What are you learning right now? (yes again)

[thalbergmad]

My inability to finish one piece before starting another continues.

I am enjoying a transcription of the "harmonious blacksmith" by Hans von Bulow.

Thal

[avetma]

Bach Prelude and Fugue E major and g minor
Beethoven sonata op28 (still )
Chopin Etude 25/11 (a minor) and 10/5 (black key)
Liszt Etudes Un Sospiro and Transcedental no.12 (Chasse-Neige)
Rachmaninov Prelude 23/5 (g minor)
Scriabin Etude 8/12 (d# minor)

...

[franzliszt2]

Liszt sonata.... Finished it, but just getting ready to perform it.

Chopin op10 complete. Starting this in January (2 days), my aim is to finish all opus 10 by july, and then op25 by December. I've done a lot of the big ones in the past, so hopefully won't be as daunting as it seems. I'm more worried about op25 because it has that 6ths etude! I don't like 6ths!

A few other stuff as well, just some classical sonatas, Bach Partita no 2, and some contempory stuff. My teacher bombards me with new pieces to learn on the side from big projects.

[jakev2.0]

Currently learning this week:

Rach 3
Liszt Sonata
Chopin Etudes 10/4, 10/12, 25/6, 26/11
Liszt Etude - Feux Follets
Islamey
Ondine, Scarbo
All easy stuff.

Next week:

I AM  BLUFFING AND DO NOT ACTUALLY PLAY ANY/ALL OF THESE PIECES

[thalbergmad]

The first 50 of the Sorabji Etudes
1838 version of the TE's
Henselt Concerto
Hammerklavier
Rach 3 and pag variations
Brahms Pag Variations
Islamey
Alkan - Concerto for solo piano
Finnissey - Verdi transcriptions
Liszt - Dante Sonata and Belioz Symphony Fantastique
Thalberg - complete Bellini transcriptions

Not sure what i will do next year


 

[Kassaa]

Currently learning this week:

Rach 3
Liszt Sonata
Chopin Etudes 10/4, 10/12, 25/6, 26/11
Liszt Etude - Feux Follets
Islamey
Ondine, Scarbo
All easy stuff.

Next week:

I AM  BLUFFING AND DO NOT ACTUALLY PLAY ANY/ALL OF THESE PIECES

That last sentence was absolutely unnecessary considering all your previous posts.

(Wannabe late entry for put down of the year, sorry )

[jakev2.0]

The first 50 of the Sorabji Etudes
1838 version of the TE's
Henselt Concerto
Hammerklavier
Rach 3 and pag variations
Brahms Pag Variations
Islamey
Alkan - Concerto for solo piano
Finnissey - Verdi transcriptions
Liszt - Dante Sonata and Belioz Symphony Fantastique
Thalberg - complete Bellini transcriptions

D00d, those are all easy if you practice the slowly for 10 minutes before speeding them up to concert tempo. I would know - i performed the Bramms at my churche rectal. 

[/end satire]

@Kassaa: Heh, though to be fair to myself I'm actually in the process of becoming a fairly decent pianist.

[pianowolfi]

Well I try to learn to clash four or five motifs together in one piece of improvisation.

[maryruth]

Chopin Waltz Op. 18
Beethoven Sonata 10/1
Bartok Sonatina
Bach 2-part invention F minor
Bach French Suite in B minor
Various Brahms Waltzes Op. 39

[imbetter]

I decided to drop the idea of learning that massive repertoire at one time.

I'm now currently learning:

Appasionata
Rachmaninoff Sonata no.2 ( I'm gonna be learning this for a long time)
Rachmaninoff etude tableax op.33 no.2
Chopin Waltz i forget the opus number lol

Im thinking about taking a go at Scriabin sonata no.9

[mad_max2024]

So much for the pictures at an exbidition then...

[qoppa]

Beethoven Pathétique Sonata
Mendelssohn Lieder ohne Worte No.3 19/3
Rachmaninoff Moments Musicaux No.3
Bach Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor (Book I)

In descending order of amount of work being put into each.

[musicsdarkangel]

i'm finally going to actually start learning the Gaspard

so

Chopin - Ballade no 4 starting Feb
Bach - Partita no 2 (kinda finished memorizing/can play notes well but there's more i want to do)
Chopin - Winterwind (bringing back)
Beethoven - Opus 31 no 2 (but will start Appassionata in Feb)
Chopin - Octave Etude (Feb)
Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit (Feb)

[mad_max2024]

I think I'm almost done with sposalizio, I'm just playing it a lot now so I can try to polish small mistakes and improve pedalling

I'm still not even halfway through Rach's etude op39 no5, I think I'll still stay with that one for quite a bit of time.

I'm going to start turning my attention to Mendelssohn's songs w/o words, I'll try to finish up op 53 no3 that's been neglected since I was enthralled with sposalizio. I'm also going to start working on op 67 no1, I figure a quiet and calm song will help me keep my sanity while learning the Rachmaninov etude.

[imbetter]

this should be a sticky

[mad_max2024]

I agree

[imbetter]

common people nominate this to be a sticky!

[elevateme]

i'm finally going to actually start learning the Gaspard

so

Chopin - Ballade no 4 starting Feb
Bach - Partita no 2 (kinda finished memorizing/can play notes well but there's more i want to do)
Chopin - Winterwind (bringing back)
Beethoven - Opus 31 no 2 (but will start Appassionata in Feb)
Chopin - Octave Etude (Feb)
Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit (Feb)

wow what a fantastic choice!! have you done the later beethoven sonatas? theyre the best

[skve]

Liszt's first legend (the one with Francis of Assisi and the birds.)

Grieg, To the spring

[verywellmister]

Beethoven Trio, Op.11
Ravel Concerto in G, first movement

beethoven sonata in a, op.2 no.2
Schumann sonata in g minor, 2nd movement
Rachmaninoff Prelude in c minor, op.23 no.7
shostakovich prelude and fugue in a, op.87 no.7
schoenberg 6 pieces, op.19
chopin etudes and nocturnes

[netzow]

Burgmuller Op. 100 No. 4
Bach Invention No.1 in C Major (Just Started)
Bach Prelude and Fuge No. 1 in C Major (Just Started, Sight Read through the Prelude today should have this one down this week.)
Bach Prelude and Fuge No. 2 in C minor (Hope to finish Prelude this Week and move onto Fuge)
Beethoven Sonata Pathetique (Hope to  Finish Mov.1 this week and move on to Mov.2)
Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 (Just Started)
Chopin Polonaise Op. 26 No. 1 (Just Started)

Hopefully I haven't bit off to much.

[klick]

Perfecting
Introduction and Fugato - C. Harris
Partita No 2 in C Minor: Sinfonie - JS Bach

Just Started
Chopin Polonaise Op 40 No 1 - F. Chopin

[soliloquy]

Over the course of next 8-12 months:

Stocky Klavierstucken XVI-XVIII
Sciarrino Etude de Concert, Prelude, Esercizio, Variazioni su uno Spazio Ricurvo & Perduto in una Citta d'Acque
Schubert Fantasie "Wanderer"
Prokofiev Sonata No. 5
Bach French Overture
Gershwin Rhapsody No. 2 (solo), Piano Concerto
Pacini-Liszt Niobe
Protopopov Sonata No. 1
Finish out Rach Opp. 2/10/16
Mosolov Nocturnes, Sonatas 1/2/4/5
Beethoven Bagatelles Op. 126

Will intermittently dick around with Gulistan.

[el nino]

chopin 25/1 and 9

[prongated]

this should be a sticky

Sticky sticky ^^ with this, when you commit to learning something, you can get extra scrutiny here...hmmm depending on the commitment, the audition room should be quite full.

Learning notes of:

Dutilleux Sonata
Mozart Sonata KV331
Hair Wild Cherries and Honeycomb
Liszt Transcendental no. 10

Practising:

Chopin Polonaise op. 44
Chopin Etudes op. 10 no. 2-4, op. 25 no. 9
Schumann Symphonic Etudes
Beethoven Emperor
Bach WTK bk II no. 18

[thalbergmad]

The once "legendary" March Marocaine by Leopold De Mayer.

Thal

[mephisto]

Geirr Tveitt - Hardanger øl  - Hardanger Ale

Funniest piece I have ever played

[pita bread]

Sticky sticky ^^ with this, when you commit to learning something, you can get extra scrutiny here...hmmm depending on the commitment, the audition room should be quite full.

Learning notes of:

Dutilleux Sonata
Mozart Sonata KV331
Hair Wild Cherries and Honeycomb
Liszt Transcendental no. 10

Practising:

Chopin Polonaise op. 44
Chopin Etudes op. 10 no. 2-4, op. 25 no. 9
Schumann Symphonic Etudes
Beethoven Emperor
Bach WTK bk II no. 18

* respect

[houseofblackleaves]

Working on:

Scarlatti - Sonata k.141
Gounod/Liszt - Valse de Faust
Chopin - Etudes op.10 no.1 & 2
Liszt - Transcendental etudes nos.2 & 5
Prokofiev - Concerto no.2 (mov. 1)
Kurtag - Jatekok (random selections...)
Tan Dun - Eight memories in Watercolor
Rachmaninoff - Etudes-Tableaux op.39 nos. 1 & 6

Must find (or rather, decide):

Beethoven sonata (thinking op.3 no.2 or 31 no.1)

OR

Haydn sonata (some A major one or the G major one... can't remember the numbers.)

Some peices by Bach and Mozart, or some Busoni transcriptions of Bach works... gar.

[phil13]

New, easier rep after a huge recital.

Bach- Prelude and Fugue in F# minor, Bk.I No.14

Haydn- Andante con Variazioni in F minor

Grieg- Elegy, Op.38 No.6
        - Butterfly, Op.43 No.1
        - In Early Years, Op.65 No.1

Chopin- Nocturne Op.55 No.2 in Eb major
           - Etude Op.25 No.2 in F minor

Debussy- Bruyères, Prelude Bk. II No.5

Phil

[jre58591]

Kurtag - Jatekok (random selections...)

wow, you were able to get that??? any chance for a scan of a few?

[gymnopedist]

I've temporarily lost the use of my right hand, so i've been fooling around with the prok 4 and bits of the Schmidt concertante variationen.

[etudes]

I decided to drop the idea of learning that massive repertoire at one time.

I'm now currently learning:

Appasionata
Rachmaninoff Sonata no.2 ( I'm gonna be learning this for a long time)
Rachmaninoff etude tableax op.33 no.2
Chopin Waltz i forget the opus number lol

Im thinking about taking a go at Scriabin sonata no.9

for make a joke video again?
can wiat to hear your rach sonata no.2 (which version do you play?)

[dnephi]

Working on:

Scarlatti - Sonata k.141
Gounod/Liszt - Valse de Faust
Chopin - Etudes op.10 no.1 & 2
Liszt - Transcendental etudes nos.2 & 5
Prokofiev - Concerto no.2 (mov. 1)
Kurtag - Jatekok (random selections...)
Tan Dun - Eight memories in Watercolor
Rachmaninoff - Etudes-Tableaux op.39 nos. 1 & 6

Must find (or rather, decide):

Beethoven sonata (thinking op.3 no.2 or 31 no.1)

OR

Haydn sonata (some A major one or the G major one... can't remember the numbers.)

Some peices by Bach and Mozart, or some Busoni transcriptions of Bach works... gar.

I like Beethoven Op. 2 sonatas, and they're not really heard all too often- have considered them? 
Considered the Sorabji Transcription of the Fantasia from the Fantasia Chromatica e fuga? 

How rough is Feux Follets?  It's more like a Chopin etude in the fact that study develops technique rather than merely requiring it, right?

Thanks,

Daniel

[rob47]

book II #18, op. 39 #3 and 5, deuxieme livre #12 and 14, k310, op. 28, op. 23 #2, op. 39

[pianowolfi]

book II #18, op. 39 #3 and 5, deuxieme livre #12 and 14, k310, op. 28, op. 23 #2, op. 39

Ohh you play Rach op. 28 again? Cool. op. 23,2 I play too hee hee, hope to get it ready for audition room soon.

[houseofblackleaves]

I like Beethoven Op. 2 sonatas, and they're not really heard all too often- have considered them? 
Considered the Sorabji Transcription of the Fantasia from the Fantasia Chromatica e fuga? 

How rough is Feux Follets?  It's more like a Chopin etude in the fact that study develops technique rather than merely requiring it, right?

Thanks,

Daniel

Sorabji would kill me. :p (I'll look into it, thanks!)

Yeah... I was actually thinking about studying Chopin's op.10/2 and op.25/6 in preperation for Feux Follets, but I went on anyways.

I can now see why people say it is so difficult.  I still love the peice... it's going to take a while.  After (or rather, if) I master it I won't have to worry about double notes (hopefully.)  I don't have a deadline for anything (cept the Scarlatti and the Gounod/Liszt) so I can afford to work on it slowly.  It's really great, though.  It makes your hand get all confused... it's always fun to challenge the living crap out of yourself. 

I'll look at the Beethoven sonatas too.  Or maybe I'll wait... I do not know. 

[bflatminor24]

So I'm polishing the Mephisto Waltz, and I have a few questions/concerns.

First of all, on page 17, I have trouble with the left hand while the right hand moves in arpeggios up and down the keys. I can't seem to get both hands working together properly. This is the same problem I had with Chopin's Scherzo No. 2, when the left hand does those octaves while the right hand moves up and down in arpeggios. Same thing.

Second of all, on page 18, I have trouble with the section halfway through the page. I can't work it up to speed!

Third, my right hand has trouble on page 21 during the turn-around of the run. Should I lift the hand before turning around? Or try to make it fluid?

Last, during the alternating hands run on page 22, does anyone have a suggestion for how to practice this? I can't really get the pattern.

Thanks everyone!

[molto-marcato]

Polishing:

Chopin: 10-6, 9-1, Noct. 20 p.h., some preludes
Rach.: 3-2, 32-12
Beethoven: Pathetique 1st mvt.
Brahms 79-2

Practicing:

Beethoven: Pathetique 2nd and 3rd mvts.
Chopin: Ballade No1 (working hard on the presto con fuoco)


Dreaming of (long term projects):

Chopin 10-12 (work will begin soon), 10-9, 25-10,11 and 12 and maybe one day the whole two sets   
Appassionata
Op. 111
Kreisleriana
Rach. 33-4, 23-5, 39-5 , 32-10
Chopin Scherzi 2&3
Gaspard (very, very long term project :-) )

Very much standard repertoire i guess, but beautiful pieces anyway. If i look at my list i find there is no Bach. Think i'll include some within the next months and maybe add some Liszt to the long term list.

[kiwi_bd]

Currently preparing for my examination......

no.2 Sarabande, pour le piano - Debussy
No.2 Intermezzo, op.118 - Brahms
Sonata in B-flat K570 - Mozart
and 2 Scarlatti's sonata

[fyrexia]

well...

1)bach: piano concerto No.1
2) Rachmaninoff Suite No.2
3)Mozart piano concerto No.23 kv .488
4) Prokofiev Toccata
5) Ravel Gaspard de la nuit - Scarbo

When i finish this....
1) Scriabin Fantasy
2) Rachmaninoff Sonata No.2
3) Chopin allegro de Concert
 (and others not decided yet)

[mad_max2024]

Still on Rach etude op39 no5
Adding Poulenc Toccata from the "Trois Pieces"

Trying to focus my efforts on those two
When I have the time I also try to bring Mendelssohn's S w/o W op53 no 3 up to speed
Also playing op67no1
Chopin Waltzes op 69 no1 and op 34 no2
and Liszt's sposalizio from time to time

Was also trying to start on Liszt's HR5 but I gave up on it, unless I finish either rach or poulenc I don't have nearly enough time... I'll be saving it for later