Modern Easier pieces

[maczip]

Hi there,
please need your advice.
Until now I have mostly played baroque and classical music. By chance I found 1st Improvisation of Poulenc and like it very much, because of the harmonics and often open chords.

I would like to learn some more modern pieces. What would you recommend from e.g. Debussy, Prokofiev, or other Russians?

Thank you
Stephan

[j_menz]

Without knowing what you are able to play (and I don't know that particular Poulenc piece) it's a bit hard to tell.

More Poulenc? Ibert? Hough's Mozart transformations After Poulenc? Kabalevsky?

Who have you played/heard and rejected?

[maczip]

I played mostly Bach (most of I&S, and some P&F from WTC1: c sharp minor, B flat major), Beethoven (Sonata f-minor opus 2, no1), easier pieces from Haydn and Mozart

I never got to Chopin, donīt no why.

[chechig]

Hello, I'm not sure about your level, but I would like to recommend you Album's leaf by Debussy and Cantabile by Chopin, maybe are too easy for you. I hope you like them

[j_menz]

I played mostly Bach (most of I&S, and some P&F from WTC1: c sharp minor, B flat major), Beethoven (Sonata f-minor opus 2, no1), easier pieces from Haydn and Mozart

I never got to Chopin, donīt no why.

You probably should do some Chopin at some stage. But for (more) modern pieces, the ones I suggested should be OK. You could also try Shostakovich's Three Fantastic Dances, or the set of Bagatelles by Carl Vine, or some of the Bagatelles of William Bolcom for that matter. There's a vast amount of material.

One suggestion is to cough up for a collection put out by one or other of the various publishers. They are mostly pretty reasonably priced and are a great way to get exposed to a range of composers all in one go.

[maczip]

Good ideas!
Thank you very much