach Gigue from the partita nr. 1
&
Beethoven Sonata op. 28
 

[janne p.]

Perfecting:
Beethoven - Pathetique (whole)
Brahms - Rhapsody in G minor
Chopin - Op. 25 No. 1
Debussy - Arabesque nr 1
Khachaturian - Toccata
Poulenc - Sonata for flute and piano, mvt 2

Progressing towards perfecting plateau:
Beethoven - Kreutzer sonata
Sven-Erik Bäck - Expansive preludes

Progressing towards progressing towards perfecting plateau:
Bach-Busoni - Chaconne
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in D minor

[Nightscape]

This is my summer repetoire:

Learned:

Bach Partita no.3 Courante, Sarabande, Burlesque, Scherzo, Gigue
Beethoven Sonata no.2 movements 2 and 3
Beethoven Sonata op.90 movement 1
Liszt Paganini etudes 3,4,5
Scriabin Waltz op.1, 3 pieces op.2, Mazurka op.3 no.1
Ravel Sonatine, Prelude, In the manner of Chabrier, In the Manner of Borodin, Menuet on name Haydn
Debussy Book 1 preludes no. 1,2,3,4,6,8,9,10,12

Currently Learning:
Bach Partita no.3 Fantasia, Allemande
Beethoven Sonata op. 90 movement 2
Liszt Paganini etudes 1,2,6
Scriabin Mazurka op.3 no.2
Debussy Book 1 preludes no. 5,7,11
Barber Concerto movements 1 and 2

[steinwaym]

Rakhmaninov Concerto No. 3
Beethoven Sonata Op. 111
Rhapsody in Blue (what...?)

[viking]

Kabalevsky various preludes
Bach P&F D major Bk 2
Khachaturian Concerto
Chopin Sonata no.3
Beethoven op. 111
Chopin Barcarolle
Chopin Etudes op. 25 no. 6, 10, 11

Im looking for some Scarlatti, more Bach, and some Liszt.  Taking a look at the Spanish Rhapsody and the Tarantella.  Any other suggestions??
SAM

[arensky]

Mozart Concerto in c minor K.491

Mozart Sonatensatz in g minor  K.312
Mozart Sonata in Eb major K.282
Mozart Fantasy in c minor K.475

     (or maybe I'll just do the Fantasy with the Sonata K.457 and call it the the 1st half )
         What do y'all think?

Milhaud Sumare op.67#9     
Milhaud Corcovado op.67 #7   
Milhaud Leme op.67 #3         
Milhaud Ipanema op.67 #5   
Milhaud Gavea op.67 #6         

Liszt  Au bord d'une Source
Liszt  Sonetto del Petrarca 123
Liszt  Mephisto Waltz

[jalgor]

Unlegendary.

Untrue.

[phil13]

That's impressive, Skepto. Far above my humble list.

Beethoven 'Pathetique' Sonata (perfecting)
Liszt Sonnetto del Petrarca No.104 in E major
Scriabin Etude Op.8 No.11
Bach/Busoni Transcription 'Sleepers, Wake' (perfecting)
Debussy 'The Sunken Cathedral' (perfecting)

Just enough to go through college auditions.

Phil

EDIT: Also working on Cage 4'33"  Any suggestions on how to improve my playing of it?!? ROFL

EDIT: Add Bach Prelude and Fugue in D minor No.6, Bk. I (learning the fugue first 

Phil

[pseudopianist]

Untrue.

Agreed

[guru_of_time]

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2
Ravel Alborada del Gracioso
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 (yay banging )
Prokofiev Fugitive Visions

[janne p.]

Perfecting:
Beethoven - Pathetique (whole)
Brahms - Rhapsody in G minor
Chopin - Op. 25 No. 1
Debussy - Arabesque nr 1
Khachaturian - Toccata
Poulenc - Sonata for flute and piano, mvt 2

Progressing towards perfecting plateau:
Beethoven - Kreutzer sonata
Sven-Erik Bäck - Expansive preludes

Progressing towards progressing towards perfecting plateau:
Bach-Busoni - Chaconne
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in D minor

Upgraded the Rachmaninoff to level 2.
Also started working on Chopin Op. 25 No. 11.
I've also thought of playing some Ravel, Prokofieff and Scriabin, any suggestions? (roughly in the same difficulty category that my other current repertoire is in)

[pianote]

for college auditions and comps this year....

Bach                   Aria Variata, Prelude and Fugue in C minor Bk. I
Beethoven          Sonata Op.110, Pastorale Sonata
Mendelssohn       Fantasie in F# minor
Prokofiev            Sonata No.3
Szymanowski      Etude Op.4, No.3
Bartok                Roumanian Dance Op.8a, No.1

[dancingfingers]

Bach 4th Partita
Beethoven Les Adieux
Chopin Etudes 10/3 and 10/4
Schumann Novelette op. 21 no. 8 (the long one)

Fun stuff!

[burstroman]

Alkan - Etude A minor
Beethoven - Sonata Op. 90
Bach - Toccata G major
Shostakovich - Sonata # 1

[thierry13]

Alkan - Etude A minor
Beethoven - Sonata Op. 90
Bach - Toccata G major
Shostakovich - Sonata # 1

Wow, you're learning comme le vent ? How is it turning to be?

[clariniano]

Just started a new set of repetoire, now that my Grade RCM 4 piano exam is over (last Monday!) I know it's nowhere near the level of some of the other people on this forum (clarinet is my primary instrument, and I'm partly studying piano so I can satisfy the Grade 6 piano requirement for my clarinet Performer's ARCT, though I may aim for at least Grade 8, Grade 10 if possible!) So what I've just started working on now, with my teacher:

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, no. 2
MacDowell: To A Wild Rose
Zipoli: Verso in E minor
Beethoven: Sonatina in G major
Chopin: Prelude op. 28 no. 4

My teacher is having me learn some of the Grade 5 repetoire before working on the Grade 6 stuff, but his feeling is, with the exception of the Grieg, it's too easy for me. (though I'm happy to work on it, since I really enjoy the Beethoven and the Grieg). He thinks I did a "rather difficult" Grade 4 program, with Telemann, Haydn, and Mendelssohn for my repetoire, and Burgmuller and Duvernoy for my studies.

The Chopin and MacDowell are on the Grade 7 list; I intend to do one piece from the next grade higher when I do my Grade 6, though I think MacDowell will work out better, though I find it harder than the Chopin!(!?!)

Meri

[Barbosa-piano]

Learning with the teacher:
Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C minor- Book one- Prelude is finished- Perfecting
Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G minor- Op. 23 No.5 (Re-finishing and Perfecting)

Learning by myself now:
Moment Musical B minor (Rachmaninoff)
Chopin Etude Op.25 no. 10
Chopin Etude Op. 25 no. 11 (Perfecting)
Goldberg Variation No. 5
Starting on Mephisto Waltz.

Other smaller pieces... And many future plans...

[arensky]

All of you will probably see my recital program change one or more times, as I fret and quaffle and waffle and change my mind. The Concerto is a go, it's already scheduled and announced :
 I like this program better,  please tell me what you think.

Mozart Concerto in c minor K.491


Mozart Sonata in D major K.311  (retool)
Mozart Rondo in a minor K.511                       1st half 44 minutes
Mozart Fantasy in c minor K.475

                  intermission

Scriabin Four Preludes op.33
Scriabin Etude in c# minor op.2#1  (retool)
Scriabin Etude in d# minor op.8 #12  (retool)

Liszt Au bord d'une source                             2sd half 32 minutes           
Liszt Sonetto del Petrarca 123 *
Liszt Mephisto Waltz   (retool)

encore:  Tveitt The long long winter night

* or Liebestraum; yeah yeah, I know! But it makes the old ladies (and some young ones too ) happy. It will also come in handy at my hotel gig, where I prefer to and usually  play Jazz
but have to mix it up to make the public happy. I played through it tonight and got a new take on it, it didn't seem hackneyed. It's a very beautiful piece, it's just we've all heard it too much.

Please let me know what yo think of this lineup, in particular the pacing .

Thankx

[chopiabin]

Reviving and reperfecting -
Chopin:
 Nocturne in C minor, op. 48 #1
  Etude, op. 25#12

Rachmaninov:
Prelude in B minor (second set of preludes, can't remember the opus #)

Learning anew:
Chopin:
2nd Scherzo
3rd Ballade

Rachmaninov:
Elegie, op. 3 #1
Prelude in G minor op. 23

Perhaps you can tell that I'm putting together a little Rach-Chop program 

[allthumbs]

Rachmaninoff's Étude-tableau, Op.33, No.8

Chopin's Nocturne in Bb minor, Op.9, No.1

Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique

Messiaen's Plainte Calme

[da jake]

I'm on page 3 of the G minor Ballade.

Yay for me.

[dinosaurtales]

I'm on page 3 of the G minor Ballade.

Yay for me.

Page 3!  That's my favorite page!  I just finished that sucker - trust me  the nasty parts are coming up! 

I am working on:  Beethoven 32 c minor variations, Brahms Rhapsody op 79 #2 in g minor, Chopin 10-4 (egad!!!!), Prokofiev op 4 - #1 - Remembrances.  Just finishing up Mozart's K 576 - another bunch of fun.

[Pumkinhead]

for college auditions and comps this year....

Bach                   Aria Variata, Prelude and Fugue in C minor Bk. I
Beethoven         Sonata Op.110, Pastorale Sonata
Mendelssohn      Fantasie in F# minor
Prokofiev            Sonata No.3
Szymanowski     Etude Op.4, No.3
Bartok                Roumanian Dance Op.8a, No.1

Pianote!!! I can't believe you have the balls to play a Mendelssohn for your Romantic Piece. For my conservatory audition, I'll be playing the Variations Serieuses, so we're in the same boat. Bloody good job, mate.

[Waldszenen]

• Chopin's 27 Etudes
• Beethoven's Appassionata
• Some Bach Prelude and Fugues from Book II

[thorn]

I'm trying to cut down on the pieces i'm learning because i'm looking for a new teacher so i want to leave space for anything they may suggest.

Ravel           Jeux d'eau
Ravel           Gaspard de la Nuit (Ondine and Scarbo: perfecting, Le Gibet: beginning)
Debussy      24 preludes (perfecting)
Liszt            Chasse-Neige (Trancendental Etude nr 12)
Beethoven  'Tempest' Sonata (perfecting 1st mvt, beginning 2nd)

[lisztwasgod]

Kind of like you, I'm not as much dabbling as overwhelmed...

Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
Hungarian Rhapsodies 8 and 9
Grand Galop Chrmoatique (polishing for competition)
Totentanz (same)
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 1 (finishing up the third mvmt (polish))
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
(If you couldnt tell I am a Liszt specialist)
Beethoven: Appasionata
Prokoffiev: Sonata No. 7
Preludes in G Minor
Concerto No 3

[drjames]

Finishing up  Bach - Siciliano from Flute sonata #2 (Wilhelm Kempff arr.)
                     Chopin - Nocturne in E minor Op. 72, #1
                                    Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. posthumous
                     Beethoven- Pathetique sonata (all)

Just starting  Beethoven - Sonata Op. 2, #1 (I notice most people are learning late sonatas.  This one just seemed like fun.)
                      Mendelssohn - some Songs Without Words (currently The Poets Harp and Reverie)
                     Scubert - Romance (Liszt arrangement)

That's about enough. Jim

[arensky]

I believe this is my third posting on this thread, how about this lineup?

Mozart Sonata in D major K.311(retool)
Mozart Fantasy in C minor K.511                     1st half 29'47"

     
          _intermission

Mozart Rondo in a minor K.511

Chopin Ballade in F major op.38                         2nd half about 28-30 minutes

Liszt Mephisto Waltz(retool)

All 3 Mozarts on the first half was too great a strain; walking on eggshells for 40 minutes is too long, and it's tough on the audience too; but I couldn't cut one of them after all it is Wolfie's birthday. The Ballade seems perfect, Chopin idolized Mozart (particularly K.511 so that works great; they have the same ending, too; coincidence? Inquiring mind will never know for sure but thinks not!  ). Mephisto complements the Ballade very nicely and seems to make sense when I look at the whole picture here; what do y'all think? Inquiring mind.....

[lau]

started the winterwind etude a couple days ago and still going at the volodos turkish march, it's been about 7 months

[qoppa]

Beethoven - Sonata No.8 (Pathetique), (first two movements for now, third will come later)
Chopin - Nocturne in F minor, Op.55 No.1
Chopin - Prelude in D flat major, Op.28 No.15 (a.k.a "Raindrop Prelude")
Chopin - Waltz in D flat major, Op.64 No.1 (a.k.a "Minute Waltz")
Bach - Invention No.15 in B minor, BWV 786

[ilikepie]

Ravel Concerto in G major(just started/will start)
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no.11(finishing...)
Rachmaninoff Preludes op.23, no.5, op.32, no.5 and 12(1 finished, one incomplete, one just started)
Prokofiev Sonata no.2(pending)
Beethoven Sonata no.20something Appassionata/Waldstein(pending)
Debussy Estampes, Soiree dans Grenade(pending)
Scriabin Etude op.42 no.5(pending)

[Kassaa]

Beethoven Appassionata, concerto no. 3
Bach French Suite no. 6
Schumann Sonata no.2

Soon I hope Franck's piano trio.

[nanabush]

-Rachmaninoff Etudes Tableaux Op 39 #6,7
-Liszt Wilde Jagd
-Debussy: Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest, Feux d'Artifice

[kempff1234]

-Brahms piano quartet in G minor
-Frank's prelude, chorale et fugue
-Beethoven triple concerto

[avetma]

- Beethoven - Piano Sonata op.28
- Chopin - Etudes op.10 no.2; op.25 no.11 (Winter Wind)
- Liszt - Transcedental Etude no.12 (Chasse-Neige)
- Prokofiev - Suggestion Diabolique