Which Etude should I pick?

[chopinrabbitthing]

So um, I'm thinking about doing an Etude next year for competitions etc, I've already done a few already. I've done some Chopin, Liszt. So the ones I had in mind were:

Liszt - Transcendental Etude no. 7 (Eroica)
Chopin - Etude Op 25. No 11
Scriabin - Etude Op. 8 No. 12
Rachmaninoff - Etudes Tableaux Op 39 No 6
Please, please, please feel free to give more suggestions, preferably not from Liszt or Chopin

Tbh, I'd rather go with the Liszt, I think the Chopin and others are a bit overplayed. I'm 14, have loads of exams next year and around the Advanced certificate in the Trinity Guildhall, if not further, judging by the syllabus.

Thanks

[gravecembalo]

Have you considered the Alkan etudes (op. 35 and op. 39)? I find pretty funny the number 6 of the Op. 35...

[danhuyle]

When you say easiest, do you mean learning the notes or interpretation.

If you're learning notes, then Scriabin Etude Op8 No12. If it's interpretation, then that's up to you because playing at a competition is a completely different game altogether.

[chopinrabbitthing]

Have you considered the Alkan etudes (op. 35 and op. 39)? I find pretty funny the number 6 of the Op. 35...

Actually no I haven't, I'll take them into consideration! thanks

[chopinrabbitthing]

When you say easiest, do you mean learning the notes or interpretation.

If you're learning notes, then Scriabin Etude Op8 No12. If it's interpretation, then that's up to you because playing at a competition is a completely different game altogether.

Both, I'm not one of those piano students who just learn the notes and say they can play it. But to be fair, I was leaning towards technique

[catherinezng]

The Liszt is cool but I've always felt Liszt is too much flash and lacks real substance.

I've played the winter wind, it's difficult and relatively not that many people play it. It's actually tremendously beneficial to technique and in the long run, definitely worth playing. The piece doesn't leave too much for interpretation though.

Rachmaninoff etudes... op. 39 no.6 is personally not my favourite and in my opinion, not the best representation of Rach. May I suggest op.39 no.5?

Finally, Scriabin. There's a lot of other Scriabin etudes, why the most popular one? Scriabin etudes are pretty short:around 2 minutes so maybe you can play a set. (I would strongly recommend op.8 no.2 and op.8 no.3)

If I were you, I would play Scriabin (though not op.8 no.12). Scriabin is not overplayed and just beautiful.