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scherzo123

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Famous Piano Works By...

on: September 07, 2012, 10:25:29 PM

Does anybody know any famous works by...

Bartok
Janacek
Sibelius
Shostakovich
Kabalevsky

Thanks!

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Bach Prelude and Fugue BWV848
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op.13
Chopin Etude Op.10 No.4
Chopin Scherzo Op.31
Mussorgsky "The Great Gate of Kiev" from Pictures at an Exhibition

patrickd

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Re: Famous Piano Works By...

Reply #1 on: September 08, 2012, 04:00:34 AM

Bartok: Op 14 Suite, his piano concertos and piano sonata along with his allegro barbaro.

Janacek: His on an overblown path, In the Mists, and his piano sonata

Sibelius: Piano Sonata, Impromptus op 5, and his tree pieces

Shostakovich: His book of Preludes and Fugues

Kabalevsky: ?.

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redbaron

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Re: Famous Piano Works By...

Reply #2 on: September 09, 2012, 09:31:18 AM

Bartok:
Six Romanian Folk Dances
Ten Easy Pieces
Mikrokosmos
Two Romanian Dances
Ten Easy Pieces
Petite Suite

Janacek:
Zdenka Vaiations

Sibelius: (much, much better piano composer than he is given credit for, highly underrated)
Sonatinas
Kyllikki
Ten Pieces Op 24
Thirteen Pieces Op 76
The Flowers
Five Characteristic Impressions Op 103
Five Esquisses Op 114
Finlandia Piano Arrangement (Much better than the orchestral version)

Shostakovich:
Three Fantastic Dances Op 5
Two Sonatas
Aphorisms Op 13
Two Piano Concertos

Kabalevsky:
Children's Pieces
Preludes
Three Sonatas
Two Sonatinas
Variations on Folk Themes
Four Piano Concertos

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cadenza14224

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Re: Famous Piano Works By...

Reply #3 on: September 09, 2012, 04:43:41 PM

I did a couple of Kabalevsky's preludes for a recital a while back. I don't know if they're exactly famous, but they are pretty fun and quirky to play!

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