How to get on?

[Logar]

Hi!

I've been playing for 7 years now and is 16 years old.
I have played pieces like: Chopin Etude nr 3 and revolution etude (can't remember the nr. - 12?), Wedding at Trollhauge by Grieg, Rondo Caprioccioso by Mendehlson, Aufswung and abit of Lizst's Hungarian Rhapsody nr.2 (far from finished with this piece - and maybe i'll skip it since it seems too hard yet).

Now I really can't seem to find a piece to play and would hear if anyone could help me suggest something?
My teacher thinks of Fantasia Impromtu (Chopin) or Liebestraume nr.3, and Debussy (eighter Prelude pour Piano - or the prelude from suite Bergamasque (spelling?))

Hope you can help me,

Thanks

[ayahav]

The Chopin First Ballade (or another Ballade), some of the Etudes.

I recently performed a piece by a 20th century composer (H. Villa-Lobos) - called "A prole do bebe No. 1" It's really nice and not too difficult, though challenging.

[TizzyLish000]

I'm 14 and have been playing for 7 years, and have had the same problem of trying something to challenging and then having to quit. I have a recital this friday and am playing "The Flower Song" by Lange, its not to difficult and is a song that you can perfect so its sounds gorgeous. I would also recomend Beethoven's Sonata Op. 79.

[bernhard]

Er…

I am not sure I understand your request. What do you mean that you can’t seem to find a piece to play? You cannot find anything you like? You cannot find anything within your technical ability?

Since there is more music written for the piano than for all other instruments (including orchestral music) combined, it may help if you give some sort of boundary (composer, style, degree of difficulty, historical period, mood, etc.). If you look through the forum you will find several threads with suggestions of repertory. Here are a few:

Pre-Baroque keyboard music:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1081457211

Scarlatti:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1077145772

Beethoven sonatas:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1081594962

Alkan:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1004543948

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1080030924


Scriabin:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1071443322

Brahms:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1074866445


Debussy:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1078033738

Prokofiev:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1082328974

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=stud;action=display;num=1077907916

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1071105235

Grieg:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=teac;action=display;num=1061212155


Shostakovitch:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1073648526


Barber:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1077534930

Modern repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1077625353

Funeral repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1063482154

Uncommon repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1077317950

Melancholic and depressing repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1076491665

Heavenly repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1061315156

Thunderous, passionate, minor key repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1068352317

Most difficult repertory in the world:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1044060716

Short, fun pieces:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1072405873

Show off repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1055250049;start=50

Haunting nocturnal repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1072700505

Neglected repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1071813312

Crazy repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1035696238

Four hand repertory:

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repo;action=display;num=1078182413

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Come back if you cannot find anything interesting.

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[Hmoll]

What Bernhard says makes a lot of sense.

What you should do is educate yourself about the piano repertoire. There's nothing wrong with the pieces you listed , but they are all in the "greatest hits of overplayed piano music" category.
Listen to a lot of music, and a lot of different composers.
Sight read through anthologies of music. Find out what you like.