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Topic: Pieces of about the same level as these?  (Read 1566 times)

Offline michele88

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Pieces of about the same level as these?
on: January 13, 2013, 09:43:22 PM
Hi everyone!!

I am currently playing the following repertoire:

Bach - Prelude & Fugue I & II from the Well-Tempered Klavier Book I
Mozart - Sonata K331
Beethoven - Sonata op. 27 n°2 'Moonlight' (no third movement as I think it is still beyond my current level)
Beethoven - Sonata op. 10 n°2
Chopin - Prelude op. 28 n°4
Chopin - Nocturne op. 15 n°3
Chopin - Waltz op. 69 n°1 & 2
Schubert - Impromptu op. 90 n°2
Schumann - some easy pieces from Kinderszenen

As far as exercises are concerned, I am playing some etudes from Pozzoli's "Studi a moto rapido"

I would like to know which of the following pieces you'd recommend tackling next based on my current level. These are all pieces I like a lot:

Chopin - Waltz op. 18 (seems a bit tough though for my current level, do you agree?)
Chopin - Waltz op. 64 n°2
Chopin - Nocturne op. 9 n°2
Mozart - Sonata K333 or Sonata K457 (I love this one especially)
Rachmaninov - Prelude op. 3 n°2 (again, maybe a bit too far?)
Beethoven - Sonata op. 10 n°1, or one of the two op. 14 (are they easier or more difficult than 10/2???)
Debussy - Arabesque n°1, or some easy preludes like La filles aux cheveux de lin
Debussy - Children's Corner
Grieg - Lyric piece op. 54 n°3 ('Troldtog')

Do you think I can make it to play these pieces? Normally I practice 1.30-2h a day (I don't have much time unfortunately)

Thank you very much!

Michele

Offline kujiraya

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Re: Pieces of about the same level as these?
Reply #1 on: January 14, 2013, 09:33:18 AM
I'd suggest more Debussy at least to dip the tip of your little finger into the early 20th century.
Piano: Yamaha C7 (at home)
Organ: Viscount Vivace 40 (at home) and Hill & Son pipe organ (at church)

Currently working on: Chopin Polonaise Op. 53

Offline michele88

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Re: Pieces of about the same level as these?
Reply #2 on: January 16, 2013, 10:48:19 AM
Thanks a lot!!! IN fact, I have no experience with 20th century pieces and Debussy would be a good start.. Do you think the pieces I listed are doable, considered my current level?

Cheers!

 

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