SuMmEr RepErToIrE / SeLeCtIoN !! - Discuss your summer targets!

[pianochild]

So What Have We All Got Planned For This Summer??

I know that when the summer holidays come i like to learn some NEW PIECES !
Has anyone got an interesting repertoire or interesting pieces they are planning on learning?

Mine are
Chopin Fantasy Impormptu
Rachmaninoff prelude in g minor
Moonlight sonata complete - easier but fantastic
StIll DecIdIng !!!


SO what ABOUT you   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                     

[verywellmister]

Shostakovich P+F no.7 in A, Op.87
Ravel Concerto in G
Liszt Transcription of Schumann's Widmung

I also have a Bach P+F but thats not as interesting (though it is beautiful).

[pianochild]

Sounds good

[maryruth]

Mozart Sonata in F Major K332
Bach French Suite in B minor
Mendelssohn Song Without Words (G minor) op. 53/3
Bartok Sonatina
Brahms Rhapsody 79/2

[Kassaa]

Got lesson today, only thing we did was talking about repertoire :O We really had too much pieces on the list, but this things I'm going to do this summer:

Bach French Suite No. 5 in G major
Mussorgsky Pictures of an Exhibition
Haydn sonata No. 33 in Cm
Beethoven Appassionata after I've done the Haydn
Moszkowski first two etudes of Op. 72
Chopin etude 10/2, dunno if I have time this summer, but definately going to make a start on it this year.

Other pieces on the list but maybe for later in the year:

Schumann PC Op. 54 in A minor
Chopin nocturne Op. 27 no .2
Chopin sonata no. 2.
Prokofiev Vision Fugitives.

[pianochild]

good bbut selection, but huge !!!

[thalbergmad]

Field Sonata no 1
Dussek Sonata Op77

That is enough for me.

I have temporarily departed from Romantic transcriptions.

Thal

[klavierkonzerte]

beethoven moonlight sonata

a polonaise by chopin i didn't decide which one probably the g# minor.

bach chromatic fantsia and fuge, wtc book 2 prelude and fuge in f minor.

[sharon_f]

Mozart: 10 Variations in G on "Unser dummer Pöbel meint" by Gluck, K455
Bach: Prelude & Fugue VII in E-flat from WTC II
Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10, No. 3 and Op. 25, No. 12

And finishing off Ginastera's : Suite Danzas de Criollas

[phil13]

Bach P&F No.17 in A-flat from WTC I
Bach D-minor Concerto
Beethoven Pastorale Sonata Op.28
Grieg Sonata
Scriabin Etude in D# minor Op.8 No.12
Medtner Skazka in Bb minor Op.20 No.1
Barber Interlude I 'Adagio for Jeanne'

Phil

[nanabush]

-Rachmaninoff Etude op 33 #5 D minor and op 39 #8 D minor (love the D minor ones  )
-Finishing off 3rd Danza Argentinas by Ginastera (just gotta get up to speed  )
-Debussy l'Isle Joyeuse (Suddenly had the urge to learn this piece)


...The Rachmaninoff and the Debussy are side projects, cuz right now I'm preparing my repertoire for my performance diploma which I will be practicing 'lightly' in the summer:

Bach Italian Concerto
Grieg Sonata
Brahms Rhapsody G minor
Ravel Sonatine
Ginastera Danzas Argentinas
Rachmaninoff Etude op 33 #7 Eb Major

[pianoperfmajor]

I'm JUST STARTING my pieces because had a late recital.  Do you all think it is possible to learn these pieces by the fall?  I know learning speed is different for everyone, but just generally speaking what do you think?

Bach P & F in E Minor, Book II
Beethoven Appassionata sonata
Prokofiev sonata no 3 in A Minor
Liszt Tarantella from 2nd book of pilgrimage

Thanks

[xavierm]

I'm JUST STARTING my pieces because had a late recital.  Do you all think it is possible to learn these pieces by the fall?  I know learning speed is different for everyone, but just generally speaking what do you think?

Bach P & F in E Minor, Book II
Beethoven Appassionata sonata
Prokofiev sonata no 3 in A Minor
Liszt Tarantella from 2nd book of pilgrimage

Thanks

I don't know your technical ability but Proko 3 will give you trouble either way!! It's fun, though, just be thankful you're not doing 7. Good lord. Anyway, having both that and the Liszt might be tough, that Tarantella is not easy either (and it's long for  a Tarantella). The rest should be fine (if you're considering doing the Proko, then the I assume you're advanced enough that the Beethoven would be easy, technically speaking) Just don't forget the Appassionata is a mature piece and you'll be fine!

edit: btw. here are mine

Bach Prelude and Fugue G Major Book II
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3
Chopin Nocturnes 1 & 13
Brahms Variations on a Theme by Schumann
Prokofiev Sonata No. 7

[Tash]

well when summer does actually come to this side of the hemisphere i'm planning on giving the prokofiev sonata no.3 a go, and will probably have a hernia in the process. dunno what else i'll be playing then, but for now, during the winter hols i'll be working on

beethoven op.10 no.3
bach prelude/fugue in G# minor book II
brahms intermezzo from op.118
and a currently undecided contemporary australian work, which could be matthew hindson's moments of plastic jubilation (it's such a trashy piece but i randomly like it!), provided my teacher isn't too embarrassed to teach it to me, or might go the completely other way and do some percy grainger, need to go pay the australian music centre a visit i think

[jamie0168]

I'm preparing Junior Recital rep:
Bach Tocatta No.4 G minor
Mozart Sonata F Major
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15
Poulenc Napoli Suite

...and Saint Saens No. 2 Concerto, on the side 

[musik_man]

Scriabin Nocturne for LH op9
Beethoven/Liszt An die ferne Geliebte
Prokofiev Mercutio, Romeo bids Juliet Farewell
Beethoven Sonata 24 in F# major

I'll probably add some more before summer ends, but this is what I'm working on now.

[houseofblackleaves]

Neh neh neh, da daaa....


- Rachmaninoff Etude 39/1 & 6
-Chopin Etudes op.10 (ALL of them)
-Rachmaninoff First Sonata second movement (working way up to third...)
-Rachmaninoff 2nd PC last 8 some pages of first movement.


And continuing the last two fow however long they go...

[n-cubed]

Here are mine for the summer:

Mozart Sonata in A Major K311
Beethoven Tempest Sonata
Bortkiewicz Etude Op 15. No. 8
Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 4
Liszt Au Bord d'une Source
Liszt Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
And some Dave Brubeck...

[dinosaurtales]

Field Sonata no 1
Dussek Sonata Op77

That is enough for me.

I have temporarily departed from Romantic transcriptions.

Thal

Nice pick on the Field!  I did that one a few years back (not like you will no doubt) but it's a good piece.  Not many folks do it.

[pianochild]

What Grieg Sonata are we doing people?

[phil13]

What Grieg Sonata are we doing people?

There's only one piano sonata- Op.7 in E minor

Phil

[pianochild]

Does anyone have a recording / midi file of grieg piano sonata

[andyd]

I also have Grieg in my mind since hearing Andsnes play, though nothing too serious like his piano concerto...Wedding Day at Troldhaugen will do.
And yesterday, God help me, I started work on a transcription of Tea for Two by Tatum.

Andy

[avetma]

Beethoven - Sonata op.28
Chopin - Polonaise op.53
Chopin - Etude 10/1 C-major
Chopin - Etude 25/6 g#-minor
Rachmaninov - Policinelle from Fantasy pieces
Prokofiev - Suggestion Diabolique op.4 no.4
Chopin 2nd scherzo
Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto (all movements)
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no.6
Chopin Ballade no.1
Chopin Nocturno 48/1

Still haven't got some new Bach P&F and Scarlatti.

It's going to be fun summer.

[pianoperfmajor]

Beethoven - Sonata op.28
Chopin - Polonaise op.53
Chopin - Etude 10/1 C-major
Chopin - Etude 25/6 g#-minor
Rachmaninov - Policinelle from Fantasy pieces
Prokofiev - Suggestion Diabolique op.4 no.4
Chopin 2nd scherzo
Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto (all movements)
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no.6
Chopin Ballade no.1
Chopin Nocturno 48/1

Still haven't got some new Bach P&F and Scarlatti.

It's going to be fun summer.

That's a ridiculous amount of music for one summer.  Surely you're not learning all of that from scratch.

[avetma]

That's a ridiculous amount of music for one summer.  Surely you're not learning all of that from scratch.

Course I don't!

That is all I am going to work on. Beethoven sonata, chopin scherzo, ballade, mendelssohn and HR6 are learned already, but I still have to work on them because on 15th July I am going to visit Estonian professor work with him on these.

Rest of pieces are for summer and next school year.

[kreso]

The pieces that I have to play for next year:
Bach-WTK 1-c minor, d minor, e minor, B flat major
         WTK 2-d minor
Beethoven-Sonatas op.90 and op.2 no.2
Liszt-one of 2 Polonaises (still not sure which one, any help?)
Chopin-Berceuse op.57
Schubert-Impromtu in f minor op.94 no.4
Brahms-Scherzo in e flat minor op.4
Tchaikovsky-Dumka op.59
Hindemith-2nd Sonata
Chopin-Etudes op.25/2, op.10/5,8
Liszt-Waldesrauchen, Gnomenriegen

Now, I'll prepared for summer seminar Beethoven op.90 (1st mvt at least), Tchaikovsky Dumka, one of Bach (d minor WTK 1), Chopin Etudes op.25/2 (I've alreadsy played it) and I'll repeat Liszt Hungarian Rapsody no.6..
For all other pieces, I'll try to read them as much as I'll can but not probably all romantic and Bach...

[avetma]

The pieces that I have to play for next year:
Bach-WTK 1-c minor, d minor, e minor, B flat major
         WTK 2-d minor
Beethoven-Sonatas op.90 and op.2 no.2
Liszt-one of 2 Polonaises (still not sure which one, any help?)
Chopin-Berceuse op.57
Schubert-Impromtu in f minor op.94 no.4
Brahms-Scherzo in e flat minor op.4
Tchaikovsky-Dumka op.59
Hindemith-2nd Sonata
Chopin-Etudes op.25/2, op.10/5,8
Liszt-Waldesrauchen, Gnomenriegen

Now, I'll prepared for summer seminar Beethoven op.90 (1st mvt at least), Tchaikovsky Dumka, one of Bach (d minor WTK 1), Chopin Etudes op.25/2 (I've alreadsy played it) and I'll repeat Liszt Hungarian Rapsody no.6..
For all other pieces, I'll try to read them as much as I'll can but not probably all romantic and Bach...

Nice program there

I would give a shot to liszt's second polonaise in e major. I think it is easier than first one. And it's very nice piece.

[lisztisforkids]

Schuman 'Fashingswank aus wien'-First 3 movements pretty much done, last movement really f**** hard
Debussy prelude 'what the west wind has seen'-finishing up
Beethoven sonata op 22.- Putting it in time, las movement a bi***

Organ-

 Boelman-Sutie Gothique op 25.
 Bach-Fantasia in g minor

 

[Motrax]

I'm giving a little recital in a month (just a casual affair... I'll probably use sheet music for half the program, although I plan on trying to memorize as much as I can). The Mozart and Brahms are new - the rest is all learned to some degree or another (though none of it is really recital ready). I work full time, so this is just about all I can manage for the summer.

Scarlatti K. 9
Scarlatti K. 1
Mozart Sonata K. 310 (a minor)
Ravel Jeux D'eau
Brahms Rhapsody Op. 79 No. 1
Brahms Rhapsody Op. 79 No. 2
Chopin 10 - 1
Chopin 10 - 9
Chopin 10 - 12

Saint Saens The Swan (with a cellist, of course! )
And two secret encores which aren't particularly demanding.

[thalbergmad]

 Boelman-Sutie Gothique op 25.
 

Just about my favourite organ piece.

Power, beauty, everything.

Massive quality.

[psaiko]

My god, are people crazy in here? Most of you are planning to learn 3-4 long pieces in addition to some very difficult etudes. Nobody can possibly do this within two months without spending 25 hours a day. I assume you actually know the pieces but just want to finish them within the summer, correct?

Myself I will learn (from scratch):

Chopin ballade 1
an etude (propably Chopin 10/3)

I will be very happy if I can do this whithin the holiday. Of course I will also play other pieces in my repertoar, even most of them are completed.

[nanabush]

I'm used to having a bunch of stuff to play at once... I can't sit and learn one piece constantly for a month, I'd go crazy... I need some variety.  That's why I try to learn around 3-4 pieces simulatenously.  I find after I've taken a 3 day break from one piece, and reflecting on what I have practiced earlier, it comes alot easier with that short break.  Of course this isn't always the situation, b/cuz some pieces are so damn crazy, if you dont keep playin them, even stop for a few days, they'll sound like crap when you get back.

[bflatminor24]

Hey all,

I'm going to perfect these:

Rach Preludes 23/2, 23/5, 23/7, Moment Musicaux 16/4
Chopin Etudes 25/5, 25/11
Liszt Etudes La Campanella, Mazeppa, Sospiro

and learn these:

Bach WTC P & F in C sharp Major, Book I
Chopin Imromptu Op. 51 in G flat major
Prokofiev Toccata in D minor, Op. 11

~Max~

[mike_lang]

For all you voyeurs out there, an act of shameless exhibitionism:

So far, it's been -
Schumann Abegg Variations
Beethoven Op. 90
Bach French Suite in C Minor
Chopin Etudes 10-2, 10-8
Chopin Polonaise in Eb minor
Berg Sonata No. 1
Ravel Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin, Oiseaux Tristes from Miroirs

Thinking about Prok 6th Sonata, Ginastera Danzas Argentinas if there is time...

ML

[pianochild]

Heres my decided repertoire:

Beethoven moonlight Sonata (Full)
Beethoven sonata op 90
Rachmaninoff Prelude in g minor
Shostakovich P+F no 19 ( in e flat )
Scarlatti Sonata in D K.535
Haydn Fantasia
Chopin Mazurka  48 me Allegro ma non troppo
Bach P+F number 6
Massenet Thais (Piano transcription)

I love them all, i have started on most of them.

[mike_lang]

Heres my decided repertoire:

Beethoven moonlight Sonata (Full)
Beethoven sonata op 90
Rachmaninoff Prelude in g minor
Shostakovich P+F no 19 ( in e flat )
Scarlatti Sonata in D K.535
Haydn Fantasia
Chopin Mazurka  48 me Allegro ma non troppo
Bach P+F number 6
Massenet Thais (Piano transcription)

I love them all, i have started on most of them.

How do you like the op. 90 sonata?  I find it to be so beautiful.  Second theme's a bit of pain - I notice that the more I practice it (a tempo), the more difficult it becomes.

Best,
ML

[moi_not_toi]

Bach Invention 2
Brahms Rhapsody in Gm

and we haven't figured out the rest.

[Motrax]

I am indeed curious as to how much time all of you have to practice. Many of you put up some ambitious lists of pieces to learn. My repertoire goals for the summer consist mostly of things I've already learned to some rough degree - I don't have the time to learn two or three sonatas, a suite, a set of variations, two Chopin etudes, and four or five other significantly-sized pieces in the span of three months!   

[bwv1080]

Bach summer for me:

Aria variata alla maniera Italiana in a-minor
Partita No. 5: Praeambulum
Art of the Fugue: Contrapunctus 3

[pianochild]

How do you like the op. 90 sonata? I find it to be so beautiful. Second theme's a bit of pain - I notice that the more I practice it (a tempo), the more difficult it becomes.

Best,
ML

Im finding it good, i have been doing it slower than full speed, i will speed it up at the end

[bella musica]

Bach - P+F or Partita, haven't decided
Beethoven - Sonata Op. 27
Chopin - Half a dozen or so preludes
Debussy - L'isle Joyeuse
Bolcom - The Poltergeist

Concerto - Haven't decided, possible Prokofiev No. 1, or maybe I'll learn the other 2 movements of No. 3

[kony]

Chopin - complete works.

[mephisto]

I have one goal this summer:

Alkan Sonatine
Do I want do: 
Can I do it

I am most likely only going to play the first mwt.

[hodi]

Bach - P&F In D Minor from WTC 2
Schumann - Op.12/2 'Soaring Song'
Scriabin - Prelude Op.11/6

[kreso]

Chopin - complete works.

Are you serious? How old are you? How much Chopin did you play?

[rapmasterb]

Im fairly sure that was a joke. Anywho, my planned repertoire for the summer (which I have been at for 2 weeks btw):

Chopin: Etude Op. 10 No. 5 (I know all the notes)
Chopin: Etude Op. 10 No. 1 (I know all the notes)
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 (I know all the notes)
Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu (have known for 2 years but really want to polish it musically)
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Mov. 3 (doesnt have to be ready for 6 months so Im just starting it)
Chopin/Godowsky: Left-handed etude on Op. 10 No. 3 (not for 6 mths)
Scriabin: Etude in b-minor (not for 6 mths)
Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 17 (Book 1) (not for 6 mths)
Beethoven: Op. 31 No. 1 Mov. 1 (not for 6 mths)
Rachmaninov prelude in f major OR Chopin Nocturne in f-minor (not for 6 mths)

Yep, I like to start all my pieces well in advance. I have to constatnly discipline myself to actually play some music rather than learn just the notes but there you go.

[bernhard]

Are you serious? How old are you? How much Chopin did you play?

There aren´t that many Chopin pieces to start with, and then most of them are easyish.

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[pianochild]

You cant do chopin complete works. Think of all the waltzes, mazurkas, nocturnes etc. Thers hundreds!

[bernhard]

You cant do chopin complete works. Think of all the waltzes, mazurkas, nocturnes etc. Thers hundreds!

Actually,

26 preludes
57 Mazurkas
19 Waltzes (maybe 21)
16 Polonaises
21 Nocturnes
27 Etudes
4 Scherzos
4 Ballades
3 Sonatas
4 Impromptus (Fantasie Imp. included)
4 Rondos
4 Variations
3 Ecossaises
14 miscellaneous pieces.

Altogether 206 works for solo piano.

Piece of cake. Three weeks is more than enough time