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minor_sonata

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Hi guys... well, i'm going 2 have abrsm piano exam grade 8..
These are the list :

List A
JS Bach : Allemande:partita no 4 in D maj, BMW 828, second mov.
Dimitry Shostakovitch: Prelude and Fugue in E flat, no 19 op 87
Domenico Scarlatti : Sonata in D, Kp. 535

List B
CPE Bach : Allegro assai : Sonata in F minor, H. 173, Wq. 57/6, 1st movement
Mozart : Allegro moderato : Sonata in C ,K. 330/300h, 1st movement
Beethoven : Sonata in E minor, op. 90, 1st movement

List C
Anton Stepanovich Arensky : Impromptu, No. 1 from quatre morceaux pour piano, op 25
Billy Joseph Mayerl : Autumn Crocus
Robert Schumann : intermezzo, no.4 from Faschingsscwank aus Wien, op 26
Franz Liszt : Dem Andenken Petofis
Alan Rawsthrone : Bagatelle No. 3
Toru Takemitsu : Romance

I'm looking 4 suggestion... i have to chose one from each list... any suggestion?
or maybe sbd has the recordings/mp3?
Thx a lot....

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BoliverAllmon

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Re: ABRSM grade 8 2005-2006

Reply #1 on: January 28, 2006, 06:06:51 AM

Is this the list you are going to choose from? I ask because this is not the complete syllabus list.

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tompilk

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Re: ABRSM grade 8 2005-2006

Reply #2 on: January 28, 2006, 11:35:54 AM

I played:
Domenico Scarlatti : Sonata in D, Kp. 535 (most people i have known do it recently have done this)
Mozart : Allegro moderato : Sonata in C ,K. 330/300h, 1st movement (not too taxing... but the trills and stuff can wreck your hands... look at the top of the last page... argh!)
Franz Liszt : Dem Andenken Petofis (unusual and nice... especially second page... ha e you seen my video in teh audition room? https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,13976.0.html)
THe arensky is also nice and the beethoven b piece is exciting... and so is the alternative mendelssohn scherzo... but you have to buy the sheet music separately for that... or download...
Tom

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minor_sonata

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Re: ABRSM grade 8 2005-2006

Reply #3 on: January 28, 2006, 05:16:58 PM

yeah, those aren't the complete syllabus, but the other pieces should be bought seperately.... so i think i'll just choose the pieces in the exam book that i have...
thanx 4 the suggestion tompilk... and 'bout ur video, i think u play it very well...
btw, anybody has the recordings of my pieces list 'coz many pieces that i haven't heard....?
thx guys....

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dorfmouse

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Re: ABRSM grade 8 2005-2006

Reply #4 on: January 29, 2006, 11:58:08 AM

Have you looked on the ABRSM website? Their student and piano forums should be able to help. Also I think ABRSM now have CDs of their grade syllabus pieces.

https://forums.abrsm.org/index.php?act=idx

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minor_sonata

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Re: ABRSM grade 8 2005-2006

Reply #5 on: January 29, 2006, 12:06:06 PM

yeah there's CD of abrsm grade syllabus pieces... but the problem is, i can't find it in my city.... the store only sells the exam pieces... can anybody help?
thx guys...

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Re: ABRSM grade 8 2005-2006

Reply #6 on: January 30, 2006, 09:13:19 PM

hey tompilk i did the same pieces as you. the cds good actually gives you a good feel of how the piece is meant to go because they dont get crazy players whol play it at 3 times the recommended speed in book n stuff lol.

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supertonic

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Re: ABRSM grade 8 2005-2006

Reply #7 on: February 18, 2006, 05:59:07 AM

I am still not sure which one to choose in List C. Maybe the Mendelsson "Scherzo"
Any body else doing this? My teacher said it is the easiest one.

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BoliverAllmon

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Re: ABRSM grade 8 2005-2006

Reply #8 on: February 18, 2006, 04:10:29 PM

I chose the debussy for list C

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Re: ABRSM grade 8 2005-2006

Reply #9 on: February 18, 2006, 04:18:07 PM

For everyone who plays A1 Allemande, please advice this
Should I use "non-legato" for the left hand, in eg Bar 5-9, Bar 29 - 28 etc. My teacher asks me to use non-legato for all the non-tied notes (but still holding the tied note). He said this is the way to play Bach. But I listen to the CDs and heard no one plays like that. Is it the right thing to do esp in the exam?

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