Repertoire Staples (Not too Overplayed)

[chopinlover23]

What are some repertoire staples that are familiar to the ear, but are not overplayed? Not too hard, just something manageable for an advanced amateur. Nothing for virtuoso please

[pianisten1989]

yeah, you have to do a bit more effort than "advanced amateur". You should record some of your playing, or at least show us a repertoire list. I assume this is for the competition, so your teacher will know better than we will.

[sharon_f]

Schubert Impromptus, Chopin Nocturnes

[andante_con_moto]

Also debussy's arabesques, reverie, valse romantique? Albeniz's Tango Op 165, No 2? Tchaikovsky the seasons, 37b, there are a few very famous pieces here. Especially June. Beautiful too. These are all relatively easier 'staples', but are still played quite a large amount. Ravel's Pavane Pour Infante Defunte is another...Should the difficulty be up to grade 8, or possibly first level of diploma? It would be helpful to know

[chopinlover23]

Um.. they should'nt be for diploma or more than Grade 8..

[pianisten1989]

How can you play Chopin op 10/2 and Gnomenreigen if you don't go above 8? :S

[chopinlover23]

My friend is asking me.... I showed her the pieces I could play, she said ''that's too hard''. So I asked in the forum if anybody knows some of them.

[monsieur30centimetres]

Some of Shostakovich's P&F's.