Piano Repertoire for the Next Year

[bflatminor24]

Everyone,

I have been deciding on new repertoire for the next year, and I'm trying to learn music from almost every period. The repertoire is advanced (but not expert) difficulty, occupying an hour of performance time. So far the list is:

Bach-Busoni Chaconne in D minor
Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Liszt Concert Etudes Nos. 2 & 3, Gnomenreigen & Un Sospiro
Scriabin Sonata-Fantaisie in G sharp minor, Op. 19
Prokofiev Toccata in D minor, Op. 11

I was considering Liszt Liebestraum, Chopin Barcarolle, and Schubert Sonata in A major, D.664 but I think the above list is slightly better.

Please everyone, give me suggestions if you think I should substitute a similar piece. I need all the feedback I can get. Thank you!

~Max~

[sharon_f]

Lots of minor keys there! 

[bella musica]

I agree with sharon_f, you do have a lot of minor key stuff there...  Maybe you should swap the Schubert Sonata for something.  The pieces all sound good though.  I love the Bach-Busoni Chaconne.  Could anybody upload that piece, by any chance???

Gnomenreigen is fun to play, especially on a piano with nice, light, even action.  I played it for a masterclass with Nelita True from Eastman once.  The piano was a nice bubinga wood Steinway.  The action was even, yes, but in the sense that each key was equally difficult to press down!  It remains the stiffest piano I have ever played in my whole life...

Are you going to work on a concerto too?

[contrapunctus]

Everyone,

I have been deciding on new repertoire for the next year, and I'm trying to learn music from almost every period. The repertoire is advanced (but not expert) difficulty, occupying an hour of performance time. So far the list is:

Bach-Busoni Chaconne in D minor
Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Liszt Concert Etudes Nos. 2 & 3, Gnomenreigen & Un Sospiro
Scriabin Sonata-Fantaisie in G sharp minor, Op. 19
Prokofiev Toccata in D minor, Op. 11

I was considering Liszt Liebestraum, Chopin Barcarolle, and Schubert Sonata in A major, D.664 but I think the above list is slightly better.

Please everyone, give me suggestions if you think I should substitute a similar piece. I need all the feedback I can get. Thank you!

~Max~

You say you want pieces from every period yet you only are playing pieces from the early to late romantic period?

I would say work on some Beethoven Variations and some Bach P&Fs, Partitas, or Toccatas to cover the rest of the periods.

I don't know why more people don't play the Toccatas, they are basically etudes to train evenness in touch.

[bflatminor24]

I disagree about the breadth of the repertoire. I consider the Chaconne Baroque because it's a transcription from a Bach Partita. Busoni just made it pianistic. I was originally going to do the Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue in D minor, but I think the Chaconne will go over better in a concert. I break it down as such:

Chaconne - Baroque
Ballade 4 - Early Romantic
Liszt Concert Etudes - Mid Romantic
Scriabin Sonata-Fantaisie - Late Romantic
Prokofiev Toccata - Modern

Yes, I am missing classical and contemporary. But whatever, I can always do Appassionata or the Schubert A major instead if I want, and I don't know of any "contemporary" (as in post 1960's) that I can play.

~Max~

[nanabush]

If you want a Contemporary piece, play the Barber Excursions

[phil13]

If you want a Contemporary piece, play the Barber Excursions

YES

I'll soon be playing No.1.

No.3 looks very hard, though- lots of tricky polyrhythms...

Phil

[sissco]

Everyone,

Bach-Busoni Chaconne in D minor
Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Liszt Concert Etudes Nos. 2 & 3, Gnomenreigen & Un Sospiro
Scriabin Sonata-Fantaisie in G sharp minor, Op. 19
Prokofiev Toccata in D minor, Op. 11

~Max~

Niceee, nice, niceeeeee...what's the deal with the minor thing? Go play itttt  Love tat sonata by the way 

[nanabush]

Or... Gargoyles by Liebermann... That and excursions are excellent contemporary pieces.