What are you practicing?

[amelialw]

Just added on Chopin Etude op.25 no.3

Am learning Schubert's Wanderer Fantasie for fun

[cwats]

I'm  just starting to practice the Piano. I think it's the most beautiful instrument. Currently I'm practicing the first Gymnopedie. I don't have a teacher yet so I'm basically practicing from the sheet music and watching some videos like this one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_OvCLqW5sU).
Cheers.

[pianoplayjl]

I'm bored with my pieces I'm playing right now so I'm really just practicing snippets from pieces that are not meant for a person like me who is of a low calibre.

[vansh]

Currently learning Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody 2 on my own.

Previously played and trying to get back up to par on:
Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu
Chopin's Revolutionary Etude
Sibelius's Romance
Rachmaninoff's Prelude in c# minor
Grieg's Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Previously played (but not actively working on):
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody 11
Chopin's Black Key Etude
Chopin's Polonaise in A Major
Khachaturian's Toccata in eb minor

It occurs to me that most of my repertoire is a bunch of well-known, overplayed pieces...

[bsharp77]

Brahms -intermezzo in b flat op 76/4

Chopin  -waltz in a flat op 69/1
Chopin  -waltz in b minor op 69/2
Chopin  -nocturne in c# minor op posthumous

[prestoconfuocco]

My teacher and I just decided new rep...

Right now I work on:
Beethoven: op 101
Prokofiev:   Sonata no 2
Brahms:     op 10
Chopin:      Etude op 10/1, 8, 12

In a few weeks, when they are ok, I'll start with:
Liszt:         Spanish Rhapsody
Beethoven: Emperor concerto
Ravel:        Parts of Miroir
Chopin:      Etude op 10: 2, 3, 4, 9

Whenever they are in an ok standard.. :
Rachmaninov: 6 Moment musical
Mozart:         Piano concerto G major
Liszt:            Chasse Neige, Paganini etude no 6
Ravel:           The rest of Miroirs

Plus, in the end of August I have a concert, playing:

Liszt: Mephisto waltz no 1
Chopin: Ballade no 2
Chopin op 10: 1 and 12
Scarlatti: K466
Brahms: From op 10

Dude, do you have any time to breathe?! Don't your hands fall off?! That's incredible!

[prestoconfuocco]

Just finished Debussy's "La plus que lente" and "La fille aux cheveux de lin".
Working on Chopin's etude op. 25 no. 12, nocturne op. 27 no. 1, prelude op. 28 no. 14.
I'm also thinking about starting John Cage's 4'33

[faa2010]

I am working in:

2 Part Inventions 4* and 10 of Bach
Sonata Facile* of Mozart
Fur Elise* of Beethoven
Schuman's Sonata A minor
Chopin's Prelude "Raindrops"* Valse op 69 no 2*
Debussy's "Claire de Lune"* and "Arabesque 1"
Manuel M Ponce's "Intermezzo"*
Ravel's "Oiseaux Tristes"

*I have played them complete, but they still need improvement

[chechig]

Hi! I'm very impressed with the pieces you are learning, my level is not as high, anyway, now I'm learning:
Study op 46 nº 11 S. Heller, (almost done)
Sonata 238, D. Scarlatti
Prelude op37 nº 2, A. Gretchaninov

[ranniks]

My new teacher has given me a new piece to learn, and of course by the composer I like most: Bach.

It is the little prelude in d minor bwv 935.

I'm about finishing the prelude in d minor bwv 926. He's given me the bwv 935 to prepare for the first Bach invention. I'll be happy to share a recording with you guys in about 6-12 months, give or take depending on how much time I invest and my advancement with the piece.

I've also showed him the march in D that was transposed in C, and there was a bar that I messed up, so I'll be trying to clean that up. Other than that, the piece is done.

Also, apparently the first Bach invention is harder than the Turkish march, Moonlight sonata and Raindrop prelude, so this is going to be a great thing.

[wwalrus]

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto 1
Prokofiev Sonata 8 mvt 3
Schumann fantasiestucke op 12, no 1-3
Chopin etudes op 25: Aeolian harp, Wrong note, Butterfly, Winter Wind, Ocean.
Rachmaninoff etude tableaux op 33 no 4(i think it was published posthumately), op 39 no 6 (red riding hood)

That's for now, once I'm done with that I'll be doing:
Emperor concerto, hadyn sonata in c minor, mozart sonata k310 in a minor. (or I might do a mozart concerto instead of the 2 sonatas)

[xdjuicebox]

Rachmaninoff's 3rd piano concerto for the fun of it, and the songs I wrote for my upcoming album

Also Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 5, Fantasie Impromptu, Beethoven's Appassionata

I have a lot of spare time lol

[outin]

Don't know what to do so started on Brahms 51 exercises for pianoforte...I am not the most patient person and to figure out just a few bars takes a lot of time...to get through these will take me a lifetime...

But I can already see how they might help my playing if I can manage to keep myself concentrated 

[unholeee]

hm rach g minor prelude.. i vaguely recall last time having no idea how to count the rhythm prob !~ year ago..

[chrisone]

Finzi Eclogue Op. 10 - incredible piece of music.  I've been working on it for a couple of weeks now and it is really starting to sound good.

I need to find someone else to play it with  (not to mention somewhere that has two pianos that we can play on together...)

[awesom_o]

I am practicing Bach's Cello Suites no's 1,2, and 3!

[chopin2015]

ballade no 3 and everything I ever played in the past year. :/

[alpacinator1]

Seriously practicing:
Beethoven Waldstein mvt. 3
Bach WTC 1 prelude and fugue in C (for some reason, I'm finding this the most difficult of anything I've played!)

Re-learning:
Rach. Flight of the Bumblebee
Brahms Rhapsody 79/2

Messing around with a bit:
Chopin 10/12
Chopin Nocturne (the famous one, forget what it's called)

[momopi]

Burgmuller Op 100 #1
Bach Polonaise BWV Anh 130
Tchaikovsky Old French Melody Op 39

 

[thesixthsensemusic]

Been working on Schumann's Carnaval for a while. Learned all of it except 16 and 20 so far.

Also got the first movement of Beethoven 81a(les Adieux) in a manageable state, still requiring a few more days of dedicated practice till I am ready to continue with the other movements.

Then I only recently started Chopin's Allegro de Concert. Know it by ear almost completely, yet it is a tough nut to crack, but seems OK so far. Have learned the first 2 pages in a slower pace, practicing it few measures at a time, I wonder how long it's going to take to master all 14 in to be able to play it in under 15 minutes in a musically coherent way of sorts....

[theholygideons]

practising:
Bach-Max toccata and fugue in D minor BWV 565. I'm addicted to organ transcriptions right now 
1st movement of Liszt Sonata in b minor (if hypothetically there were 4 movements)... gee it's hard not making any mistakes, musically it's going ok.. i might record it maybe in a month. 

messing around with:
carl vine sonata 1 (just playing the 1st 3 pages cos it sounds very jazzy) and scriabin sonata no.2

[chopin2015]

I also did start beethoven op 2 no 3. I love the heck out of that sonata, I swear!

[nanabush]

I took a little break (sigh).  Moved to Vancouver for a recording arts diploma (I swear, I'm going to be in school for the rest of my life...), and had to wait a few weeks to arrange getting a piano.

BUT!  I recently got back into practicing and am doing the following:

-Bach Toccata in C minor

-Chopin Fantasy in F minor

-Scriabin Sonata 2

-Ravel Miroirs

...It's not realistic that I'll have this rep done soon, because since leaving University, memorizing tons of rep in small periods of time is now over for me (woo!).  So I can take my time with this music.

So far... The Bach is my favourite, but is by far the most intimidating.  The Chopin is going very well, but I'm still freaked out by the awkwardness in some RH passages (namely the part around mm.88-91)... executing it is still tricky, but it's getting there.  The Ravel is just incredible; I have already played Alborada, and just recently took a liking to Noctuelles.  So I decided why not?  The set is definitely within my grasp, and I'm aching to be able to play the set.  The Scriabin, I already know the first movement, and was kind of prodded to learn the second one by my teacher and one of my friends (who is playing this piece for her fourth year recital).  So again, I thought "why not".  Haven't even touched the second movement yet, but it looks like an untameable beast.

[amelialw]

Pretty much...

J.S Bach Toccata in c minor BWV 911
J.S Bach Prelude& Fugue in E major BWV 854
Mozart Piano Sonata in c minor K.457
Mozart Piano Concerto in C major K.503
Chopin Etude in c# minor op.25 no.7
Chopin Scherzo in E major op.54
F.Schubert Impromptu op.90 no.1
Khachaturian Toccata

This is all for exams,festivals and auditions all the way from a week's plus time till Feb and then April next year... everything has more or less been polished and is ready except the Bach Prelude& Fugue which I learnt years ago and re-started 2 days ago

and will add this in/back in bit by bit if time allows during the Nov-Dec hols as little holiday projects otherwise it can all be placed on hold till Feb
J.S Bach Prelude& Fugue in C# major BWV 848
J.S Bach Prelude& Fugue in Bb minor BWV 867
Chopin Etudes op.10 no.8&op.25 no.2&3
Chopin Impromptu in Ab major op.29
Chopin Scherzo no.2 in Bb minor
Prokofiev Sonata no.3

Have basically gone back to a teacher I studied not that long ago with so will be with him till end of Jan/beginning of Feb then back to Canada in March

[nanabush]

How do you find the Bach Toccata so far?  I'm just working now on the first two pages, and starting to have a go at the fugue.  It's such a good piece!!

[amelialw]

How do you find the Bach Toccata so far?  I'm just working now on the first two pages, and starting to have a go at the fugue.  It's such a good piece!!

Haha I don't know...I've been re-working and polishing this piece for a good 2& a half years by now :p of course I've taken breaks in between...it's one that can be studied for years for sure though because every time you leave it and return back there's always something new to/learn or do with it. I'm at the final stage now hopefully.

It's a great piece to learn...but it's a tough nut to crack and can take quite awhile to really master

[kristinazx]

What are you practicing on the piano for the time?
Im trying to get the Contrapunctus No.1 from Bach to sound good.
What about you guys?

Chopin Etude Op 10 No 1. Already long long time, but i ve got very good in it.

[pianoisthebest23]

Ooh I like this topic! It's cool to see what everyone is playing.  

Right now I am working on..

Beethoven Sonata Op. 7 No. 4
Debussy Jardins Sous la Pluie
Debussy Pour le Piano
Chopin Impromptu No. 3 in G Flat major
Bach Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 847

For chamber music I am working on a two pianos four hands version of Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre which is pretty fun to play (except for some chromatic octave scales towards the end *shudders*) and also Ravel's Ma Mère L'Oye (one piano four hands) as a little bit of a break.  

For fun I have been working on Billy Mayerl's Railroad Rhythm and Ace of Clubs after hearing them at a concert a few weeks ago. Also, I have been fiddling with some transcriptions of Mozart's Requiem which is what our chamber choir has been singing for a while now (I just couldn't resist.)

On the Beethoven Sonata I have mostly worked with the first movement and touched a little on the others, especially the fourth (so beautiful!!) and for the Pour le Piano Suite I have been practicing the Prelude and Toccata the most, but I have done some work with the Sarabande as well.

It's kind of a lot to work with and I have been worried that I am spreading myself too thin what with all of my high school assignments. I ended up skipping out on most after school activities except for jazz combo (woohoo piano improvisation!) to get more practice time. So far I think it has been going pretty well but I guess I'll really find out once I get the guts to post my progress on here.

[naaga]

yes, it's very nice to have a look at the work of so many people
I feel like eavesdropping!

chopin ballad n.1 and n.4
chopin atudes op. 10 n. 1 and n.4
brahms rapsody op. 79 n. 1
ravel jeux d'eau
brahms cello sonata op. 38 n. 1
some bach preludes and fugues but I'm working a bit less on those these days

repracticing beethoven waldstein..

at what level would I be in the american system?

[jjjessee]

Hey all, I'm new here. Started back practicing (w/o teacher) about a year ago after a mostly dry hiatus (35 years) since college. Got a late-ish start at about 20, just before entering college (as a music major).

Front burner

Chopin -Prelude A-flat major  Op 28 No 17
Beethoven -Pathetique Sonata No 8 Op 13 mvt 3
Beethoven  -Moonlight Sonata No 14 Op 28/2  mvt 1
Prokofiev -Parade of Grasshoppers
Glinka -Tarantella
Fisher -Ballet Anglois
Beethoven -Pathetique Sonata No 8 Op 13 mvt 2

Back Burner:

Beethoven  -Moonlight Sonata No 14 Op 28/2  mvt 2
Beethoven -Pathetique Sonata No 8 Op 13 mvt 1
Bach - D minor Prelude and Fugue WTC 1
Chopin -Prelude E minor Op 28 No 4
Chopin -Prelude D-flat major  Op 28 No 15
Chopin -Prelude E-flat minor Op 28 No 14
Chopin -Prelude C minor Op 28 No 20

[kakeithewolf]

Though I usually just improvise, I have been giving a sincere effort to learn a few of my own compositions for harpsichord: Wölfentanz, La Valse Renard, and quite masochistically, Toccatina in G Major. I'm having little success with those.

What I am primarily focusing on learning is an arrangement of a Gregorian Chant, Dies Iræ, for organ, written for two hands playing in eighths, in the key of F-Sharp Minor. That is going surprisingly well, but every time I hit the Liber Scriptus stanza, I start screwing up.

[roncesvalles]

I just learned my first piece, Chopin's Mazurka Op 63. No. 2.  Quite a bit of polishing needed with the middle section, but knowing a single piece all the way through is a huge confidence boost.

I'm working on Op 63. No. 3, and the posthumous waltz in a, as well as an easy early Scriabin prelude.

[chicoscalco]

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My next repertoire will be made entirely of Brazilian composers, such as Villa Lobos, Guarnieri...

Just out of curiosity, what do you guys recommend as a first piece by Brahms? Not necessarily technique-wise, I've been studying for 15 years, but in his overall language at the keyboard. I don't know if that makes sense in english  I want pieces by Brahms to work on before tackling his Sonata in C major, to get used to his writing.

[kakeithewolf]

My signature 

My next repertoire will be made entirely of Brazilian composers, such as Villa Lobos, Guarnieri...

Just out of curiosity, what do you guys recommend as a first piece by Brahms? Not necessarily technique-wise, I've been studying for 15 years, but in his overall language at the keyboard. I don't know if that makes sense in english  I want pieces by Brahms to work on before tackling his Sonata in C major, to get used to his writing.

A simple area to start would be the Wiegenlied. I know that that is probably a bit of a common answer, but the Wiegenlied is a good combination of simplicity and style to study.

[hfmadopter]

My signature 

My next repertoire will be made entirely of Brazilian composers, such as Villa Lobos, Guarnieri...

Just out of curiosity, what do you guys recommend as a first piece by Brahms? Not necessarily technique-wise, I've been studying for 15 years, but in his overall language at the keyboard. I don't know if that makes sense in english  I want pieces by Brahms to work on before tackling his Sonata in C major, to get used to his writing.

An Intermezzo would be good, say Op117 No1 for instance. At least it's pure Brahms or at least what I associate to be Brahms like.

[haws8008]

Mozart Piano Sonata K284

[visitor]

Various Christmas standards arranged for jazz solo piano.  Nothing too crazy though  since it's just seasonal side projects so can't dedicate too much time to it....

[jollisg]

Brahms - scherzo op 4
Bach - P&F in F sharp major, book 1
Beethoven - waldstein sonata (i have finished the last mvt, almost finished the first and have not touched the second)
Mendelssohn - etude op 104b no 1

I will ask my teacher (I have just started studying at a music college by the way) if i can start learning Prokofiev sonata no 3.

I also plat Grieg viollin sonata op 8 (F major) as chamber music, and will play two french songs with a singer (but i don't remember the name of them... French looks lika random letters to me)

[kobethuy]

Bach:
_ Goldberg Variations #1, #5
_ Partita No.2 in C Minor BWV 826
_ Prelude & Fugue Nol.22 in B flat Minor WTC2
_ Sinfonia 1 (finishing off)
_ Polishing: Invention 1 & 13

Other composer:
_ Chopin etude Op.10 No.12
_ Beethoven Moonlight mov 3

My rep basically revolves around Bach...

[visitor]

Some JS Bach chorales from some oratorios and such.  Not sure why more people do not play or comment on these.  Sure the keyboard works from wtc etc are great but so is the 4 part writing in these.  Lovely and some genius harmonizations of the melodies

[flashyfingers]

Some JS Bach chorales from some oratorios and such.  Not sure why more people do it play or comment on these.  Sure the keyboard works from wtc etc are great but so is the 4 part writing in these.  Lovely and some genius harmonizations if the melodies

Are you my professor?!

He said the exact words. He is a wise man.

[awesom_o]

My rep basically revolves around Bach...

That's great! Bach will make you freakishly strong and skilled if you spend enough time with him!

[awesom_o]

  Sure the keyboard works from wtc etc are great but so is the 4 part writing in these.  Lovely and some genius harmonizations if the melodies

It's true!

[flashyfingers]

That's great! Bach will make you freakishly strong and skilled if you spend enough time with him!

And who doesn't want to be freakishly strong?!

[visitor]

Are you my professor?!

He said the exact words. He is a wise man.

lolz. I guess good minds think similar haha

I feel like Handel also doesn't get much thought from keybboard players outside of the suites but his satb writing is great too and time with these is well spent .  Some great practice for site reading too esp if you go to distant keys ie a few flats to a bunch of sharps back again .

Ideally I would love to be able to work on transposition but it's been years since I messed w that theory...

[amelialw]

Mozart Sonata in B flat major K.333
Chopin Scherzo in E major op.54
Khachaturian Toccata
Chopin Etudes op.10 nos.5,8&12
Chopin Etudes op.25 no.1

[awesom_o]

And who doesn't want to be freakishly strong?!

hardy_practice?

I don't know... apparently it's some sort of early 19th century Paris thing 

[flashyfingers]

hardy_practice?

I don't know... apparently it's some sort of early 19th century Paris thing 

They didn't want to be strong?!

 

[faa2010]

Invention no 7 Bach
Beethoven Sonata op 49 no 1
Mozart- Piano Sonata in G major, K. 283
Chopin Valse op 49 no 2
Chopin Valse Brillante op 18
Debussy´s Arabesque 1
Villanueva Valse Poetico

I was learning Invention no 13 of Bach, but because of time management I had to put it in hiatus.

[perprocrastinate]

Assorted Bach, for the next few months or so.