Interesting Slow Repertoire?

[toby1]

I was compiling a to do list of pieces I wanted to learn and realized most are fast as blazes or deceptively quick anyway.

What are some pieces that are slow or slower but still interesting/exciting to listen to and fun to play?

The slow pieces  on my to do list are the Trois Gymnopedies by Satie, Angelus by Liszt, Sunken Cathedral by Debussy.

I'd be interested in pieces at any level preferably classical in the general sense, not specifically classical period. I did recently buy a book of Chopin Nocturnes but haven't had a chance to score read any or listen through. I'm looking for pieces to add to the list.

[theholygideons]

prelude op.10 no.2 by georgy catoire. Alkan prelude no.8.

[visitor]

-Alee

[perprocrastinate]

Beethoven Op. 106 - III. Adagio sostenuto

[theholygideons]

oh yeah, how could i forget,...morning in the woods by Leo Ornstein with a sh*t tonne of awkward polyrhythms and rhythms in general

[mikeowski]

Gershwin prelude no. 2

[nanabush]

-Prokofiev Sonata #7 Mvmt 2 (really interesting)
-Kapustin has some Preludes that are sweet.  Nice calm soothing melodies, sound very improvised.
-Beethoven Op. 101 Movement 1
-Rachmaninoff Prelude in D major; Prelude in Gb major; Etude Tableau in G minor
-Debussy 'La Fille au Cheveux de Lin', 'La Cathédrale Engloutie', 'Voiles', 'Soirée dans Grenade'

...there are SO many.  I can't even scratch the surface.

[toby1]

I'm glad. I'll be looking at ones to add to my to do list as well as ones I can start studying.

I don't want to become a speedy gonzales and forget the slower expressive music.

[chicoscalco]

No one? Ok, I'll go.

Scriabin's prelude Op. 2 No. 1

And Soirée dans Grenade is one of the most beautiful things on earth, just sayin'

[g_s_223]

Not easy, but definitely slow:

[chicoscalco]

Not easy, but definitely slow:

One should be aware, however, that while this piece has a slow tempo and a slow feel to it, it's certainly not slow for the hands. Grasping those huge chords and still managing to play the b flat ostinato requires very fast hand movements. Monstruous piece.

[canada100]

Slow repertoire is often found in the slow movements of the piano concerti and sonatas. But PLEASE! Learn the whole sonata!

Beethoven's Op. 2 No 3, Op. 10 No 3, and his Piano Concerto Op. 58 have wonderful slow movements, that are immensly beautiful, but also very difficult. They are the gem of the piece. I often refer to slow movements as the meat of the sandwich. The outer movements are the bread. Slow movements are so often underestimated as easy, but they are even harder and more draining than the fast movements.

The Haydn Hob. XVI 23 in F Major has a wonderfully beautiful second movement. When I was practicing this piece, I was SO DRAINED by the second movement.

Mozart's Piano concerto K467 has a famously beautiful second movement. People often fall in the trap, thinking it is easy, but in reality, the phrasing and the amazing simplicity is the piece's downfall.