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ianm

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Etudes

on: March 28, 2014, 01:45:56 AM

Hey everybody! I was wondering if you could help me find some etudes that are around my level of playing. Right now I'd say I play in between a grade 10 RCM and an ARCT level, but I REALLY need to work on my technique. I am currently working through some of the Dohnanyi and Brahms exercises and the pieces I'm working on are:

-Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor (BWV 889)
-Debussy: Prelude Book 2 No. 2, "Feuilles mortes"
-Ann Southam: "Rivers V" (3rd Set)

and I just finished performing:

-Robert Muczynski: Six Preludes
-Messaien: Vingt Regards pour l'Enfant-Jésus, no.3 (L'énchange)

I really would love to develop my technique and I really love late-romantic, impressionistic, and 20th century music. Please leave your suggestions below I would love to hear them!

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awesom_o

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Re: Etudes

Reply #1 on: March 28, 2014, 04:16:30 AM

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=54246.0

Take a look at that thread.

Have you played any Chopin Etudes yet?

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thorn

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Re: Etudes

Reply #2 on: March 28, 2014, 02:16:09 PM

Don't play Chopin, everyone plays Chopin (and then tell each other they're not doing it right)

If you like later music (as it seems you do) look at the Debussy Etudes

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ronde_des_sylphes

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Re: Etudes

Reply #3 on: March 28, 2014, 02:29:55 PM

Quote from: ianm on March 28, 2014, 01:45:56 AM

I really would love to develop my technique and I really love late-romantic, impressionistic, and 20th century music. Please leave your suggestions below I would love to hear them!

Late-romantic - Liapunov Transcendentals
Impressionistic - Debussy
20th century - Ligeti

All will be an interesting challenge, in differing ways.

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Re: Etudes

Reply #4 on: March 28, 2014, 02:57:07 PM

Kosenko. All of them. I'd start here:

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Re: Etudes

Reply #5 on: March 30, 2014, 02:20:56 AM

I'm debating between the Debussy Etude no. 11 (Pour les arpèges composés) or the Ligeti Etude no. 8 (Fém)

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Reply #6 on: March 30, 2014, 11:28:49 AM

I only know book 1 of Ligeti (no.4 Fanfares is a fun one), but if you like and can handle one of his Etudes, my vote would always go to that

Debussy 11 is beautiful but overplayed!

The Liapunov is also a good suggestion, but the score is bloody expensive!

There's a contemporary composer Karen Tanaka who wrote a set called "Techno Etudes" which might also appeal to you if you like the Ligeti.

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Reply #7 on: March 30, 2014, 01:28:46 PM

Ditto on the Tanaka nod, that chic is rad.

Also look at Saygun etudes on Askak rhythms

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