Pieces for the left hand alone

[amirawad]

Does any one know how to study and practice the piano pieces which composed for the LEFT HAND alone?
I am studying Scriabin’s Nocturne for the left-hand only Op.9 no.2. It’s a very romantic piece. Do any one here play it? Do you have advice on studying and playing it?
If I played it in concert, Where I must put my right hand?
Is playing this kind of pieces is considered show off pieces?

I know another pieces that were composed for left-hand alone like Ravel’s Piano Concerto, and Godowvsky’s adaptation for Chopin’s Etude Op.10 no.3
Is there any other pieces written for the left hand only?
Thanks.

[comme_le_vent]

Alkan's 1st Grande Etude op 76 for left hand alone, the second is for right hand alone. these were surely the most difficult pieces ever written at their time of writing.
plus they are amazing pieces of music - get hamelin's live recordings - they are the stuff of legend.

[eddie92099]

Concerti: Ravel Left Hand, Prokofiev Fourth, Britten Diversions for Left Hand and Orchestra...

Solo works: Many transcriptions by Paul Wittgenstein (who the above concerti were written for), Sibelius Nocturne, various pieces by Scriabin, a Brahms transcription etc.

Ed

[DAwud7]

Felix Blumenfeld Etude for left hand opus 36
Josef Hoffman Etude in c major for the left hand alone.

[e60m5]

For kicks, look at the Godowsky Studies on Chopin's Etudes.

My personal opinion is that they are not as unmusical and unrefined as many seem to make out. Check out the LH-only version of the Op.10 no.3 etude (it's been transposed to D-flat to facilitate playing). It makes for nice sight-reading, at any rate. And that would be a GREAT party trick.

[comme_le_vent]

out of curiousity...has anyone seen a piece for right hand alone, i only know the alkan op 76 no 2.
any others?

[thracozaag]

out of curiousity...has anyone seen a piece for right hand alone, i only know the alkan op 76 no 2.
any others?

There's a caprice by York Bowen, and an etude by Ned Rorem.  Don't know of any others.

[scriabinsmyman]

i'm left-handed! scriabin has a bunch!!! (do i appear to be obsessed?)