Pieces with simple left hand

[jenkrid]

Hi everyone

I have an injury on my left hand which makes it hard for me to grab full chords.
I can do octaves but my forefinger and middle finger are somewhat paralyzed.

Im looking for pieces where the left hand is pretty simple, but I have a fully working right hand.

Can you help me?

Regards Jenkrid

[quasimodo]

Well, if it is not an irreversible handicap, I would suggest you to just let it heal and hold back from working piano until then, otherwise you could deteriorate the situation.

[jenkrid]

No its a permanent injury. It sucks. 

[jenkrid]

Doesnt anyone know pieces of this kind? I would be really grateful

[shingo]

If you look in the jazz genre I am sure you will find some stuff to suit you as the melody is mainly RH and they don't don't tend to have an invertable counterpoint.

[mephisto]

There are pieces wich are written for the right hand ONLY. They are few and often difficult. I cannot remember any of them right now exept for a very difficult piece by Alkan(Opus.76), but I will try to find others.

[ryan2189]

This is stretching it a bit, only because the piece I am suggesting is an accompaniment, but it is very beautiful by itself. The Claude Bolling suite for flute and piano (No. 1) has a beautiful second movement that as I can recall, has a very simple left hand. It's really great and something I really enjoyed playing without a flautist.

[mephisto]

The left hand in certain Mozart sonatas aren't that difficult.

Do you have problems playing scales and arepeggios with your left hand, or only large chords?

[jenkrid]

I have problems playing  arpeggios and scales with my left hand, yes. Mephisto: I will look into the mozart sonatas, and Ryan2189: the Claude Bolling piece is very beautiful and I will try and learn it

Thanks for the replies every one

[schubertiad]

Try the Chopin berceuse op.57. The opening motif in the left hand (which is incredibly easy) repeats virtually unchanged throughout. The right hand gets a serious workout with thirds, scales, arpeggios, etc. As long as your right is up to it then your left certainly will be.