What to learn next...

[qwepoizxcmnb]

I've been playing piano for 8 years now, and am looking at starting some new pieces, but I'm not sure which ones. After looking around, I thought I might go for one piece at a time from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras.

This is what I've come up with so far:

Baroque: Bach's preludes and fugues, I don't really know much about the other baroque pieces like the partitas.

Classical: So much choice! Perhaps I'm just copying everyone else, but I'm currently thinking about Moonlight/Pathetique and some of the Mozart sonatas.

Romantic: The ones which I've already thought about are Fantasie Impromptu, the other Chopin waltzes, or something like Liszt's liebestraum no 3.

I'm not too sure at what sort of difficulty level of pieces I should be attempting, and as you can probably see by my above thoughts, I don't exactly know much about selecting pieces! Any help with this would be much appreciated. Thanks

[nanabush]

Bach : Prelude and Fugue in C minor or D major book 1

Beethoven : Pathetique Sonata (who cares if it's overplayed!!!!! It's an amazing piece!!), or Op 2#1

Rachmaninoff : Prelude in D major, Prelude in C# minor, Elegie in Eb minor, Etude-Tableau in G minor

Brahms : Rhapsody in G minor, or Op. 117 (It's about a grade 10RCM level for each individual piece.  I'm learning the set, and it's soooooo good!!!)

Debussy : Arabesque #1, Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum, Suite Bergamasque (prelude!)

Chopin : Prelude in C# minor (posth), Nocturne in F# major, Nocturne in Bb minor (op9#1)

[worov]

Baroque : Bach is good but you can try another composer. Check out Scarlatti sonatas. Very different from Bach, but really wonderful stuff.

Check out this for instance :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puad7a0WNC0

Or Couperin :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=007UKwIhQiQ

Classical : Mozart and Beethoven sonatas are beautiful. Haydn's are very good too and sadly underpayed. Give him a shot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgMxEFj_mTg

Or some Clementi :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4JqNf8qWuQ

Romantic : Chopin and Liszt ? They are overplayed to death ! Aren't you sick of them yet ?

Have played Schumann yet ? If not, you should begin now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk7XYYQORz0

Or some Mendelssohn from the Songs without Words ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1XBGiScbBQ

Or a lyric piece by Grieg ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkoyF21A9YE

Do you like spanish music ? Granados has written some wonderful stuff. Check out this one :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB3nkthgrno

These are just suggestions of course. Good luck.

[evitaevita]

I 'll try to make some suggestions, but I don't know exactly which your level is so I may post pieces of different levels!... Let's start!... (There are too many...)

Baroque: Of course Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier: Book I - No.2 in C Minor, No.6 in D Minor or No.20 in A Minor

Bach: English Suites: No.2 in A Minor
(this is the prelude only!):

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Bach: French Suites: Suite No.2 in C Minor, Suite No.3 in B Minor or Suite No.5 in G Major

Scarlatti: Sonata K.213 in D Minor,

K.466 in F Minor,

K.491 in D Major,

K.455 in G Major,

K.146 in G Major,

K.531 in E Major,

K.27 in B Minor,

K.1 in D Minor

Classical: Beethoven: As you mentioned you can try the Pathetique or the Moonlight!
Also, a good option would be Op.2 No.1 (nanabush refered it too!)

Another beautiful sonata is No.5 in C Minor (Op.10 No.1)
(here it's only the 1st movement)

Mozart: Piano Sonata No.8 in A Minor K.310,
(the sonata starts at 1:52!)

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Piano Sonata No.10 in C Major K.330,
(1st mov.)

Piano Sonata No.11 in A Major K.331,
(1st mov.)

Piano Sonata No.14 in C Minor K.457
(1st mov.)

Or Variations on "Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman", K.265 / K.300e

Haydn: Look for his sonatas. They are a lot and some of them really amazing! But I don't know so much about his sonatas...
I really like Sonata No.50 in D major Hob.XVI:37

Romantic: Schubert: Impromptus Op.90 & Op.142 (especially op.90 no.3, op.90 no.4, op.142 no.3, op.142 no.4)

Moment Musicaux No.3 or No.4

Chopin: Waltzes, some Mazurkas, Nocturnes: Op.9 No.1,

Op.9 No.2,

Op.15 No.3,

Op.72,

Op. posth. in C sharp Minor,

you can also try some of the preludes op.28 such as: no.4

or no.15

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Mendelssohn: Songs without words:
Op.30 no.6 in F sharp Minor

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Op.38 no.5 in A Minor

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Liszt: One option is Liszt's Liebestraum No.3
There is also Consolation No.3

Schumann: Kinderszenen Op.15

Of course there is plenty of pieces and, although my suggestions seem to be too many, they are just a few of the majesty of classical music!

I hope I've been helpful!!!
GOOD LUCK!!!