I would like to learn a new Waltz - asking for suggestions

[drexo]

Hi everyone,


I discovered the beauty of Waltzes and I'd like to learn a new one.

Waltzes never really got my interest until lately and I've learned Brahms Waltzes Op.39 no.3 and no.9.
I'm asking for suggestions since I'm fairly new to Waltzes and I'm looking for a piece which doesn't require an advanced technique. Every suggestion is welcome!

Thanks in advance,
Drexo.

[drkilroy]

Perhaps A la maniere de Borodine by Ravel? You might also try some of the Strauss waltzes, though they are different in style than Brahms or, eg. Chopin waltzes.

Best regards, Dr

[drexo]

Thank you for your suggenstions drkilroy!

I'm listening to A la maniere de Borodine right now and it sounds quite unique - I like it.

[thalbergmad]

I used to have massive fun with the 6 Viennese Waltzes by Friedman. Not overly difficult but graceful with a touch of bravura.

The World of Strauss Waltz transcriptions is immense and many are stuffed with difficulties and pianistic acrobatics. The easier ones arguably are too "straight" to be of much value.

Thal

[49410enrique]

in addition to the above, contemporary media has given us some pretty tunes as well,

1. movie
valse d'amelie
this is pob the easiest technically of the three i'll suggest you consider in additon to the great standard talked about already

2. anime
theme from howl's moving castle-jinsei no merry go around

3.video game (this is one of my favorites!)
waltz de chocobo

edit, i almost forgot! the waltz i have on deck as new music for me by hamelin is quite charming, not difficult (technically at least) and very short, two pages, about 1 min in length

[alessandro]

I discovered the beauty of Waltzes and I'd like to learn a new one.
 I'm looking for a piece which doesn't require an advanced technique. Every suggestion is welcome!

So right Drexo, "the beauty of Waltzes".   Me too, I'm absolutely mad about waltzes.  

I don't know if you played the Valse Op. 34 n°2 by Chopin yet, but that is a real gem.   There are no advanced technical obstacles in it but... interpretation-wise it is very, very deep, with a very typical Chopin "void"-"non-music" and/or "silence into music" ending.   A chilling piece, very intimate, softly speaking, with a beautiful intro and beautiful from the beginning to the end, with some wonderful light and shadow-changings in the landscape, you know, like an ordinary day, not a Sunday, but let's say a Tuesday-of-all days in no particular season, where there is some kind of weather, a blue sky with some average size clouds interfering with the bright, warm sunlight, where it quickly becomes cold without the sunlight, you know what I mean ?, not the depressive type of weather but not the sunny day one deserves once in a while neither).


And if you are really in some absurd mood I would cordially recommend you to play "Je Te Veux" by Satie, impossible not to smile with this piece.  Alright, it is far from bein a thrilling masterpiece-waltz, but it has a unique charm.

Long live the walz and kind greetings.

Oh and yes - or no, you are asking for not too difficult technically, well, it is not easy, it is for me " technically demanding" - but I have to mention this beauuuutiful waltz - Godowsky "Alte Wien", that is some piece of music.