Pieces that help build technique

[scherzo123]

Hi! Right now my technique needs A LOT of attention, so I was wondering in you guys have any suggestions on pieces that help build the following techniques:

Arpeggios
Scales
Bringing out the voices/melodies
Octaves
Repeated notes
Chords (mixture of thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, etc.)
Chromatic
Wrist movement
Trills
Grace notes
Glissandos

Yeah...I know it's a lot, but I really need to improve so I won't stress much with these techniques when I'm older. I'd prefer you guys suggest pieces by these composers:

Bach
Mozart
Beethoven
Chopin (PLEASE DON'T SUGGEST HIS ETUDES)
Liszt
Schumann
Brahms
Scriabin
Rachmaninoff
Prokofiev

Pieces that help the techniques that I listed from these composers will be very much appreciated. PLEASE DON'T LIST PIECES BY OTHER COMPOSERS THAN THE ONES THAT I HAVE LISTED, thanks .

[iansinclair]

I have no idea what level you are at...

All four of the Schubert Op.90 Impromptus.  Each one is different in terms of what it particularly brings out.

Any Bach WTC fugue particularly for voicing (try not only the usual piano approach of one voice a little louder than the others but also subtle differences in legato to bring out voicing without dynamics)

Chopin Nocturnes -- the first B minor and the op. 48 C sharp minor are terrific for left hand broken chords and wrist and arm, as well as voicing.  The B minor has a lovely B section with octaves, too.

Just some thoughts...

[davidjosepha]

Hi! Right now my technique needs A LOT of attention, so I was wondering in you guys have any suggestions on pieces that help build the following techniques:

Arpeggios
Scales
Bringing out the voices/melodies
Octaves
Repeated notes
Chords (mixture of thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, etc.)
Chromatic
Wrist movement
Trills
Grace notes
Glissandos

Well, you listed just about every basic technical element of piano music, so I don't think you should have too much trouble finding something. Maybe just take one of your books and open to a random page?

As for a piece that really focuses on arpeggios or scales or something, you're probably going to have a bit of trouble finding anything that's not an etude that will work on each of these individually and thoroughly.

Rachmaninoff prelude no. 5 op. 23 has a lot of repeated chords of various sizes, brief portions with moving octaves, and the middle section takes a bit of work on voicing to make the inner melody really come out.

[danhuyle]

Pieces you like playing, then play easier pieces to develop technique.

[perprocrastinate]

You could look into Liszt's Transcendental Etudes. Oh, and, uh..

Bringing out the voices/melodies

Bach

[scherzo123]

As for a piece that really focuses on arpeggios or scales or something, you're probably going to have a bit of trouble finding anything that's not an etude that will work on each of these individually and thoroughly.

Any pieces (only by the composers on the list) that helps scales and/or arpeggios in any way will be appreciated.

[mikeowski]

From the pieces I've played, goldberg var 1 is great for arpeggios (I think.)

[davidjosepha]

only by the composers on the list

I'm curious, why?

[49410enrique]

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Why don't you just make up your own exercises?  

Whenever I'm having difficulty in learning something, I just make up an exercise.

[davidjosepha]

Why don't you just make up your own exercises?  

Whenever I'm having difficulty in learning something, I just make up an exercise.

If only someone could make up an exercise for practicing scales and arpeggios...

[rachmaninoff_forever]

If only someone could make up an exercise for practicing scales and arpeggios...

Well just because you have perfect scales and arpeggios doesn't mean you have perfect technique.

You can still make up stuff.

Like for instance, if you're having difficulty with fingers crossing over, you can do the C major scale with just your 1st and 5th fingers. 

[davidjosepha]

Well just because you have perfect scales and arpeggios doesn't mean you have perfect technique.

You can still make up stuff.

Like for instance, if you're having difficulty with fingers crossing over, you can do the C major scale with just your 1st and 5th fingers. 

haha I know, I'm just messing around. I do things with scales too, especially one thing to help with my thumb crossing under my 4.

[hfmadopter]

Mozart for apeggios IMO in general. In fact that K333 has most of what you want in it, certainly some trills and voicing runs through out.. I notice you have worked on that, if you don't have it up to performance level then work some more on it as it has subtle voicing and dynamics going on. I'm not a huge fan of Lang Lang and his show expression but he does this well and I could find a video of him performing it.        

&feature=related              Get it up to a similar level i bet you find what you are looking for mostly in this one piece.

And Listen to Mitsuko's rendition of the first movement:    

Schumann is great for long arpeggios even in some level 6 or 7 pieces if you can find those.

[49410enrique]

[j_menz]

A new found fondness for Bobby?

[scherzo123]

I'm curious, why?

Those are the standard composers, I guess. I want to learn some pieces composed by those composers before I get to the "less common" ones.


Thanks for the suggestions everybody!

[49410enrique]

A new found fondness for Bobby?

lol maybe a little, i am starting to warm up to him, maybe it's a sign of maturity, or i'm getting old and senile. maybe it's a im getting old and senile. im getting old and maybe a little...

[j_menz]

lol maybe a little, i am starting to warm up to him, maybe it's a sign of maturity, or i'm getting old and senile. maybe it's a im getting old and senile. im getting old and maybe a little...

Haha, since bobby himself was a few raisins short of a fruitcake, that's probably a good start.

[williampiano]

Learn one of Prokofiev's Sarcasms. According to the pieces in your signature they should be your level and they are all great pieces!

[scherzo123]

I'm actually not a big fan of them...what about the Suggestion Diabolique Op.4 No.4?