Sibelius wrote many wonderful piano works, the vast majority of which are frequently ignored in favour of his orchestral works. His Sonata Op 12 is particularly special. Dvorak also wrote some great pieces, e.g. the Humoresques Op 101.
Lieder ohne Worte by Mendelssohn? There are more than 40 of them with varied difficulty. At least some of them should appeal to you.
i love works by Josef Suk, there's a sweetness, a tender quality to many of the 'slower'lyrical ones that just draws me in....
I don't know if there a Henle of it, but you can find a good version of this and all of them on IMSLP. Leo Orstein, he was a modern composer. He's thought of as a crazy avant garde that makes Schoenberg look like Mozart, but it's just not true. Has so many beautiful pieces. ...You also might like Federico Mompou. He was an impressionist from the 20th century. His pieces are a little simpler on the surface, but very deep.
There are many great piano pieces composed by Albeniz.
Last time I checked there was no henle edition of any of his works, but you might like some of Enrique Granados' pieces
CARL VINE!!!!!Dude, like there is not enough atoms in all of the atoms in 10^80 universes to express how much you will enjoy Carl Vine. But if you don't like him, then try Arno Babajanian
Ravel-Miroirs and Le tombeau de Couperin Suites, and Jeux D'eauSchubert-Impromptus Op.90 and Op.143, Moments Musicaux Op.94 (especially No.3), and Wanderer FantasyDvorak-Humoresques Op.101 and Poetic Tone Pictures Op.85Mussorgsky-Pictures at an ExhibitionSchumann-Carnaval Op.9, Fantasiestucke Op.12, Abegg Variations Op.1, Papillions Op.2, Toccata Op.7, Kinderszenen Op.15, Three Romances Op.28, and Waldszenen Op.82
If you haven't played any Schubert you simply must fix that now!
Thank you all so much for the suggestions! If anyone has any more, feel free to chime in!My Finnish grandmother would have loved to hear me play Sibelius, although, she loved to hear me play anything! I've just recently realized how much of a gift it was that she was into music. She got my dad into music, and he got me into it. I wish I would have thought to thank her. Well, I guess that's neither here nor there I'll look into it. Thanks!I was thinking about getting these. Do you have any in particular that you recommend?Very pretty, thank you for the suggestion.I like the Mompou, but the Ornstein...I think I'm in love! Thank you so much for the suggestion. Although, I'm having a bit of trouble finding much of his stuff on SheetMusicPlus, where I buy most of my music. Where can I buy his music, and do you have a recommended publisher? I know I can just find it on IMSLP but a printed edition is so much nicer. Thanks!I have a huge disposition towards trying one or both of these guys because they're Spanish and I like Spain. I will look into both of them. Thanks!Well, I was going to look up Babajanian, but I like Vine, so I guess I can't My teacher recommended Schubert's impromptus and Schumann's Carnaval, Fantasiestucke, and Papillons to me as well, so I guess I kinda have to get one of them now, don't I? Thank you also for the other suggestions.Okay okay okay! Finnnne! Any suggestions? I'm already thinking about the impromptus.
I gave you some tips and suggestions on the Schumann and Schubert...
I was thinking about getting these. Do you have any in particular that you recommend?
Lieder ohne Worte by MendelssohnIt's a bit difficult since I don't know what you like. I personally like slow and melancholy pieces. I haven't played them myself yet. I see Henle has an edition with all of them in one volume, a bit expensive though...
There is a little known, Romantic-Impressionist composer called Alberic Magnard. He wrote pieces for piano called Promenades. There are scores of them on IMSLP. Here is a recording of the first piece:Why not try playing him. Best regards, Dr
I also like pieces like that so I guess I'm in luck!
The other pieces are similar in style to this one, but there are no recordings of them online. I am very happy that you are interested in the only piano work of this very little known composer. Below is the link for the score:Alberic Magnard - Promenades, op. 7Best regards, Dr
Here are a some that you could check out:Mendelssohn Lieder ohne WorteOP 19-1 EOP 19-2 A minorOP 30-1 E flatOP 38-1 E flatOP 38-2 C minor
yes, I think Schubert Impromptus are the must, I do love all eight of them... my fav is Gb major one (op.90 no.3)... I have recently discovered Szymanowski and am enjoying learning some of his works. I did not realise he has written so many... If you enjoy Scriabin, I think you might like Szymanowski also...Enjoy!
How about Kabalevsky? He was a 20th century Russian composer. He writes wonderful pieces for the violin and I am also fond of this piano sonata as well:
https://poonhill.com/scores.htmlThis is a site run by his son. It has recordings available for download and sheet music, as well as notes on his work. I'm not too sure where you can actually buy his work, though. Unfortunately, he was very marginalized, though I believe he grew to be the oldest living composer (died at 109).
I just wanted to see if j_menz had any different suggestions for the Schubert since he seemed so passionate about itEdit: OHHHH you mean you sent me a private message! I didn't even realize that until now! Thanks, I'm looking at it now
Here's another recommendation based on the Scriabin: York Bowen has been described as the English Scriabin. I had to sight-read a short piece by him which was very intricate and enjoyable. I never got round to looking at his work in more detail, but apparently he wrote a sonata, among other things. I heartily second the necessity to play Schubert, and would like to emphasise his sonatas as being very worthwhile learning.
Topic: Looking for a piece from a composer I've never played before. 