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Topic: What's up with all the "Piano Concerto Suggestions?"  (Read 1585 times)

Offline cometear

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What's up with all the "Piano Concerto Suggestions?"
on: December 07, 2013, 03:43:39 AM
Is it because of competitions? Or just because you all have a blossoming interest in being annoying? Or some other reason?
Clementi, Piano Sonata in G Minor, No. 3, op. 10
W. A. Mozart, Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in F Major, K. 497
Beethoven, Piano Concerto, No. 2, op. 19

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Re: What's up with all the "Piano Concerto Suggestions?"
Reply #1 on: December 07, 2013, 03:55:02 AM
"hi my name is ewoefo and I've been playing for a year, here's a list of the things i can play:
fur elise
minute valse
moonlight sonata
love dream
turkish march

do you think I should tackle rach's 2nd?  I wanted to try his 3rd but i said nah its a bit too difficult for me right now. if not rachs 2nd, what about grieg, chopin? oh yeah ur rite mozart sounds easy so im going to go for him"

Offline cometear

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Re: What's up with all the "Piano Concerto Suggestions?"
Reply #2 on: December 07, 2013, 04:00:28 AM
"hi my name is ewoefo and I've been playing for a year, here's a list of the things i can play:
fur elise
minute valse
moonlight sonata
love dream
turkish march

do you think I should tackle rach's 2nd?  I wanted to try his 3rd but i said nah its a bit too difficult for me right now. if not rachs 2nd, what about grieg, chopin? oh yeah ur rite mozart sounds easy so im going to go for him"



Go ahead! Do the Brahms 2nd, and the Rach 3! Do it all! Throw in the orchestra part too echuni!
Clementi, Piano Sonata in G Minor, No. 3, op. 10
W. A. Mozart, Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in F Major, K. 497
Beethoven, Piano Concerto, No. 2, op. 19

Offline mjames

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Re: What's up with all the "Piano Concerto Suggestions?"
Reply #3 on: December 07, 2013, 04:04:40 AM
Go ahead! Do the Brahms 2nd, and the Rach 3! Do it all! Throw in the orchestra part too echuni!

"if i practice everyday for 2 hours will i be able to do it?"

Offline cometear

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Re: What's up with all the "Piano Concerto Suggestions?"
Reply #4 on: December 07, 2013, 04:08:00 AM
Only if you beeeliiieeveee!
Clementi, Piano Sonata in G Minor, No. 3, op. 10
W. A. Mozart, Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in F Major, K. 497
Beethoven, Piano Concerto, No. 2, op. 19

Offline faulty_damper

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Re: What's up with all the "Piano Concerto Suggestions?"
Reply #5 on: December 07, 2013, 04:09:03 AM
This isn't even the first of these kinds of threads.  In fact, the second reply is almost an expected cliche.

Offline pianoplunker

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Re: What's up with all the "Piano Concerto Suggestions?"
Reply #6 on: December 07, 2013, 08:49:22 AM
Is it because of competitions? Or just because you all have a blossoming interest in being annoying? Or some other reason?

All I know is that if I ever ask the question about which concerto, it will be because I have never played a concerto on the piano.  where would one start with that ?  For someone who has played lots of other types of music over the years such as Sonatas, Rondos, Preludes, Fugues, Ballades, etc.
And has played in various piece bands including a stint on the Cello, I have no idea.

Offline thalbergmad

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Re: What's up with all the "Piano Concerto Suggestions?"
Reply #7 on: December 07, 2013, 12:35:25 PM
Or some other reason?

Inability to use the search function probably and view another thousand threads along the same lines.

I love PC's, but the sheer amount of threads is absurd.

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