Double Note Etudes

[comme_le_vent]

I'm looking to improve my double note playing(3rds, 6ths etc), i know the chopin etudes, but id prefer to play something else.

what double note etudes do you folks know of?

[anda]

try debussy - i prefer them (i love them better ) even though they are more difficult than chopin's

[thracozaag]

Mei-Ting and I are of the opinion that the Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 #9 is harder than even Feux Follets or Chopin Op. 25 #6.  Give it a shot.

[comme_le_vent]

thanks

do you think it is important to be proficient at left hand double notes?

i think theyre pretty rare, are there any etudes or pieces with a profusion of left hand double notes?

[Goldberg]

comme_le_vent, I think you're going to have to go with the Chopin-Godowsky "thirds" for that. And, why not? I like it better than the original Chopin etude, personally. Besides, if you can play the whole thing at tempo, I doubt you're ever going to have to worry about left hand thirds again! Of course, the CG "sixths" etudes is the same deal...

[comme_le_vent]

yeah i like them, but im looking for a piece that i REALLY like, to reward me for all the effort  

[thracozaag]

thanks

do you think it is important to be proficient at left hand double notes?

i think theyre pretty rare, are there any etudes or pieces with a profusion of left hand double notes?

 2nd variation of the 1st book of Brahms-Pag, and the Schumann Toccata come to mind (aside from the Godowsky version of Op. 25 #6, of course)