Piano Duets

[rachchopin]

can anyone please recommend me a nice piano duet? Something that's not too long, and something romantic.

[evitaevita]

Hello,

I'm not sure what pieces I should recommend. Could you tell us your and your partner's level (pieces you can play,...) in order to help us be more specific?  

BTW, here are some ideas:

Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances
https://imslp.org/wiki/21_Hungarian_Dances_(Piano),_WoO_1_(Brahms,_Johannes)

Grieg - Peer Gynt Suites No.1 & No.2
https://imslp.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt_Suite_No.1,_Op.46_(Grieg,_Edvard)
https://imslp.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt_Suite_No.2,_Op.55_(Grieg,_Edvard)

Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia
https://imslp.org/wiki/Il_barbiere_di_Siviglia_(Rossini,_Gioacchino)

Rossini - La Gazza Ladra
https://imslp.org/wiki/La_gazza_ladra_(Rossini,_Gioacchino)

Strauss Jr. - Beliebte Tänze für Pianoforte zu vier Händen (Radetzky-Marsch, etc.)
https://imslp.org/wiki/Beliebte_T%C3%A4nze_f%C3%BCr_Pianoforte_zu_vier_H%C3%A4nden_(Strauss_Sr.,_Johann)
Strauss Jr. - The Blue Danube
https://imslp.org/wiki/An_der_sch%C3%B6nen_blauen_Donau,_Op.314_(Strauss_Jr.,_Johann)

Debussy - Clair de Lune
https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy,_Claude)

Schubert - Winterreise
https://imslp.org/wiki/Winterreise,_D.911_(Op.89)_(Schubert,_Franz)

Schubert - Three Marches Militaires
https://imslp.org/wiki/3_Marches_militaires,_D.733_(Schubert,_Franz)

Also, there is plenty of pieces and arrangements on https://imslp.org
https://imslp.org/index.php?title=Category:For_piano_4_hands&transclude=Template:Catintro
https://imslp.org/index.php?title=Category:For_piano_4_hands_%28arr%29&transclude=Template:Catintro

Hope I've been of some help,
Evitaevita

P.S. If the Suites and Winterreise seem to be too long for you, then you could play only some parts of them!

[49410enrique]

edit-thnx!

[j_menz]

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[49410enrique]

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yeah not sure what happened there! i took out the yt hyperlink brackets and the thing worked just fine....

about the worK
Rachmaninov composed his second Suite for two pianos, Op. 17 at about the same as his Second Piano Concerto, and it is stylistically similar. The work is full of lush, lyrical melodies, florid and complex passagework, and Rachmaninov's characteristic driving rhythm. Rachmaninov's total command and mastery of the pianistic idiom permeates the entire Suite. It is one of his most successful masterpieces, completely effective on every level. A chordal and energetic March opens the Suite. It is in a simple three-part form (\ABA) with a brief coda. In the following movement, a swirling and hypnotic waltz, the rhythmic impulse is complemented by rapid and complex figurations that create a breathless quality. The middle section is richly lyrical, yet retains the underlying rhythmic drive. The third movement is an Romance. This title, so often found in Rachmaninov's early works, is here utterly descriptive of the movement's emotional qualities. A romantically lush melody rises out of an arpeggiated accompaniment, passes through a longing central section in the minor key, and eventually rises to an ecstatic climax. Closing the Suite is a Tarantelle. Based on the characteristic Italian folk dance, this movement elevates the genre to nearly orchestral proportions. Driving rhythms and powerful climaxes are contrasted with interludes of delicate passagework that ultimately build to the effective and virtuosic coda.
Musicology:
Suite No.2 for 2 Pianos, Op.17

Key: C
 Year: 1900-01
 Genre: Suite / Partita
 Pr. Instrument: Piano
 
1.Introduction in C
2.Valse in G
3.Romance in Ab
4.Tarantella in C-

[j_menz]

yeah not sure what happened there! i took out the yt hyperlink brackets and the thing worked just fine....

You were logged in to YT, so the link is https:// - that wont work, you need to take out that pesky "s", so https://.

Picky, aint it? 

[andreslr6]

Scriabin's Fantasy for 2 pianos is short, nice and not so hard. It was written in his "romantic" period.

[emrysmerlin]

Mozart-Busoni Duettino Concertante; highly recommended.

[edit:] Sorry I overlooked the first post; it's not a romantic piece, but still very enjoyable.

[celegorma]

Schubert Fantasy for 4 hands. Best duet around, and you can do it with 1 piano.

[japanesepianist]

      First off, the piece which I will suggest to you doesn't have a very romantic feel, but it's by Chopin.     It's Chopin's Rondo in C Major Op. 73 for 2 pianos. I wanted to play this piece so badly, but my partner's mother got angry and said no. I love this piece- it was my excuse to talk to my first love, who takes piano lessons with my teacher as well. But my sincere apologies if this piece isn't what you were looking for!