pieces recemendations.

[klavierkonzerte]

can someone recommed some pieces for me

i need slow pieces that are challenging musically, preferbly  in a minor key

and some very fast pieces like chopins improptue in C#

thanks...

[liszmaninopin]

what level of general difficulty are you looking for?

[johnjwong]

slow pieces i would recommand beethoven's pathetique sonata 2nd movement, liszt's liebestraum no.3, and chopin's etude op 10 no.3

for fast pieces, i would recommand sonatas from scarlatti ^_^ not many people play them and yet they are awesome!!

Also because im a liszt lover, pieces like don juan mostly near the ending in don juan are very nice fast pieces.  If those are too hard for you, you can always do beethoven's moonlight sonata 3rd movement

[Antnee]

Questions like this are beginning to come up more frequently. In my opinion, just my opinion, if you need to ask for suggestions on what piece to play next, you haven't taken the time to look for yourself. What you need to do is become intimate with the piano repertoire. Explore all kinds of composers. All of the famous ones, some lesser knowns, etc. Gather cds, go online, and all of that good stuff. Within a month, probably less, you should have enough knowledge to know what pieces you would like to play for the rest of your life. I never need to ask this question, because I have literally hundreds of pieces that i'm aching to learn I just don't have the time! You need to figure this stuff out for yourself to really connect with the pieces you are playing. Good luck exploring the word of music!

-Tony-

[klavierkonzerte]

i'm looking for somthing around the difficulty of beethovens appasionata(i'm half way throught the first movment) and chopins improptue in C#

Tonizzle i know most of the general repertoir but i want some opinions
and i think the only way to know about lesser knowns works is by asking others.
plus i'm actually a violinist so i don't know alot about the piano pieces.

[johnjwong]

i'm looking for somthing around the difficulty of beethovens appasionata(i'm half way throught the first movment) and chopins improptue in C#

Tonizzle i know most of the general repertoir but i want some opinions
and i think the only way to know about lesser knowns works is by asking others.
plus i'm actually a violinist so i don't know alot about the piano pieces.

wow you can play appasionata and u have to ask such questions?

[donjuan]

klavierkonzerte, you are a violinist, GREAT! You must like Paganini then...

Try one of Liszt's Paganini etudes- technically challenging, but not too far above appassionata, and perhaps you would like the first one "Tremolo", because it is so powerful, or the second one which is so effective, you can almost hear Paganini's conversation with the devil.

If not these pieces, then maybe Liszt's piano transcription of Saint Saens "Danse Macabre" - It is so chilling, and moves at a furious stamping pace.

check it out!
donjuan

[johnjwong]

yeah Danse Macabre is soooooooooo nice

[liszmaninopin]

Well, this will at first sound unhelpful, but if you finish the entire Appassionata you will meet your two requirements (slow section and fast section).  Then you'll have an amazing masterpiece in your repertoire!

After that, maybe for the slow you could try a Rach prelude-op. 23 #4 is excellent for this.  If you want fast and virtuosic, maybe you could learn a toccata-like Prokofiev's, Ravel's, or Schumann's.

[Medtner]

He did say minor key. All the slow pieces you guys have been mentioning are in major key.

I would suggest some Chopin Nocturnes unless you feel they are too common repertoire. To play them musically well is the challenge. There is a great C minor in the middle of the set, and the posthumous C# minor. That last one is not difficult, but you wanted something challenging musically.

I would also recommend Rach's Prelude from second set (op32?) I think it's #9 in b minor. Correct me if I'm wrong. That's a great minor piece.

Another one of my favorites is Quejas o la maja y el Ruisenor from Granados' Goyescas Suite. It's in F# minor, and a great romantic piece.

Rachmaninoff's 1st Moment Musical or 4th depending on your level. I would say the 1st is more like the Chopin Impromptu level (please check your spelling of "impromptu"!), and the 4th is a lot more challenging. Oh, sorry, it's not slow. That would be the 3rd one which has a slight feeling of jazz chords to me.

Scriabin's Etude Op.8 No.11 is a great masterpiece and not often played. Another of my favorites.

Or how about Bach's Prelude and Fugue #8 from WTC 1? Eb minor.

Rach's Etude Op. 33 No. 7. G minor. Or Op. 39 No. 2, A minor.

I'm quite fond of Mozart's Rondo in a minor as well. Not too fast.

Ravel's Pavane pour une infante defunte.

Medtner's Tale Op8 No.1, Op 42 No. 3, Op. 20 No. 2 "Campanella"

Chopin's Funeral March from Sonata 2

Beethoven's Funeral March from Sonata 12 Op. 26

Hope that gives you a few to explore.