Piano pieces that "move" you?

[jas_sorian]

Three of my favorites are Chopin's Nocturne Op 48/1, Etude Op 10/3, and Rachmaninoff's Elegie Op 3/1.

[pianoplayjl]

Lyapunov etude op11 no 6
Thalberg etude op 26 no something in B minor
Henselt etude op2 no1
Some of Alkan's Esquisses

[stoudemirestat]

If I were to list all the piano pieces that moved me I would be going on forever. However the one that moves me more than any other is the Liszt Sonata.

[thalbergmad]

The Schumann piano concerto moves me.

Every time I hear it, I have to get up and leave the house.

Thal

[pianowolfi]

The Schumann piano concerto moves me.

Every time I hear it, I have to get up and leave the house.

Thal

Well that means that you at least try to listen to it, sometimes. Otherwise you'd just turn off the radio 

[casioman]

Thalberg etude op 26 no something in B minor

No 5 ( Allegro )?

Remarkable similarity to Chopin's revolutionary etude!

[casioman]

Liapunov Transcendental Etude Op 10

[pianoplayjl]

Thalberg etude op 26 no something in B minor

No 5 ( Allegro )?

Remarkable similarity to Chopin's revolutionary etude!

But remarkably original and brilliant. Many pieces sound similar to Rev etude.

Liapunov Transcendental Etude Op 10

Lyapunov op 11. TE no 4 and 10 also move me.

JL

[megadodd]

Alot of pieces. Right now though i would say that the brahms no 6 op 118 is having the biggest impact on me.

[49410enrique]

my main mover is from the classic ffvii pc's. i consider taking this one on about once every three months or so but am usually waist deep in a shimomura work  i really think it will happen in 2012, this piece has so much energy, definately a 'mover' for me.
uematsu, name is in japanese but basically translates to 'those who fight'

hmm
this one too:

oh and this one:

[williampiano]

For some reason, Wall Street Rag by Scott Joplin kind of does.

I think I'm alone on this one.

[drkilroy]

Do  not worry, I also like it, especially the first section played with a lot of rubato. 

Best regards, Dr

[commissiona]

For some reason, Wall Street Rag by Scott Joplin kind of does.

I think I'm alone on this one.

Haha, you probably are, williampiano, but I'll give it a shot!  Besides, I am a stock broker by trade, so there's a pretty good chance that I will have a connection to it.

For listening, Haydn's Concerto in D Hob. XVIII: No. 11, especially the very engaging last movement with that weird and surprising Hungarian theme in the middle development section.  Gets me floating high every time!  Even better played with harpsichord.

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2

Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op. 12, Der Abends


Hey williampiano, I listened to the Wallstreet Rag on Youtube while typing this up, good stuff.  I like George Cobb's 'Russian Rag', based off Rachmaninov's Prelude in c# minor. 

You might already've heard this before, but the story about it goes Cobb and a friend were at a piano bar or restaurant (1910ish?) in New York.  His friend, with mischievious intent,  started a coversation about if any piece of music can be ragged.  Cobb said yes, he could rag anything, and on the spot, the friend says 'oh, Yea?, well I bet you can't rag Rachmaninov's c# minor Prelude', knowing very well he would intice Cobb to go strait to the piano there and demonstrate. 

Unknown to Cobb, his friend noticed Rachmaninov sitting across the room, so Cobb went to the piano and began to play the rag. To his surprise, Rachmaninoff walked up to Cobb after he finished playing his rag and said "Nice rag, but you've got the wrong rhythm."

I know that sounds extremely romanticized for that to be true, but I sure hope it is as it's not too far fetched. 


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Playing/Learning:
Haydn: Sonata in C No. 35
Mozart: Fantasia in d, K. 397
Scarlatti: K. 1, 380, 443
Blasco de Nebra: Sonata V
Handel: Fantasia in C G.60
Couperin: La Reville Matin
Rameau: La Dauphine
Bach, Vanhal, more Scarlatti, and thinking about Beethoven.

[teosoleil]

Most recently;

At first I thought the etude Op. 25 No. 5 was discordant and ugly but it's actually very emotional and beautiful, especially with the middle appregio section. The beginning does not do it justice

[hoohah2]

Without doubt:

Beethoven - Piano Sonata op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
Beethoven - Piano Sonata op. 53 "Waldstein"
Prokofiev - Piano Sonata 1 and 6
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto 3
Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. 23 No.4
Chaminade - Concertino (Flute though ahaha...)

[pianoplayjl]

Some others:

Rachmaninoff prelude op32 no 10
Rachmaninoff's 3rd PC
Beethoven Appasionata sonata op57
Beethoven pathetique sonata op13
Chopin sonata in b flat minor
Chopin etude op25 no11