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Offline cathalocleirigh

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Where to go now?
on: October 22, 2013, 07:10:06 PM
I'm 16 and have been playing piano for 7 years, I have been told I am a model student, as I am naturally talented at playing piano and also very hard-working
 and determined. And yes I know I sound arrogant..

Anyway I'm wondering what to work on next, I was thinking Liszt - La Campanella, Chopin - Ballade No1 or Liszt Liebestraum (which I was working on previously).

I know these pieces are quite contrasting, in length and in overall playing style, but I am very fond of them and would love to spend a couple of hours a day working on them.

So if there's any suggestions on what I should do, if you think these pieces are too ambitious, or you know of another piece i may enjoy (preferably Chopin or Liszt) etc. please tell me.

Thanks, I really need a bit of guidance (I have no idea what my current teacher thinks of my limitations..)

Offline j_menz

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Re: Where to go now?
Reply #1 on: October 22, 2013, 10:27:56 PM
I have no idea what my current teacher thinks of my limitations..

Ask.

Then ask him/her about the pieces on your list. We here are hardly in a position to offer better advice.
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility. There are so few of us left" -- Oscar Levant

Offline onwan

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Re: Where to go now?
Reply #2 on: October 22, 2013, 10:35:40 PM
We know nothing about your current level. Could you just write down some pieces you have already played? Or post a recording?
Bach-Prelude and Fugue 2
Mozart-Sonata 545
Schubert-Klavierstucke D946 - 1, 2
Chopin-Etude 10/9, 25/12
Liszt-Un Sospiro
Rachmaninoff-Prelude 23/5, 3/2

Offline thesixthsensemusic

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Re: Where to go now?
Reply #3 on: October 22, 2013, 11:50:16 PM
I'm curious about what you've been up to repertoire-wise too... anyhow;

If you want to take on pieces of that level, how about you try Chopin's 4th Ballade?

La Campanella is 5 mins of fun, but the Ballade will be 12 minutes that seem to last a life time.
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