Piano Duets

[ViCoNiA]

I met this guy in the last 2 weeks at University who's at the same standard as me in piano (diploma standard, we both teach). and i was looking for Piano Duets for us to do (always wanted to do those)
Any idea on web page links to go to to download a few before investing in a book?

[bernhard]

Do you mean four hands, or two pianos? (or both)

Also what level are you talking about?

If you mean four-hands, have a look here:

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2428.0.html
(four hand repertory)

And this site (courtesy of Allchopin) has free sheet music for Schumann, Schubert and Brahms four-hand music:

https://www.bh2000.net/score/

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[ViCoNiA]

well, i'm looking for Advanced Onwards. Maybe an intermediate one to start off with. we're both quick learners so it would just be the coordination to get together. and its mianly 4 hands (one piano) kind of thing. its hard to drag a piano into a room from another room, heh. Soo..

[BoliverAllmon]

mozart fugue for 4 hands is awesome also his sonata in D maj  is bomb.

boliver

[janice]

Bernie, the link you gave (the one you got from allchopin) doesn't work

[bernhard]

Bernie, the link you gave (the one you got from allchopin) doesn't work

It seems to be working for me...

[Floristan]

The Schubert Fantasie in F minor is maybe the greatest piece in the four-hand literature, IMHO.  If you play nothing else, play this piece!

There are five fun Mozart sonatas for four-hands.  Lots of Brahms:  Liebeslieder and Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer (which are wonderful with or without the vocal quartet), the Op. 39 waltzes, and the Hungarian Dances.  Dvorak's Slavonic Dances.  Rachmaninoff's Op. 11 contains six fine pieces with the usual technical challenges this composer presents.

Then there are the French: Faure's "Dolly Suite," Debussy's "Petite Suite" and "6 Epigraphes Antiques" (originally 2 pianos, I believe, but there's a 4-hand version), and Ravel's "Mother Goose Suite" -- all great fun.

If you're in Christmas mode, there's Lizst's "Weinachtsbaum" (Christmas Tree), in his own transcription for four hands.

Barber's "Souvenirs" is also worth a look -- original four-hand pieces; I like it a lot.

And, of course, there are four-hand transcription of all of Beethoven's symphonies that are pretty incredible.  Lots of other chamber and orchestral music exists in four-hand versions, many by the composers themselves.

You'll have so much fun....

[chopiabin]

Scriabin has a fantasy for two pianos - it would be cool as concert repertoire.