Choosing new repertoire.

[onwan]

Hi,
I've got a lot of free time this holydays so I would like to start studying something new. I'm polishing the Rachmaninoff prelude, Schubert Klavierstucke and Czerny etude no.12 right now. Also I got a new Czerny etude no.3 this week.

I've got so many ideas what to play, but I can't decide which piece to choose.

With which piece you have had the most fun? (in my level)

Do you have some good ideas?

I love most of Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, some of Schubert, Liszt, Scriabin,  Smetana, Alkan, Brahms, a very few of Mozart, Beethoven and almost none of Bach.

[chicoscalco]

First of all, include opus numbers when you talk about a piece ( unless they are very obvious). Czerny etude no. 3 doesn't mean anything. Myself, I'd recommend Schumann, to get a more polyphonic writing in your repertoire (since you dont like Bach). Judging by your Rach, I'd say Waldszenen. It's really beautiful and quite dense.

[onwan]

First of all, include opus numbers when you talk about a piece ( unless they are very obvious). Czerny etude no. 3 doesn't mean anything. Myself, I'd recommend Schumann, to get a more polyphonic writing in your repertoire (since you dont like Bach). Judging by your Rach, I'd say Waldszenen. It's really beautiful and quite dense.

I didn't include the opus numbers because thay are all writen under the line. 

About Schumann, I've just discovered Papillons Op.2 and I like it a lot. Do you think that it is in my level?

[visitor]

*sigh so many choices.... I"ll was reading a bt of, I like this.  I noticed the Rachmaninoff in your siggy,  should serve you well as prep for this doozie .  He is a genius and has such an appealing unique style.  Happy to get some new ears on him....

 

[chicoscalco]

I didn't include the opus numbers because thay are all writen under the line. 

About Schumann, I've just discovered Papillons Op.2 and I like it a lot. Do you think that it is in my level?

Sorry, didn't see it!

Well look, i don't have the slightest clue about your level, because repertore doesn't say much to me. But, if you can pull that prelude convincingly, I think you'd be able to play papillons. Now, I wouldn't recommend it.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Do a Scriabin etude!

[ale_ius]

[ale_ius]

A particular favorite of mine.

[onwan]

Sorry, didn't see it!

Well look, i don't have the slightest clue about your level, because repertore doesn't say much to me. But, if you can pull that prelude convincingly, I think you'd be able to play papillons. Now, I wouldn't recommend it.

Here is my newest recording of the prelude-from concert, hope it'll help to determine my actual level.

[onwan]

Do a Scriabin etude!

I like only Op.2 no.1, Op.8 nos.5, 11, 12. I'm not sure if any of this is worth to play.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I like only Op.2 no.1, Op.8 nos.5, 11, 12. I'm not sure if any of this is worth to play.

8 12 is a fun one.

[mjames]

Op 8 no. 11 is beautiful

Oh and, Liadov, Liadov, and Liadov.

My boy Liadov is always getting ignored, don't worry he won't be soon enough. He's a master of miniatures.

God Scriabin's etudes are brilliant, how is it even possible to choose a select few out of all of them?
I understand a slight hint of disdain towards his later works, but man he's Op. 45 (Ithink?) is just so awesome. Not just etudes, his Poemes Op. 32, Polonaise, Allegro de Concerto, Piano Sonata no.4 oh god

so much good music

Scriabin you genius you

[onwan]

8 12 is a fun one.

Oh, I shouldn't play this one, because my classmate plays it. I would probably go for Op.8 no.5 or Schumann Papillons Op.2.

[classicalnhiphop]

opus 8 no 5 is one of the greatest things ever, just saying

[cabbynum]

Oh, I shouldn't play this one, because my classmate plays it. I would probably go for Op.8 no.5 or Schumann Papillons Op.2.

That response always pisses me off. It's not like you were gonna be the only one playing it anyway! Just play the damn piece if you like it. I'm not gonna stop learning the appasionata because a friend of mine plays it. I'm gonna learn it because I love it and we also have more in depth conversations about it now.

[maestroxviiofno]

Hey!!!  I have a great idea!   There is a relatively obscure Debussy piece that I think is close to your level (but will DEFINATELY be a big push)

When I learned it, I was pleasantly surprised that it is not quite as technically difficult as it seems at first--- However, it does have a couple of really tough spots in it....   

But it is very beautiful and everyone who listened to me play it fell instantly in love with the piece....
 
I HIGHLY suggest giving it a shot!

Its also a perfect example of impressionism........  here is the piece along with the score...

   

[chicoscalco]

Hey!!!  I have a great idea!   There is a relatively obscure Debussy piece that I think is close to your level (but will DEFINATELY be a big push)

When I learned it, I was pleasantly surprised that it is not quite as technically difficult as it seems at first--- However, it does have a couple of really tough spots in it....   

But it is very beautiful and everyone who listened to me play it fell instantly in love with the piece....
 
I HIGHLY suggest giving it a shot!

Its also a perfect example of impressionism........  here is the piece along with the score...

   

I strongly believe this is far from a perfect example of Impressionism... It's exactly the kind of stuff The mature Debussy ran away from. He refrained from publishing his suite bergamesque, a work which bears great similarities with the Ballade, because it was not worthy of his new sound, impresssipnistic stuff, like the preludes. But it is nevertheless a nice work, if not too pleasant for the ears imo.

[onwan]

OK, here it is.
I've listened to many pieces have seen so many sheets...and at the end I'm at the beginning of seeking. I chose my old favorites.

the list is:
Schubert Impromptu Op.142 no.3 or (Schubert Klavierstuck D946 no.2)
Chopin Nocturne Op.48 no.1, Waltz Op.18
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op.32 no.10, 12
Scriabin Etude Op.8 no.5

Which of them would you recommend to me? And which of them are really out of my level?

I will have to play 2 pieces so I would go for Schubert and one of the rest (Chopin, Rach. Scriabin).

[cabbynum]

I just finished Chopin op.48 no.1, the first bit is easy, the rolled chord section is horribly awkward, the end is hard but not as hard as I thought it was gonna do, I learned the last bit in a day. I say go for it! Also the octaves are tricky for people not great at octaves, they are also hard in general because it's all white keys on two of the descending passages, and those are just awkward. That'd be my choice if I were you.

I have a few tips for you if you choose it.

[dedolence]

I'd love a recommendation for a new piece as well! To give some idea of my level, I'm wrapping up Schubert's Impromptu op90 no3. My previous pieces were Chopin's Nocturne op9 no2, Dvorak's Humoresque op101 no7, and about half of Chopin's etude op10 no 3. The technical difficulty of the last piece doesn't frighten me, as I'm willing to take as long as I need on it, however....

...the real challenge is that I only have a tiny 5 octave keyboard, so many of the songs I play need to be confined to a pretty limited range. That's why I stopped playing the etude, as there was no elegant way to truncate the range to accommodate my tiny keyboard.

If anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to hear them. As the last few pieces have been fairly "pretty," I'd love something with a bit more violence and speed.

[cabbynum]

I'd love a recommendation for a new piece as well! To give some idea of my level, I'm wrapping up Schubert's Impromptu op90 no3. My previous pieces were Chopin's Nocturne op9 no2, Dvorak's Humoresque op101 no7, and about half of Chopin's etude op10 no 3. The technical difficulty of the last piece doesn't frighten me, as I'm willing to take as long as I need on it, however....

...the real challenge is that I only have a tiny 5 octave keyboard, so many of the songs I play need to be confined to a pretty limited range. That's why I stopped playing the etude, as there was no elegant way to truncate the range to accommodate my tiny keyboard.

If anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to hear them. As the last few pieces have been fairly "pretty," I'd love something with a bit more violence and speed.

Get a new keyboard then I'll suggest a ton of oieces

[mjames]

No Liadov??!?!?
Wow I hate u

[worov]

New Repertoire ? Well, it's the opportunity to discover a new composer. Here's your new piece.

Alan Hovhaness : Komachi, opus 240

[visitor]

Arnold Bax gettin' no love? C'mon!!

In a Vodka Shop is such bomb a$$ piece!!