Stormy/dramatic pieces

[kyliec]

Hi
i am looking for a holiday project - i want to learn a "stormy" dramatic piece. i am doing AMEB grade 8, to give you an idea of difficulty level I'm looking for. Maybe some beethoven or brahms?
ideas welcome,
Kylie

[chopinfan_22]

Stormy, eh? Well...

The third movement of the Moonlight Sonata is very stormy. A fairly showy piece to boot. I'm not familiar enough with Brahms to know any pieces he has written to fit your criteria... but other composers that I can think of:

Chopin: Preludes Op. 28 Nos. 12, 14, 15, and 24.

Um... hmm... That's about it for now. I know this is limited. I'll think on it and get back to you if I have any more to add.

[pies]

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[Etude]

I was considering that piece (or trinity of pieces  ).  Judging from a glance at the score it doesn't look so ridiculously hard.  I'd say it's probably doable, but theres also the problem of time length.  Maybe just Wound on its own.

[pies]

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[Etude]

It comes with Ullen's recording on Disc 2  .

[eddie54]

Beethoven "Tempest" sonata, d minor.....haha...forgot the opus no off the top of my head...3rd movement especially is 'choppy' etc and it's prety easy to learn......

[pies]

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[retrouvailles]

I'd also like to see it.

[Etude]

I would if not for the fact that it is copyrighted.  You should support Flynn/Ullen by picking up the CD at some time!

[pies]

a

[Etude]

Hey, you're the one with a job!

[Etude]

Anyway after... that...I'll add some of Messiaen Vingt Regards (Noel, and Par lui tout a ete fait in particular) as worthy nominees.

[pies]

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[Etude]

 

[ahkow]

ocean etude.. not very difficult and extremely stormy

[dan101]

You could try the Brahm G Minor Rhapsody. It sounds harder than it is and audiences love it.

[minor9th]

Liszt's "Orage" is very stormy--you'll need good octave chops, though.

[sharon_f]

ocean etude.. not very difficult

[thierry13]

Liszt's "Orage" is very stormy--you'll need good octave chops, though.

Orage means storm 

[slobone]

There's a Schumann piece I remember... right hand goes G F#... G F#...  D G A Bb C Bb A... G F#, although it's probably in a different key. I like that one.

And Chopin, the Revolutionary Etude? Is that the one I'm thinking of? Also Winter Wind...

[dnephi]

Schumann Op. 12 No. 2 is Aufschwung, which is very awkward, but you might be able to play depending on your level.

It's fun .

[redbaron]

What is this 'ocean etude'? It sounds interesting.

[sharon_f]

What is this 'ocean etude'? It sounds interesting.

Common nickname for Chopin's Etude Op. 25, No.12.

[slobone]

Common nickname for Chopin's Etude Op. 25, No.12.

Definitely better than Lisitsa. Is she better than Horowitz?

[pmz310]

any of chopin's op 48

[slobone]

BTW the stormy Schumann piece I was trying to remember was In Die Nacht from the Fantasiestuecke.  Can't imagine why I couldn't remember