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Topic: Most famous suites and symphonic poems created or arranged for piano?  (Read 3726 times)

Offline jimf

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Most famous suites and symphonic poems created or arranged for piano?
on: February 10, 2012, 04:05:51 PM
Hi there, I was wondering, what are you favourite suites and symphonic poems (other than Scheherazade, Peter and the Wolf, the Planets, Pictures at an Exhibition) arranged for solo piano (or even created for orchestra)? Also what are your favourite pieces based on literature (generally speaking)?
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Offline drkilroy

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Re: Most famous suites and symphonic poems created or arranged for piano?
Reply #1 on: February 10, 2012, 04:16:45 PM
Actually, Pictures at an Exhibition were orchestrated rather than transcribed for piano.

My favourites are Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre, Ravel's La Valse and Sibelius' Finlandia.

Best regards, Dr
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Offline redbaron

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Re: Most famous suites and symphonic poems created or arranged for piano?
Reply #2 on: February 10, 2012, 04:46:34 PM
Sibelius' Finlandia. I actually prefer this to the orchestral version. Also Petrushka Movements and the Firebird Suite.
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Offline 49410enrique

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Re: Most famous suites and symphonic poems created or arranged for piano?
Reply #3 on: February 11, 2012, 01:52:19 AM
this is a good realization for piano from a symphonic work, i like that korsikov did the editing.

mussorgsky night on bald mountain by chernov


sheets below (since i'm fairly certain this isn't on the pianostreet sheet store), it is p.d. to my knowledge
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