what to play next?

[ashildmb]

My favourite composer is the norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and Claude Debussy. I have been playing many of Grieg's lyric pieces and Claude Debussy's "Deux arabesque no.2". any suggestions for what to play next? :0)

[henrah]

Claire de Lune, and Grieg Concerto

[ashildmb]

yeah, I really like claire de lune, but many of my friends just played it so I would like something other then that..hehe..what concerto are you thinking of? concerto in a-minor ?

[henrah]

Yep, Grieg's only concerto as far as I believe.

What about some general Debussy preludes, and Golliwogs Cakewalk from Childrens corner, tis quite jolly and joyful.


If you wanna go crazy, Ravel- Gaspard de la Nuit

[yooniefied]

How about some Brahms? I think you'd be able to tackle most of his pieces. The waltzes and the hungarian dances are wonderful!

Since you like Grieg, maybe you could try a transcription of any of the songs from the Peer Gynt suite. Those are very flowing, balletic and pretty, though I am not really sure of their difficulty(if anything I would assume they are easier than Debussy's Arabesques).

What about Saint-Saens' "Le Cygne"(The Swan)?

There is a nice transcription of Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda, and you will probably recognize the tune! 

I agree with Henrah..Debussy preludes would be a nice addition to your repetoire (Feux d'artiface is my favorite one), but I'm thinking maybe you might want to branch out from the whole "Minimialist" style.

You might like some of Chopin's preludes, or a song from Mendelssohn's "Songs without words".

You also might like Prokofiev's Visions Fugitives, though they might take some listening to grow into.

Hope this helps.

[nicco]

As im norwegian i know almost all grieg works, so feel free to ask

There are plenty to choose from, f.ex the e minor sonata or lyric pieces, transcriptions of norwegian folk songs, melankolies, norwegian dances, moods, poetic tone pictures, bla bla bla

[alzado]

Just purchase or otherwise acquire Debussy's complete Preludes.

Just wander through the book, exploring and sampling.  You will find material you enjoy. That's what I would do in your place.

Why always expect someone else to tell you what you should be playing?

(Sheeeeeeeeeesh!)

[sauergrandson]

Grieg's op. 19, 40, 73 (www.sheetmusicarchive.net) are wonderful. (40, b. e., is Holberg's suite, the original for piano).

Maybe some Liadov, Lyapunov, I'm working now Glinka's Barcarolle (www.piano.ru/library-e.html). It's cute.

If you want your blood boiling, Albeniz "Suite Española" (Spanish Suite).

Before Debussy, maybe some Scriabin op. 11/15/16, Prokofiev op. 12, or Rachmaninov op. 10.

Yours

Sauergrandson

[superstition2]

If you like Debussy, you should check out Satie. I prefer his music to Debussy's.

[nanabush]

Give the Grieg Sonata a try.  It's definately not overplayed, but quite difficult [at some moments].  If you have large hands give this a try  (lotsa tenths and leaps).  If you do not want to play the entire piece which is quite long, I'd suggest playing the second movement, which is 4 pages and is IMO the easiest of the four movements.  I think the second arabesque is a bit more difficult than this movement, but is easier than the other three.  Give this piece a shot, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

For Debussy, try Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from children's corner, or if you want a more relaxing piece, try the Prelude from the suite Bergamasque.  Another slow, yet incredible piece, is his Cathedral Engloutie from Preludes bk1.  Any other pieces I'd suggest would be some more of the preludes, namely Minstrels, Colines d'Anacapri, Bruyères, and General Levine (excentric).

[burstroman]

One of the Rachmaninoff Preludes
a Scarlatti Sonata
or the Sonata in D by Mateo Albeniz