Romantic piece

[blazekenny]

Hello,
My teacher said that before the end of vacations, I should choose some big romantic piece, about 8-20 min long. Technical difficulty shouldnt be an issue at all. Chopin Barcarolle and Dante sonata come to my mind first, but you know, one might always forget some pieces in all the stuff. Could you throw in some tip ?

My current work for holiday is the Beethoven d minor sonata, 6th hungarian rhapsody, Chopin 25/12 + 25/6, Rach g# prelude and Bach WTC1 B flat major so far.

[patrickd]

Medtner's G minor sonata op 22

[nd33]

I hate to say, but I don't have a big romantic piece, but I know one that is 3 to 4 minutes long. Humoresque Op. 101, No. 7 in G-Flat Major by Antonín Dvořák.

[senanserat]

I would go for Dante's

[cabbynum]

One of my all time favorite solo pieces is actually the alkan "overture"
I believe it's op.39 no.11
Crazy difficult, I've only attempted small parts of it

[awesom_o]

My vote goes for the Barcarolle! Very challenging piece for pianists both musically and technically, and such an indispensable part of the romantic repertoire.... A great project to learn all kinds of things about voicing, rubato, musical inflection, and beauty!

[blazekenny]

I hate to say, but I don't have a big romantic piece, but I know one that is 3 to 4 minutes long. Humoresque Op. 101, No. 7 in G-Flat Major by Antonín Dvořák.

Thanks, that is indeed a beautiful piece, but I already play a czech piece, Hulán by Smetana. Forgot to include in my current repertoire.

One of my all time favorite solo pieces is actually the alkan "overture"
I believe it's op.39 no.11
Crazy difficult, I've only attempted small parts of it

Thanks, but I am not a piano athlete

My vote goes for the Barcarolle! Very challenging piece for pianists both musically and technically, and such an indispensable part of the romantic repertoire.... A great project to learn all kinds of things about voicing, rubato, musical inflection, and beauty!

Yes ! I love it so much ! I actually think its basically a biography of Chopin, from birth to death. Also, It is his last piece he wrote, even though its just op. 60. He didnt care when his later opuses would be published, but he urged the publishers to publish the Barcarolle as soon as they could.

[ale_ius]

DP

[awesom_o]

I agree, I think it is one of Chopin's most beautiful works.

Be careful though, it will challenge your athletic abilities at the piano in ways you may not yet realize! The jumps in the final section, when the theme comes back ff

Even just the very first page contains a myriad of technical and musical difficulties which take a master pianist to navigate with any real elegance.

I would say it is harder than any of the four Ballades.

Have you played many of Chopin's Etudes?

[ale_ius]

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[blazekenny]

I agree, I think it is one of Chopin's most beautiful works.

Be careful though, it will challenge your athletic abilities at the piano in ways you may not yet realize! The jumps in the final section, when the theme comes back ff

Even just the very first page contains a myriad of technical and musical difficulties which take a master pianist to navigate with any real elegance.

I would say it is harder than any of the four Ballades.

Have you played many of Chopin's Etudes?

From ballades, I have second, F major under my belt
I have played 10/4, 10/5, 10/8, 10/9 and 25/2 from Chopin etudes, but also f minor trasncendental etude, E flat major Rach etude and Smetana "on the sea shore" etude in g sharp minor.

[awesom_o]

That should be a solid foundation upon which to study the Barcarolle!

Good luck and Bon Voyage!

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Rachmaninoff Coreli Variations.

Your search is now over!!!

Go ahead and start learning it!

[blazekenny]

Rachmaninoff Coreli Variations.

Your search is now over!!!

Go ahead and start learning it!

Lol, in my opinion, better variations on this theme is Liszt Spanish rhapsody. Sorry.