4 hand piano recital repertoire

[lisztisforkids]

Any ideas for a 4 hand piano recital? I am harldy familiar with 4 hand music, and a friend and I are discussing giving one next semester. The only ideas I can thing of are several of the Brahms dances.

[amanfang]

The Schubert Fantasy in F minor!!!  It's WONDERFUL!

I also really like the Brahms variations on a theme of Schumann Op. 23. 

There are also some nice Mozart pieces (sonatas and such), and Debussy also. 

[pianiststrongbad]

Rachmaninov suites for two pianos

[jre58591]

i can think of a few notable recitals for 2 pianos/4 hands. take a look at the rach suites, more notably number 2. also, medtner's piano music for 2 pianos is worth looking into. the lutosławski variations on a theme of paganini are fun and would make a good contemporary piece. darious milhaud's brazileira from the scaramouche suite would make a good encore.

[nicco]

Grieg - 4 Norwegian dances Op.35

[phil13]

The Brahms F minor Sonata (his own 2-piano transcription of the F minor Quintet)

Phil

[chromatickler]

[brahms4me]

Mozart  - Sonata in D Major for 2 pianos K. 448

Milhaud -  'Scaramouche'

de Falla - "Pantomine" from El Amor Brujo  (arr for 2 pianos by Celius Dougherty)

Gerswhin - Preludes - two pianos, four hands (transcribed by Gregory Stone)

JS Bach - Concerto in C Minor for 2 pianos BWV 1060

Barber - Souvenirs (especially the hauntingly beautiful 'Pas de deux')

Rorem: Sicilienne for Two Pianos  (a beautiful piece - not often played)

[gonzalo]

Debussy – Petit Suite

Alkan – Trois Marches, Op. 40

Richard Rodney Bennett – Capriccio – This is a difficult twelve tone piece using all the notes of the keyboard. If you are into modern music this is it!

Mendelssohn – Allegro Brilliant, op. 92. Very difficult.

Satie – Trois Morceaux en forme de Poire

Schubert- Military March

Brahms – Variations on a theme of Schumann, Op. 23

Grieg – Norwegian dances op. 35, Waltz Caprices op. 37 and Symphonic dances op. 64

MacDowell – Lunar pictures, and also Three Poems op. 20

Schumann – Ball Scenes op. 109 – Kinderball op. 130 – Pictures form the East op. 66 and 12 piano pieces op. 85 (none of them are too difficult).

[_chops]

well! You just ought to play a great peace by Sjostakovitj.

it's called "concertino" op 94 and is written for 2 pianos by Dmitrij Sjostakovitj
Really cool peace!!!!!

 

[lisztisforkids]

well! You just ought to play a great peace by Sjostakovitj.

it's called "concertino" op 94 and is written for 2 pianos by Dmitrij Sjostakovitj
Really cool peace!!!!!

 

 Lol,  do you mean Shostakovich? Thanks for the suggetsions people.

[leslieb547]

We find shorter pieces go down better, for 4 hands 1 piano try;
Capriol suite - Warlock
polonaise militaire - Chopin (arr. Gheel)
Sheep may safely graze - Bach
Deutsche Tanze - Beethoven
Waldstain variations - Beethoven
Sonatina - Weber
petit mari, petite femme - Bizet
Cradle song - Arensky
Badinage - Rowley
Tritsch-tratsch polka - Strauss
Norwegian dance - Grieg
St Antoni chorale - Brahms
Sonatina Op. 17 - Kuhlau
Minuet favori - Mozart
Finally, if you have another friend, try The Secret by Gautier (arr. Gurlitt), 6 hands, 1 piano!