Best Left Hand "Etude"?

[scherzo123]

After the "Revolutionary" Etude Op.10 No.12, I need to do some more pieces that help build the left hand technique. As of right now, I have these two pieces:

Rachmaninoff-Moment Musicaux Op.16 No.4
Rachmaninoff-Prelude Op.23 No.2

Since these two pieces are two epic for me to choose, I need some assistance on choosing, so please help me choose! All suggestions would be appreciated.

P.S. If you have any suggestions on any other FUN piece(s) that help the left hand technique, please do post. Thanks!

[perprocrastinate]

You could try the Godowsky transcriptions of Chopin Etudes.

One of my favorites: No. 42, after Op. 25-11 (Winter Wind)

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[ahinton]

You could try the Godowsky transcriptions of Chopin Etudes.

Indeed - as already indicated in no small detail in another recent thread about left hand issues.

Best,

Alistair

[williampiano]

For other left hand pieces, here is Moszkowski's etude op. 92 no. 12, written specifically for just the left hand.

I suppose Scriabin's Nocturne for left hand would also be fun to play.

[ahinton]

For other left hand pieces, here is Moszkowski's etude op. 92 no. 12, written specifically for just the left hand.

I suppose Scriabin's Nocturne for left hand would also be fun to play.

Indeed so - but as I'm now almost getting tired of saying - Godowsky, Godowsky, Godowsky! The Master of the Sinister!...

Best,

Alistair

[49410enrique]

as i posted in the other left hand technique thread
in addition to Mr Hinton's suggestions might we also offer:

List of Piano works for the left handFree public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
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Solo PianoAlkan, Charles-Valentin :
3 Grandes Études, Op.76

Bach, Johann Sebastian :
Gavotte from Partita No.3 in E Major

Bartók, Béla :
Piano Pieces, DD71

Birkedal-Barfod, Ludvig :
Etuder for venstre Haand. Op.8
Lette Studier for venstre Haand, Op.15
Melodische Studien für die linke Hand, Op.19
Pianofortestudier for venstre Haand alene

Blanchet, Emile-Robert :

13 Etudes for the Left-Hand, Op.53

Blumenfeld, Felix :

Etude for the Left-Hand, Op.36

Bonamici, Ferdinando :

34 Etudes Melodiques, Op.273

Brahms, Johannes :

Study for the Left Hand after Schubert's Impromptu Op.90 No.2]]
5 Studien, Anh 1 (Bach : Chaconne in d)

Charbonnet, Alice Ellen :

Mappari from Flotows Martha
Chopin, Frederic :

2 Polonaises, Op.40

Chouquet, Louisa :

Serenade for the left hand Piano

Coenen, Willem :

Fantasia for the left hand Piano

Czerny, Carl :

24 Piano Studies for the Left Hand, Op.718

Dreyschock, Alexander :

Variations pour la Main Gauche Seule, Op.22

Fumagalli, Adolfo :

Casta Diva Che Inargenti from Bellini's 'Norma', Op.61
2 Concert Studies for the Left Hand Alone, Op.18
Grande Fantaisie pour Piano pour la main gauche sur Robert le Diable de Meyerbeer, Op.106
Studio Trascendentale, Op.102

Godowsky, Leopold :

Elegy for the Left Hand
Suite for the Left Hand
6 Waltz-Poems for the Left Hand alone
Prelude and Fugue on BACH for the Left-Hand
Capriccio Patetico Hofmann, Józef :

Etude for the left Hand alone, Op.32

Krogmann, Carrie William :

2 Waltz Episodes for the Left Hand Alone, Op.81

Langgĺrd, Siegfried :

Studie für die linke Hand

Lipatti, Dinu :

Sonatina for the Left Hand Alone

Liszt, Franz :

Ungarns Gott, S.543

Moszkowski, Moritz :

12 Etudes for the left Hand, Op.92

Nepomuceno, Alberto :

Five Little Pieces for the left hand

Pabst, Paul :

Etude for the Left Hand on Famous Themes
Ponce Cuellar, Manuel Maria :

Malgre Tout

Reinecke, Carl :

Sonate für die linke Hand alleine

Rossini, Gioacchino :

Otello

Satter, Gustav :

3 Morceaux de Concert no.1 r.hand no.2 l, hand

Saint-Saëns, Camille :

6 Etudes for the Left Hand, Op.135

Scriabin, Aleksandr :

Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op.9

Thomas, Ambroise :

Mignon

Zichy, Count Géza :

Valse d'Adčle
Viennese Pranks
Allegretto Grazioso
Polonaise in A Major

Piano and Orchestra

Bortkiewicz, Sergei Eduardovich :

Piano Concerto No.2, Op.28

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang :

Piano Concerto for the left hand, Op. 17

Ravel, Maurice :

Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Strauss, Richard :

Parergon, Op.73



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[scherzo123]

...so should I do the Rachmaninoff Prelude Op.23 No.2 or the Rachmaninoff Moment Musicaux Op.16 No.4?

[ahinton]

as i posted in the other left hand technique thread
in addition to Mr Hinton's suggestions might we also offer:

List of Piano works for the left handFree public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
Jump to: navigation, search
Updated 2.4.09- Normus

Solo PianoAlkan, Charles-Valentin :

3 Grandes Études, Op.76
Bach, Johann Sebastian :

Gavotte from Partita No.3 in E Major
Bartók, Béla :

Piano Pieces, DD71
Birkedal-Barfod, Ludvig :

Etuder for venstre Haand. Op.8
Lette Studier for venstre Haand, Op.15
Melodische Studien für die linke Hand, Op.19
Pianofortestudier for venstre Haand alene
Blanchet, Emile-Robert :

13 Etudes for the Left-Hand, Op.53
Blumenfeld, Felix :

Etude for the Left-Hand, Op.36
Bonamici, Ferdinando :

34 Etudes Melodiques, Op.273
Brahms, Johannes :

Study for the Left Hand after Schubert's Impromptu Op.90 No.2]]
5 Studien, Anh 1 (Bach : Chaconne in d)
Charbonnet, Alice Ellen :

Mappari from Flotows Martha
Chopin, Frederic :

2 Polonaises, Op.40
Chouquet, Louisa :

Serenade for the left hand Piano
Coenen, Willem :

Fantasia for the left hand Piano
Czerny, Carl :

24 Piano Studies for the Left Hand, Op.718
Dreyschock, Alexander :

Variations pour la Main Gauche Seule, Op.22
Fumagalli, Adolfo :

Casta Diva Che Inargenti from Bellini's 'Norma', Op.61
2 Concert Studies for the Left Hand Alone, Op.18
Grande Fantaisie pour Piano pour la main gauche sur Robert le Diable de Meyerbeer, Op.106
Studio Trascendentale, Op.102
Godowsky, Leopold :

Elegy for the Left Hand
Suite for the Left Hand
6 Waltz-Poems for the Left Hand alone
Prelude and Fugue on BACH for the Left-Hand
Capriccio Patetico Hofmann, Józef :

Etude for the left Hand alone, Op.32
Krogmann, Carrie William :

2 Waltz Episodes for the Left Hand Alone, Op.81
Langgĺrd, Siegfried :

Studie für die linke Hand
Lipatti, Dinu :

Sonatina for the Left Hand Alone
Liszt, Franz :

Ungarns Gott, S.543
Moszkowski, Moritz :

12 Etudes for the left Hand, Op.92
Nepomuceno, Alberto :

Five Little Pieces for the left hand
Pabst, Paul :

Etude for the Left Hand on Famous Themes
Ponce Cuellar, Manuel Maria :

Malgre Tout
Reinecke, Carl :

Sonate für die linke Hand alleine
Rossini, Gioacchino :

Otello
Satter, Gustav :

3 Morceaux de Concert no.1 r.hand no.2 l, hand
Saint-Saëns, Camille :

6 Etudes for the Left Hand, Op.135
Scriabin, Aleksandr :

Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op.9
Thomas, Ambroise :

Mignon
Zichy, Count Géza :

Valse d'Adčle
Viennese Pranks
Allegretto Grazioso
Polonaise in A Major
Piano and OrchestraBortkiewicz, Sergei Eduardovich :

Piano Concerto No.2, Op.28
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang :

Piano Concerto for the left hand, Op. 17
Ravel, Maurice :

Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Strauss, Richard :

Parergon, Op.73
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You need to sort out your spacing here - it looks very confusing! That said, there's certainly some useful and intersing material here - and, while we're about it, don't let's forget the Wittgenstein arrangement for left hand of a certain transcription of certain music from Tristan und Isolde!...

Best,

Alistair

[williampiano]

...so should I do the Rachmaninoff Prelude Op.23 No.2 or the Rachmaninoff Moment Musicaux Op.16 No.4?

Personally, I think the Prelude is much more challenging. Its your choice which one you learn, but  if I were you, I would learn the Prelude just because it is a lot more difficult and I enjoy listening to it more.

[49410enrique]

You need to sort out your spacing here - it looks very confusing! That said, there's certainly some useful and intersing material here - and, while we're about it, don't let's forget the Wittgenstein arrangement for left hand of a certain transcription of certain music from Tristan und Isolde!...

Best,

Alistair

i'm not sure why it auto formated it like that i copied pasted from my list and on my end it didn't do that just in the pianostreet reply. i'll try and modify manually here in a sec thanks for lettng me know!

There are now at least two threads devoted to what Ives would have called "southpaw pitching"; perhaps they should be united (if not defeated!)...

Best,

Alistair

INDEED

[juan manuel]

Hello Scherzo123! I recently discovered a youtube channel where they talk extensively about a technique called symmetrical inversions, it is a very powerful technique to develop the equity of both hands, especially the left hand, in my opinion the technique is phenomenal because you can mirror what the right hand does but in reverse taking any passage you are interested in from any piece of music and using the same fingering as the right hand. These guys created a whole library of scores written specially backwards and a software to connect digital pianos to the computer and invert the keyboard so that the symmetrical inversions sound good (I have even seen that they have available all the Rachmaninoff preludes and all the Chopin etudes in symmetrical inversion, it's amazing hahaha). They had a brilliant idea without a doubt. Personally, I have been studying symmetrical inversions for two years now and they have greatly strengthened my left hand technique. I leave you the link in case you want to see what it is all about:

 https://www.youtube.com/@KeySwap/featured

Another suggestion I can give you are the preludes of Blanchet's Op.41, there are four books in total, the fourth book is dedicated only to the left hand, in my opinion they are fascinating exercises that will make you sweat your left hand and get muscles out of it. Blanchet was a phenomenal pianist, it is a pity that his pedagogical and compositional work is still not so well known. Good luck in your practice!