What is everyone learning at the moment?

[shingo]

I am finishing Fantasie Impromptu, in the market for a new piece, not decided on which yet though. Could be Scriabin 8/12, Beethoven 31/2 or  Debussy Valse Impromptu I am spoiled for choice.

[marina]

Hi - working up to grade 8 AMEB
Mozart 1st movement k331
Bach Prelude and Fugue no 12 in F minor Bk 2
Ravel Menuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin
Schubert Moments Musicaux op 94 no 2 in A flat

can I manage these + technical work by next august - hope so.......
anyone else out there doing same exam in 2008?

[gyzzzmo]

Nocturne no8 (Chopin), Prelude in Gminor (Rach.) and learning my cat how to chew on the toymouse instead of chewing my fingers off :S

[lazlo]

Mozart k457
Chopin 10/12
Scriabin prélude 11/8

[sharon_f]

Bach Prelude and Fugue no 12 in F minor Bk 2

 

[alpacinator1]

Just finished the Beethoven Sonatina in G. Very easy, I need to be challenged more...

I also learned Bach's Prelude in C 939. Again, I need to be challenged more. I'm considering learning the Italian Concerto 1st movement.

[ultraviolet]

I'm learning the Concord Sonata.  So far I have only mastered the part in Thoreau when you put the board on the piano.  I think I've figured out where to put the board.

[opus57]

Well... I'm working on
Schubert Impromptu  Opus 90 No. 3 G flat major
Beethoven, Sonata Opus 2 No. 1 in f minor, 1st movement
Beethoven, Sonata Opus 13, c-minor, 3rd movement

Wooh, what a relief to tell somebody... 

[aewanko]

Chopin - Nocturne Opus 55 No 1, Nocturne Opus 9 No 2
Schumann - Kinderszenen (not really the whole book, though)
Beethoven - "Moonlight" Sonata (2nd movement, really)

and maybe soon enough, Mozart Rondo K 485 in D-Dur

[netzow]

Bach Prelude No. 15 WTC book I
Chopin Prelude No. 4
Debussy Ballade
Beethoven "Tempest" Mov. 3

[teresa_b]

Mozart  PC no 9, K271, entirety, to play in spring with chamber orchestra. 

Graceful Ghost Rag.  (Best rag I have ever heard  )

Teresa

[monkeyyy]

Waldesrauschen
Chopin 10/8
Bach p&f in Bflat major (1)
Fantasiestucke op.12 schumann 1 t/m4

Chamber music
mozart sonata k.521
beethoven trio op.1 no.3,

hmm... maybe it's too much

[amelialw]

it really is'nt too much, trust me, compared to what i'm working on

[monkeyyy]

I see. good luck!
But I like to see 'quick' progress, and the more you practise at the same time, the slower it goes..!

[amelialw]

hmm...that's not exactly true, in the end it all rounds down to whether you are doing proper practise or not.

you can practise a piece every 2 days but still learn it fast. I do that with many of my pieces and I still learn them fast as I said due to the practise.

my teacher said that for her B.A degree in Germany/U.S et she had to learn complete sets of pieces each semester, so right now she expects fast work from me and expects alot to be done every week.

[mike_lang]

my teacher said that for her B.A degree in Germany/U.S et she had to learn complete sets of pieces each semester, so right now she expects fast work from me and expects alot to be done every week.

I had a teacher once who had to learn Rach 3 in a weekend...

[jlh]

hmm...that's not exactly true, in the end it all rounds down to whether you are doing proper practise or not.

Since what may seem proper for one pianist may not be effective at all for another pianist, I would probable substitute 'proper' practice with 'effective' practice. 

[gerryjay]

I'm learning the Concord Sonata.  So far I have only mastered the part in Thoreau when you put the board on the piano.  I think I've figured out where to put the board.

i can play this part too and my interpretation rocks!!!
 

[gerryjay]

hmm...that's not exactly true, in the end it all rounds down to whether you are doing proper practise or not.

you can practise a piece every 2 days but still learn it fast. I do that with many of my pieces and I still learn them fast as I said due to the practise.

my teacher said that for her B.A degree in Germany/U.S et she had to learn complete sets of pieces each semester, so right now she expects fast work from me and expects alot to be done every week.

 it says nothing actually. everyone has its own pace of study, and in the end a different amount of pieces that are ready to be called a repertory. anyway the fast you can learn something or the number of pieces you play doesn't mean anything of importance because what really matter is how do you play what you play.
 there are legendary pianists with more than 1000 pieces and other with less than 200 in their repertory. so, does it matter at all?

[ganymed]

i moved on from the bach inventinos to k330 !

[gerryjay]

 oops...i didn't answer previously...
 my repertory is:

 bach - prelude and fugue number 6 from wtc book 1
 mozart - sonata k 332
 brahms - rhapsody opus 79 n. 2
 
 then i have an issue. i was preparing debussy's children's corner, but perhaps i should leave it and change for a shorter debussy (prelude 10) and three cirandas by villa-lobos. that's not decided yet. let's wait... 

[swim4ever_22]

then i have an issue. i was preparing debussy's children's corner, but perhaps i should leave it and change for a shorter debussy (prelude 10) and three cirandas by villa-lobos. that's not decided yet. let's wait... 

My personal choice would be children's corner. Right now I'm working on:

Sonatina No. 5 -- Beethoven
Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 -- Clementi
2 Minuets from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena -- Bach
No. 1 from Album for the Young -- Schumann


Very basic repertoire. I know.

[gerryjay]

My personal choice would be children's corner. Right now I'm working on:

hey swim!
 thanks for the comment. it's a beautiful work, isn't it? the question is that maybe another composer is needed for my repertory hence the possible change.
 about your repertory, it's the classic and cool selection. enjoy it!

[swim4ever_22]

hey swim!
 thanks for the comment. it's a beautiful work, isn't it? the question is that maybe another composer is needed for my repertory hence the possible change.
 about your repertory, it's the classic and cool selection. enjoy it!

If you're looking for a different composer, you might want to try some of Tchaikovsky's works, such as the Seasons. If you want to hang on to Impressionism, maybe Satie's Gnosseines? There are a number of works that you could try around the level of Debussy's Children's Corner.

[franz-liszt]

I'm learning Chopin Scherzo 2&3 and Haydn Sonata No. 27.

[gerryjay]

If you're looking for a different composer, you might want to try some of Tchaikovsky's works, such as the Seasons. If you want to hang on to Impressionism, maybe Satie's Gnosseines? There are a number of works that you could try around the level of Debussy's Children's Corner.

hey swim!
 thanks again for the suggestions. the satie i have already done number 1 and 4: great music, i love to play it. the tchaikovsky is a plan for the future cause i want to play this complete set (i played number 10).
 anyway, i think that it is decided by now: the change was made mainly because i need beside the bach-classical-19th-20th works a latino-american also, hence the villa-lobos. btw i'm listening to the prelude by debussy right now and i love it, do you? notice that the children's is not forgotten: in the near future i will return to it to complete the set.

[gerryjay]

I'm learning Chopin Scherzo 2&3 and Haydn Sonata No. 27.

hey franz!
 both scherzi at a time? holly cow! 
 good luck!
 
 

[mjin1]

eh.. it's been a rough ride but..

I'm learning the friska of hungarian rhapsody no.2..

I'm almost finished with it.. I have a couple of pages left, and I'm already working on the prestissimo.

It's got some difficult parts in it, but I have the speed for it. I've spent an enormous amount of time and patience on it so far.. about three months with the correct fingering.

It's mildly frustrating because my piano hasn't been regulated in like 20 years, so alot of the really flashy virtuoso parts that I infact have the speed for, I can't ..really do consistently on this piano.. apparently, the tuner says it can't play pianissimo very well at all and can't do repeating notes very well either. .. Both of those play a hefty role in this song, however I'm doing my best. I'll probably be done with it in a month or two.

Already started the 6th paganini etude, so I'll probably end up finishing that.. Though, after rhapsody my teacher wants me to start a bach partita, so i'll probably do that too.

[pianochick93]

I am currently focusing on Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte by Ravel (My friends think it is horribly boring and sappy, I say that if they can't appreciate more styles than just the 'fun' fast stuff, then they should go jump in a deep hole...) and Prelude opus 3:2 by Rachmaninoff (That one counts as fun...according to them)

[cherub_rocker1979]

Beethoven - Sonata in F minor, op. 2 no. 1 (for my fortepiano lessons)
Schumann - Fantasy, op. 17
Ravel - Sonatine

[point of grace]

i´m on vacations! 

 

[shadow88]

Your pieces are amazing. I have a concert tomorrow. I play
Chopin: Fantasie Impromptu
Chopin: Nocturne d-flat
Liszt: La Chasse
Liszt: Liebestraum
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte
Debussy: Golliwoggs Cake walk
After that i will learn the Hungarian Rhapsody 2 i think..

[damien]

Nocturnes opus 55 2 and 32 2 chopin
posthumous waltz Br.21 chopin
schubert impromptu op90 2
bunch of mazurkas by chopin

[kayordee]

I am Learning Chopin's Military Polonaise in A major Op.40 #1 and His Etude Op.10 #4 (well at least im trying    )

[soderlund]

Mozart coronation concerto first movement
Chopin ballade no. 1
Bach Prelude and fugue in C sharp major book II
Debussy, Jardins sous la pluie
Prokofiev Montagues and Capulets

I play the ballade and Bach mostly right now. Should practice more Mozart 

[healdie]

Gigue from suite in A Minor - Richard Jones
Meditation No. 3 from Avant -Dernieres pensees - Satie
En faisant un bouquet - Charles Koechlin
piano piece No. 4 Op. 19 - Schoenberg

[pianisten1989]

Bach - Prelude and Fugue E-flat major WTC II
Chopin - Etudes op 10 no 8 and 25 no 7
Liszt - Mephisto waltz (kind of finished)
(In two weeks)
Debussy - L'isle joyeuse

[concerto_love]

Urrnn...

Chopin-Prelude Op.28 No.4, 6
Burgmuller-Op.100
Schubert-March Militaire (easy arr. in c)

[richard black]

Stevenson - Passacaglia on DSCH
Pizzetti - Cello sonata, piano trio in a minor
Tchaikovsky - piano trio

[pianistimo]

Debussy - Gradus ad Parnassum
Beethoven - soon to start the opus 90
re-working opus 2 #1 - have to keep up with students.  I've been thinking about it a lot and revised some things for fingering, etc. that work much easier.
Chopin - assortment of terribly difficult things that i need help from my teacher on.  I wanted to learn a nocturne, the polonaise-fantasy, and another ballade.
Leroy Anderson - PC
a bunch of leroy's stuff to repeat learn for winter parties.

For fun - a bunch of transcriptions.

[aewanko]

Mozart: Fantasy in D minor, K. 397
Schubert: Sonata, D. 664 (1st and 2nd movements)
Beethoven: Appassionata, op. 57 (currently not motivated due to cheap-*** 61 keyed piano)
Scriabin: Etude, op. 8 no. 11 (It will contort your hands in some way)
Chopin: Waltz, op. 69 no. 1 (just need to speed up the middle section)
Brahms: Intermezzo, op. 117 no. 1
J.S. Bach-Kempff: "In dulci jubilo", BWV 751
Ravel: Pavane pour infante defunte
Debussy: La plus que lente (Valse)
Shostakovich: Fantastic Dances, op. 5 no. 1
Debussy: Suite bergamasque - Claire de lune

probably more as soon as I buy a whole volume of Mozart sonatas (it has the D minor fantasy too) as well as the 4th volume of Beethoven sonatas (the late sonatas)

[db05]

Mozart: Fantasy in D minor, K. 397
Schubert: Sonata, D. 664 (1st and 2nd movements)
Beethoven: Appassionata, op. 57 (currently not motivated due to cheap-*** 61 keyed piano)
Scriabin: Etude, op. 8 no. 11 (It will contort your hands in some way)
Chopin: Waltz, op. 69 no. 1 (just need to speed up the middle section)
Brahms: Intermezzo, op. 117 no. 1
J.S. Bach-Kempff: "In dulci jubilo", BWV 751
Ravel: Pavane pour infante defunte
Debussy: La plus que lente (Valse)
Shostakovich: Fantastic Dances, op. 5 no. 1
Debussy: Suite bergamasque - Claire de lune

probably more as soon as I buy a whole volume of Mozart sonatas (it has the D minor fantasy too) as well as the 4th volume of Beethoven sonatas (the late sonatas)

  WHAT?!?! HOW?
What I meant to say was... That's a lot...

[loonbohol]

I am learning Chopin Etude Opus 25 no.11 which is winter wind.

[opus57]

In fact I shouldn't claim to study something consequently, but the pieces with the highest priority are

Ludwig van Beethoven
- Sonata in f-minor Op. 2.1, 1st an 2nd mvt.
- Sonata in c-minor Op. 13.1 "Pathétique", 1st and 3rd mvt.
- Rondo in C-major WoO. 53.

And for practicing sonatas 19 and 20, sometimes Schubert Impromptus or other Beethoven pieces...

But unfortunately I'm too busy at the moment with preparing my high school exams

Grüsse
opus57

[thierry13]

I'm currently working on:

Chopin scherzo no.2
          etude op.25 no.11 (winterwind)
Beethoven sonata op.31 no.3 (complete)
Vine sonata no.1 - mvt 1
Bach p&f no.22 book 1
Rachmaninoff concerto no.2 (complete)

[pianowolfi]

In fact I shouldn't claim to study something consequently

"consistently" would be enough   Good luck for your exams

88Wolf

[irespire]

I am learning fantasie impromptu by chopin, scherzo no. 2 by chopin, and in addition golliwog's cakewalk by debussy just for fun.

[Petter]

Super Mario wearing blindfold.

[xxmynameisjohnxx]

Currently, i'm polishing Chopin's 34/2 waltz in Am.  I'm learning the last two and a half pages of Clair De Lune, and I just started Mozart's Sonata in G K283 1st movement.  I'll learn the rest of the Sonata later.  I'm also about to start Bach's sinfonia 3 in D.  I've done a bit of a sight read through the first few measures and am gonna seriously start it either later tonight or tomorrow.

[point of grace]

prokofieff most pieces of op.12