What are you working now?

[sauergrandson]

What are you working now?

[henrah]

Raindrop Prelude, though mostly how to play it as I have already learnt the notes.

Also a piece from Phantasiestucke by Schumann called Des Abends (methinks, something to do with An Evening in English) Quite nice, but I'm finding it hard to memorize. Maybe because I don't really like it that much, I don't know :S

Also switching between Mozart sonatas K283 and K545, but not seriously. Just finding parts and playing them really.


What about you?
Henrah

[nanabush]

Ravel Sonatine, about half done third mvmnt... Ginastera Danzas Argentinas, on the third movement too, but not too far in.  Bach Italian Concerto about half into first movement.  Rach Etude Tableaux Eb Major op 33

[sauergrandson]

Rachmaninov: Polka W. R.

Scarlatti: Sonatas L.  449, L. 358

Haydn: Sonata 38

Remembering: Mozart Sonata 283 (Too!!!!!)


Next:
Rachmaninov: Gavote, or Polka Italiana
Liszt: Cantique de l'enfant à son reveile

[sauergrandson]

And always my WTC.

[bassoonypiano]

WTC for me as well.

In addition to WTC:

Moszkowski Etudes Op. 72 No's 1 and 10
Gershwin: Concerto in F

[mike_lang]

Grieg Concerto in A Minor
Beethoven Op. 57
Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
Liszt Mephisto Waltz
Brahms Rhapsody in B Minor

[Tash]

Moscheles study no.14 op.70
Bach Prelude and Fugue in C# bkI
Haydn sonata in Eb HobXVI:52
Debussy: toccata

[lilypiano]

Pathetique, 2nd movement
Venetian Boat Song
Le Bananier, L. M. Gottschalk (don't know if I'll be able to finish soon)

[chopinfan_22]

Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 -- Chopin (Memorizing)
Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 -- Chopin (Memorizing)
Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 -- Chopin (Memorized)
Prelude Op. 28 No. 9 -- Chopin (Memorizing)
Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 "Raindrop" -- Chopin (Close to Memorization)
Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 -- Chopin (Playing)
Valse Op. 64, No. 2 -- Chopin (Just started)
Prelude in C# Minor -- Rachmaninoff

[mcgillcomposer]

Bartók - concerto no. 3
Bethoven - Emperor concerto

...it's enough to keep me busy :S

[steinwayargentina]

My WTC to!! 
Rachmaninoff Etude tableaux en Eb minor
Two Chopin waltzes no.4 in F major (I love it) and no.10 in b minor
Bach Concerto no.5 in F minor (please need Full Score and string parts)
Rachmaninoff Prelude op.23 no.7
and thats enough for now.

[thaicheow]

Mozart piano sonatas, K311
Christian Sinding, Rustle of Spring
Ginastera, Danza Argentinas
Bach, WTC, bk1, C#major
Bach, Italian Concerto (struggling on 3rd and 2nd mov)
Bach, 18 little preludes
Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6
Chopin, Polanaise C#min

Repertoire wish to do in near future:
Ravel, Gaspard de La Nuit
more Mozart's sonatas
more Bach WTC
Bach, Aria and variations in Italian style
more Liszt, paganini studies, hungarian rhapsody, etc

Glad to see many here who have the same taste as me. 

[nicco]

Liszt Piano concerti no.1
Mozart Sonata K.333
Beethoven Op.53
Debussy Images Book 1
Rach Etude Tableux 39\1 & 39\5
Chopin Etude 25\6 & 25\11
Bach WTC Bb minor Book 1

I have enough to do

[henrah]

Liszt Piano concerti no.1
Mozart Sonata K.333
Beethoven Op.57
Debussy Images Book 1
Rach Etude Tableux 39\1 & 39\5
Chopin Etude 25\6 & 25\11
Bach WTC Bb minor Book 1

I have enough to do

How are you progressing on 25/6?

[nicco]

Rather easy. First i learned the right hand by heart, then simply put on the accompaniement from the left hand. Separate hand practice seemed like the right thing to do on this one.

[henrah]

So you don't have much trouble with thirds then? My fingers can't handle thirds, they get mixed messages and sometimes go when their not supposed to, or slow down because another finger is moving.


I need more finger independence >_<

[nicco]

You have to find the right fingersentence for the thirds though that suits you the best. You just have to practice really slow, and gradually turn up the tempo

[letters]

im having a bit of a relaxing period after my grade 8:
bach english suite no. 2 prelude
chopin fantasie impromptu! (v slowly atm)
haydn english sonata, first movement
schumman papillons, some of them
having a go at some beethoven sonatas, i quite like no. 4 at the moment Eb major

soon to be working on: shostakovich piano concerto no.2 arrrrrg

[avetma]

Mozart - Sonate in a minor K330d
Chopin - Ballade no1 in g minor
Liszt - Hungarian rhapsody no.6

[Motrax]

Mozart - Sonata K. 310 (a minor)
Chopin - Etudes 10-1, 10-12, 25-6
Chopin - Ballade No. 2 Op. 38

Learned a while ago and resurrecting:
Ravel - Jeux D'eau
Chopin - Etudes 10-9, 25-11

My thirds are terrible (or used to be, at least), which is why I started that etude. It's all memorized, and although I play it slowly, I am very slowly getting better at it and thirds in general. The mere process of learning the notes has already significantly improved my technique - I wouldn't be intimidated by it if you don't think your thirds are good enough. It's a study, after all, and although you won't be able to play it for other people, you'll really help yourself out in the long run by learning it.

[klavierkonzerte]

mendelssohn scherzo in e minor op.16

this piece is magnificent and a very challenging.

and chopin etude in f minor op.25 no.2

[musicsdarkangel]

Beethoven - Op 32 no 2 (Tempest)
Bach - Partita no 2 in c minor
Chopin - Etude op 25 no 6 "thirds"
Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme by Pagannini
Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit

I love every single one of these and am thrilled to be learing them.

[verywellmister]

Ravel Concerto in G
Bach P+F g# Wtc I
Beethoven Sonata Op.2, no.2
    I. Allegro Vivace
Beethoven Bagatelles, Op.126 (learned first two of the seta year ago)
I.  II.  III.  IV.  V.  VI.
Mendelssohn Scherzo in e, Op.16 no.2 (from 5th grade!)
Ravel Sonatine I.  II.  III. (learned first movement already)
Rachmaninoff Preludes Op.23 nos.6 and 7

In the near future:
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
         Jeux d'eau
Mendelssohn Variations Serieuses

[Mozartian]

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[steveie986]

Just started the Goldberg Variations. I'm learning the notes at a rate of one per week. Currently on my 4th variation. After I finish learning one I reward myself by sneaking into the university's music building to play it on the Steinway. Life is good.

Prokofiev piano sonata no. 7 3rd movement. I'm permanently stuck 3 pages from the end. The ending is just beyond me technically. No matter how hard I try, I cannot put those ridiculous chords together cleanly. So damn close...

Hammerklavier 1st movement. I can play the first five measures, which satisfies me completely and there's no need to learn more. It's like having touched a piece of Jesus' tunic.

[pianowolfi]

Beethoven Bagatelles op.126
Chopin Preludes 13-15, Military Polonaise, Scherzo Bb minor
Rachmaninoff  first sonata
Brahms violin sonata G-Major
C.M.von Weber Trio op.63

[pita bread]

So you don't have much trouble with thirds then? My fingers can't handle thirds, they get mixed messages and sometimes go when their not supposed to, or slow down because another finger is moving.


I need more finger independence >_<

Some advice: 25/6 is not a finger independence etude; the motions come from tiny up and down movements of the forearm.

[musicsdarkangel]

Some advice: 25/6 is not a finger independence etude; the motions come from tiny up and down movements of the forearm.

that would be one method of learning it.


Or there's the other method, the Valentina Lisitsa method...all fingers, in which case it is a finger independance excersize.

I have enough freedom in my arms that I decided to learn it this way, and it will benefit me.

[pita bread]

Do you have a video clip of that?

BTW, good luck on learning it your way.

[lau]

i am mostly working on a Concert paraphrase on mozarts turkish rondo transcribed by video arcade volodos

[Waldszenen]

- Liszt: La Campanella

- Debussy: Suite Bergamasque

- Chopin: 27 Etudes (Op. 10 No. 5 in particular) and Fantaisie Impromptu


Quite a lot of material. =]

[musicsdarkangel]

Do you have a video clip of that?

BTW, good luck on learning it your way.

thanks, and I do own the Lisista DVD, so if you know of a way for me to convert it to file, I can post it for you.

otherwise, try the sample on her site https://www.valentinalisitsa.com/Wmedia/etudesample.wmv

it shows small clips of each.  If that doesn't work, go to www.valentinalisitsa.com , go to videos, and scroll down to it....

She holds her wrist a bit high for my liking, but whatever works for her I guess. 

If you use your arm weight for the top notes (covered by fingers 3-4-5), and let the thumb and index just dangle along at a light stacatto, you can get quite comfortable playing this with fingers.  Its pretty bizarre though that she doesn't seem to use arm weight at all.  She just plays it all stacatto.  I guess everyone has there own way of playing.

[sauergrandson]

Ligeti: Musica Ricercata
Miguel Bernal Jiménez: Carteles

[maxine]

  Bach English suite no2
  Beethoven op 110
  Alkan feast of aesop
  Rach prelude 5
  Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet

[desahcrup]

Right now, am working on:
Prokofiev Sonata No. 1
Prokofiev Sonata No. 3

No. 1 is .. meh, I have to work more on phrasings and note slips.

More note slips in No. 3, even though its technical diffulty (IMO) is not as hard as that of Jeux d'Eau.

[nicko124]

I am working on.

Debussy - Ballade

Lecuona - The Midnight Conga

Liszt - Galop in A Minor

I do love learning all of these pieces, the Liszt is shockingly difficult in some sections though and some evil stretches.

The Debussy and Lecuona pieces are much easier to practice, they are about Grade 7 or 8 level.

[sauergrandson]

Chopin: FOurth Ballade

Rachmaninov: Three nocturnes

Brahms: Op. 118

[pianote]

i'm so lazy nowadays...high school senioritis anyone? haha...pieces are...

mendelssohn - fantasie in f# minor, op.28
ginastera - danzas criollas Op.15
saint-saens - le carnival de animaux (for Le Cygne I'm using Godowsky's version.)

and for the lazy days...random songs from howl's moving castle, FF series, ghibli, etc.

[anschlag]

Freshening up some of the favourite pieces I have played in the past for an upcoming visit to a piano shop: Bach WTC I P&F F minor; Schumann Intermezzo from Faschingsschwank; Schumann Aufschwung; Chopin Nocturne F major.

Finishing of Schubert D664 A-major (having trouble with tricky third movement)

Learning: Beethoven 'tempest' movts 1 and 2; yet to start 3.

[nanabush]

w00t finished Ravel Sonatine and Rachmaninoff etude op 33 Eb+...
I'm wanting to play another Rach etude, so I'm currently deciding between op33 #4, op 39 #8, gonna play a bit of both and decide which I like better.

Still chompin away at the Italian concerto, getting into the third movement now, which is extremely awkward in some sections.

Still struggling my a** off with the final danza argentina, I can't get my left hand to flow during the transition from one pattern to another while playing the other random stuff with the right hand.

[thalbergmad]

I am messing around with a transcription of Handels "Harmonious Blacksmith" by the great Liszt pupil, Hans von Bulow.

Thal

[mike_lang]

Well, now it's going to be Les Adieux, Bach c minor French Suite, Abegg Variations, and Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 2... How is that for a junior at IU School of Music wanting to get back into the B.M. degree program?  Good audition repertoire?  I don't want suggestions for substitution, just comments on those pieces, s'il vous plait.

Thanks!

[anekdote]

Chopin - Op. 25 No. 12

It is very difficult... I'm having trouble getting it up to speed.

[pianistimo]

that's a cool piece, the harmonious blacksmith. 

i'm sightreading a bunch of things and not very good at anything yet (for the fact that most of it is printed off and not put into a book yet so i can turn the pages). 

bach goldberg variations (the aria = i NEED my teacher.  i want a windfall of money for one more year of lessons - doing good on the variations).

bach/kempff - 10 pieces transcribed for piano incl. siciliano from flute sonata #2 (which i love! it's coming along.  also, jesu joy of man's desiring (which is not as boring as most as it modulates in the middle section), and of course mendelssohn's wedding march as i might play all this together for a wedding in the fall.

faure's pavane op. 50 arr. by wendy hiscocks (another thanks to thal)
more difficult than it looks - worked out the fingering, but not sure it's the best.

stephen foster's 'brilliant variations on beautiful dreamer' arr. by a. baumbach

canon in d arranged by liapunov

variations and fugue on a theme by handel op. 24
to variation #7.

looking at a few more scarlatti sonatas.

chopin prelude in C major - finally sounding ok.  was kinda slow at first.  the rhythms get tricky.  why does chopin give me fits?  is it because he never repeats anything the same way?

relearning schubert's impromptu op 142  (did you know it was written as four impromptu's instead of a sonata by schubert as he thought they would stand an easier chance of being sold!)

[mike_lang]

Hey guys, since posts get covered by successive ones, I just want to make sure everyone takes a look at mine regarding my "audition repertoire."  Your help is appreciated!!

[pianistimo]

love the abegg variations.  that caught my eye above all the others for some reason.  it's so simple at first, and then gets really complicated, doesn't it.  i remember looking at it and learning most of it at one point.  who plays this really well?

le adieux is very beautiful, too. good choices! 

[mike_lang]

love the abegg variations.  that caught my eye above all the others for some reason.  it's so simple at first, and then gets really complicated, doesn't it.  i remember looking at it and learning most of it at one point.  who plays this really well?

le adieux is very beautiful, too. good choices! 

I really like Richter's recording - I listened to Lang Lang's, but he seems to like to disregard the score.

[instromp]

Well here's my list

Chopin:Prelude 4(memorizing)
            Prelude 6(combining both hands)
            Prelude 7(Memorizing)
            Prelude15(on last page)
            Mazurka no.1 op.24(still on 1st page)
            REvolutionary Etude,haha yeah right Anyways,

Debussy: Prelude1 from Suite Bergamasque(seperate hands still)

Liszt: Consolation no.3(2v3 thing confusing sometimes,but seperate hands)

Grieg: Rigaudon Op.40 no.5(just started the other day)

And random piece To Zanarkand(Full version) Got thru page 2

I think i should wait on some of these, cuz if i dont, i wont be able to finish any of them.

[pianistimo]

it's neat to see the 'programs' of everyone - too bad we can't have a party and just play and listen (more just for fun than recital setting).  grieg's rigadon is something i would like to hear.

must listen to richter's abegg variations.  seems that there was another great that played schumann really well, too- but his name isn't coming to mind.  he must be either older or dead.  can't think of his name but i think we have a recording of hima round somewhere.  will look.