surreal

[hwhat06]

i want to find a nice surreal piece, like ravel's jeux d'eau, but much simpler. i can play lecuona's andalucia suite, lizst's libestraume no 3, brahms' rhapsody in g minor...stuff on that level...can anyone help? i like chopin's romanticism (is that a word??), rachmaninoff's precussiveness (is that a word either??), ravel's surrealism, bartok's agression, and the entire modern composer dissonance thing...theres some things to get your mind going... thanks

bill e

[counterpoint]

Perhaps you will like Prokofieffs Visions fugitives. 20 very interesting, colorful pieces, not too difficult.

By the way: Ravel's Jeux d'eau ist not this difficult to play, don't be aifraid   

[debussy symbolism]

Define Surrealism. A lot of Debussy, Scriabin can be marked surreal. Prokofiev's Visions Fugitives are great pieces though.

[hwhat06]

Define Surrealism. A lot of Debussy, Scriabin can be marked surreal.

when i say surreal...i mean a song that sounds...argh...hard to explain...like it comes from a fantasy world...something unreal...supernatural...thats the best i can come up with

[debussy symbolism]

There are plenty of surreal works. Just look around.

[moi_not_toi]

I would definately suggest Debussy.
The Sunken Cathedral especially. continuous chords, they just sound like a vision that has been blurred.

[lung7793]

Also check out Ravel's sonatine...very fantasy-like, has some problem spots but not too difficult. 

[bernhard]

Try these:

Prokofiev – Prelude op. 12 no. 7
Gluck/Sgambatti – Dance of the blessed spirits
Part – Fur Alina
Delius – Prelude no.2
Einaudi – I Giorni, Due Tramonti
Barber – Nocturne op. 33
Satie – Gymnopedies & Gnossienes

Best wishes,
Bernhard.