Oops yeah, i ment Prokofiev :p
The best I can think of is Fantaisie Impromptu, its very nice and easy, and its DEFINITELY not 8+
er.. have you ever played it
To verywellmister: I mean are you mad in an non offensive way, perhaps in a joking way, because it is just slightly challenging, the octaves are the easy part, the intro is difficult, well to me at least.
um.. the Fantasie Impromptu happens to be in the trinity ATCL Recital course, i guess more for the musicality than the technique part, though. even then you must be congratulated if you played it when you were 11, its not all that easy either.
also chopin minute waltz is only about grade 6
a VERY VERY Easy piece compared to all the other ones suggested would be C.P.E. Bach's Solfeggietto in C Minor. Most people find that really impressive for some reason... they miss the fact that half the piece is repetition/imitation and that at most points only 1 hand is playing! (or 2 hands playing the 1 melody together)
Why DEBUSSY works not included ? i think Clair de lune is the best piano piece is this world. (statement) Do anyone agree?
Man, I hope you're pulling my chains.Show off pieces? Man...these are NOT show off pieces AT ALL.First of all, a "showpiece" implies emptiness, vacuity. There are some pieces with gargantuan difficulties that do not qualify as "show off pieces" because they are substantial and formidable bodies of piano literature, such as the Liszt B minor sonata, Alkan Symphony, Medtner Night Wind, Scriabin Sonata 7, etc.If you are looking for a simple "showpiece" I might recommend a few. Note how NONE of them are by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Medtner, Alkan, Saint-Saens, Henselt, etc...Dohnanyi Concert Etude No. 6 in F minor "Cappriccio"Liszt Feux FolletsLiszt La CampanellaBalakirev IslameyVillalobos RudepoêmaNotice how these pieces revolve around ostentatious virtuosity.~Max~
Is this post a joke?It is as if you first say that everybody should be friends and then suddenly tells your mother to shut up
Phew, I thought you were mad or something But I find that the intro before the octaves to No.6 is the most difficult, the octaves are totally fine
"de bu shi de yue guang ching rou you hao ting .wu ke fou reng de hao ge."
If you are looking for a simple "showpiece" I might recommend a few. Note how NONE of them are by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Medtner, Alkan, Saint-Saens, Henselt, etc...
Isn't Rudepoema like 40+ pages? haha
yeah, of pure madness (except maybe the 1st page). this is definitely a good showpiece. and its definitely underplayed.
People are really easily impressed by just about anything you do on a piano. Play a Cmaj scale in octaves.
I actually can't stand it for some reason. And it's not showy Thanks for all the suggestions!
agreed. only recordings i know of are freire and hamelin (2)... both are absolutely mind blowing although the virtuosity does seem for the sake of it sometimes...
A good showpiece? Most of the Liszt Transcendental Etudes work. I'm doing 8 and 10, and those could qualify.Max
I don't agree with your concept of showpieces in general, but I have to draw the line with the TE10 in particular. I think it's profoundly beautiful and passionate.
Anyway, what I said is true. A "showpiece" is one usually written for the purpose of flaunting technique, and typically exclude pieces of great depth and difficulty as well.