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Offline lucasxxd

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Impressionist Repertoire
on: April 15, 2012, 09:43:26 PM
Hello.I have a concert in a month but I don't know what songs to play.I didn't want play ease songs and I researched some songs but I found it very difficult.My piano teacher said Erik Satie can be considered as Impressionist but his style is very different from Debussy.And I not found any De Falla and Resphigi piano piece it was impressionistic.So far,this my repertoire:

Debussy-Images Oubliées and Estampes

Ravel-Má Mére L'Oye and Le Gibet

Satie-Six Gnossienes


I want suggestions that could increase or improve the repertoire.

Offline 49410enrique

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Re: Impressionist Repertoire
Reply #1 on: April 15, 2012, 10:06:43 PM
i've read in multiple sources griffes being grouped in with the impressionist composers (also some others i'll not mention since i don't entirely agree and i need more sources...), still , he was reported to have been strongly influenced by debussy, i can hear that in this work especially.

might want to explore this one, i rather like it,

a nice short one

Offline jbinks

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Re: Impressionist Repertoire
Reply #2 on: May 26, 2012, 04:20:19 PM
You can't too much more impressionist than that list your wrote, but here are a couple others you might want to try for a future concert

Delius and Griffes. Another good one is Faure
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Offline cadenza14224

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Re: Impressionist Repertoire
Reply #3 on: May 30, 2012, 09:09:08 PM
I'm not sure how difficult they are (though they do sound pretty daunting at times) but some selections from Granados' "Goyescas" sound great; i'm sure him (along with his spanish contemporary Albeniz) were considered impressionists...someone correct me if I'm wrong. I think a piece by him would be great to add to your repertoire!

Offline williampiano

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Re: Impressionist Repertoire
Reply #4 on: May 30, 2012, 11:43:11 PM
If your interested in impressionist music, than you might like some of Cyril Scott's piano music.

Offline brianvds

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Re: Impressionist Repertoire
Reply #5 on: May 31, 2012, 03:31:50 AM
Castelnuovo-Tedesco wrote some very beautiful and atmospheric pieces, somewhat influenced by Debussy, early in his career. Not sure whether sheet music would be easy to get hold of, mind you.

I got hold of one of those Naxos recordings of some of these some years ago, played by one Jordi Maso, and it is a favourite. Castelnuovo-Tedesco actually belongs in a thread of composers who wrote a lot of good stuff but ended up being known for only one composition (in his case, a superlative guitar concerto).


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