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[beinspired27]

Hey all,

I'm looking at learning a fairly biggish (4 mins+) piece above Grade 8 Level but not quite diploma. I have just perfected Rach's G Minor Prelude, and so I want to learn something that good, maybe slightly easier.

Any suggestions? I have a few months to learn it... something loud and exiting

Hope you can help!

Best Wishes,
James K

[49410enrique]

Lyapunov - Transcendental Etude No. 6 "Storm"

[werq34ac]

Hey all,

I'm looking at learning a fairly biggish (4 mins+) piece above Grade 8 Level but not quite diploma. I have just perfected Rach's G Minor Prelude, and so I want to learn something that good, maybe slightly easier.

Any suggestions? I have a few months to learn it... something loud and exiting

Hope you can help!

Best Wishes,
James K

Tch, you can't perfect anything in music. Although as musicians we strive for perfection, it is not humanly possible. Sure you can play without any mistakes, but can play with perfect articulation, dynamics, balance, voicing, phrasing, pedaling, etc.? The reason we practice is not to be perfect - it's to get as close to perfection as possible.

But I understand, you have brought the Rach prelude in G minor to a respectable level (to your standards whatever those may be) and wish to start a new piece of similar size but perhaps easier technically.

Perhaps another Rach prelude? Op 23/4 is quite nice. Also, the B minor prelude (i forget the opus number) is another wonderful piece, just as powerful as 23/5 but more melancholy.

Or if you want to move out of that realm, Debussy Estampes come to mind, any movement really. All 3 are wonderful though I would say the 2nd, Soiree Dans le Grenade is my favorite.

Once you get past grade 8, most pieces ARE 4+ so I'm not exactly sure what else to recommend.

[pianoplayjl]

Perhaps Rachmaninoff's  Elegy. That is around diploma standard but it shouldn't be too hard for you. THe one Werq34ac refers to is op 32 no 10, which is also another wonderful option.

Lyapunov - Transcendental Etude No. 6 "Storm"

I think not....That is at least licentiate standard.

[49410enrique]

Perhaps Rachmaninoff's  Elegy. That is around diploma standard but it shouldn't be too hard for you. THe one Werq34ac refers to is op 32 no 10, which is also another wonderful option.
I think not....That is at least licentiate standard.

sorry i'm just not familar with these 'grade levels' i have seen different acronyms on here and they are all new to me (i.e. abrsm, actc, etc etc..how many are there?).  sorry if it was inappropriate to suggest.