Love Piece

[godlike]

Hi all

I've been playing for about a year, so my skill level is low. Atm I'm working on Turkish March by Mozart, in order to give you an idea.
What I'm searching is something easy, romantic, lyrical... Something I could play to my girlfriend, something technicaly not very demanding, I have about a week to learn it...
Any suggestion?

[nanabush]

Fur Elise... lol it isn't hard, if your gf isn't a piano virtuso, then she'll really appreciate the piece!

[nicco]

1 week? hmm, what about the Grieg arietta? you should learn it pretty fast, only 1 page, + its very lyrical and nice. Its Op. 12 no.1. I would recommend some more of his lyrical pieces but there are so many that fit your description so i suggest you give them a listen yourself

Off the top of my head i can think of Melody Op.47 No.3, Lonely Wanderer Op.43 No.2 and maybe the homesickness op.57 no.6.

[godlike]

I would play her Opus Clavicembalistica rather then Fur Elise, but it's a long long story

I'll try Grieg and tell you like it... Thank you! 

[moi_not_toi]

WOOT WOOT!!!
Glad you've got a gurl that likes music. Way to go.
Try some Mendelssohn.
On Wings of Song is really good, but I haven't tried it in a while so it might be harder than I remember it.

Pretty much anything by Mendelssohn is good. Try to play something from Songs w/o Words.

Good luck, mate!

[Motrax]

We need another subforum about attracting members of the opposite sex. 

- M

[gonzalo]

Hi all

I've been playing for about a year, so my skill level is low. Atm I'm working on Turkish March by Mozart, in order to give you an idea.
What I'm searching is something easy, romantic, lyrical... Something I could play to my girlfriend, something technicaly not very demanding, I have about a week to learn it...
Any suggestion?

Here you have a list by Bernhard:

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=cf5798828dafc1a200f2dbf4c611b64e&topic=7008.msg69624#msg69624
(Beautiful music that is not hard to play)

https://www.pianoforum.net/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=a11a266b8b44ffc1144a8df8bb7e3683&topic=2147.msg18098#msg18098
(Easiest yet greatest music ever written)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2851.msg24984.html#msg24984
(Introduction to romantic pieces)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4238.msg39061.html#msg39061
(easy show off pieces)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4416.msg41105.html#msg41105
(nice slow romantic piece for beginner)

Take care,
Gonzalo

[bearzinthehood]

I'd be willing to wager that what you play for her on the piano has almost nothing to do with how much your girlfriend likes you.  Do other things for your girlfriend and play piano for yourself.

[klicker]

aww...that's sweet that you're learning a piece for your girl! 

I wish that I had something helpful to insert...but truthfully, I just wanted to say that I think it's quite romantic of you.   

[godlike]

I'd be willing to wager that what you play for her on the piano has almost nothing to do with how much your girlfriend likes you.  Do other things for your girlfriend and play piano for yourself.

Of course, I know. I'm not learning piano for her. I just though it would be nice to play her something...

What Mendelssohn should I try? I don't know anything of him...

Thx Gonzalo for the links!

[godlike]

What about The Promise by Nyman? Is it hard?

[zheer]

What about The Promise by Nyman? Is it hard?

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  |   O     o  | <  <  ----------- | |   
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  |      <>    |                         --
   ________       

    No its not that hard its just cursed.

[godlike]

   ------------          _______
  |   O     o  | <  <  ----------- | |   
  |       ^     |                        | |                 BANG BANG   
  |      <>    |                         --
   ________       

    No its not that hard its just cursed.

What do you mean? O.o"

[moi_not_toi]

Of course, I know. I'm not learning piano for her. I just though it would be nice to play her something...

What Mendelssohn should I try? I don't know anything of him...

Thx Gonzalo for the links!

Pretty much anything from Songs Without Words.

[beethoven2]

Touch the Wind.

IT IS GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!
Composer:Juan C. Calderon

[pianohenry]

hahah... "the girl from ipanema"

[_____]

Play her Scriabin's 6th sonata.

[kelly_kelly]

Maybe Clair de Lune (Debussy)? It's fairly easy, and many people find it romantic.

[ihatepop]

Nocturne Op9 No2 by Chopin.

Its beautiful...

ihatepop (uhatepop 2)

[bflatminor24]

For the intermediate student:

Liebestraume No. 3 by Liszt
Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor op. posth.
Chopin Nocturne in E flat major op. 9 no. 2
Chopin Nocturne in C minor op. posth.


For the slightly more advanced pianist:

Un Sospiro by Liszt
Harmonies du Soir by Liszt
Sposalizio by Liszt
Prelude in D major op. 23 no. 4 by Rachmaninoff
Morceaux de Fantasie op. 3 by Rachmaninoff
Ballade 1 by Chopin
Pathetique: Adagio by Beethoven
Schumann Fantasiestucke op. 12

For the very advanced pianist:

Liszt sonata
Gaspard de la Nuit
Chopin B minor sonata op. 58
Beethoven sonata op. 109, 110, 111
Scriabin sonatas 1-10
Schubert Wanderer Fantasy
Schumann Fantasy Op. 17

I can't promise it will help you GET a girl, but it could lead to more exciting or romantic sex afterwards. Enjoy!

[dnephi]

If you can play the entire Schumann Fantasy, Liszt Sonata, or Chopin Sonata No. 2 (or 3), then you will be vey fortunate indeed to find a girl with such an attention span.

I suggest some Szymanowski- or one Bartok song.  I need to find out which one that was...

[a1]

  I thinks Fur Elise and Romance by John Field are very suitable.

[00range]

Conversely, you could play something stultifyingly boring and long, and if, when you're done, she's still there, you know you've got a catch.

[ihatepop]

Conversely, you could play something stultifyingly boring and long, and if, when you're done, she's still there, you know you've got a catch.

But you might risk losing her altogether as she thinks you're boring...

ihatepop (uhatepop 2 )

[sujit]

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[pianowolfi]

l

Indeed, that's it. If you don't get her with this one...

[berniano]

Look up an arrangement of the 18th variation on a Theme by Paganini by Rachmaninov. She'll float away--- this piece was once used by a harpist in a gig, when she had to play the backround music in a sky scraper while some guy proposed.

Very romantic to say the least!