I need pieces with very fast passages that are played very soft (low volume)

[musicioso]

Hallo guys

Just for my general knowledge of piano music. I was thinking, its hard to play fast while you keep it very soft. So i was wondering how well is it possible to play those passages. Do you guys know some pieces that i can listen to so i get an idea?

Any suggestion is most welcome!

[j_menz]

Plenty of it in Nikita Magaloff's recording of the Paganini Etudes. Here's a full playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22AF3A21D80436D8

Sample:

[faulty_damper]

Many of Godowsky's Chopin Studies are to be played quietly and quickly:

[awesom_o]

The last movement of Chopin's 2nd Sonata is very low volume and very fast. It's extremely difficult for those reasons.

[beethovensonata]

While maybe not quite, if you've played every peice by Bach, Mozart, and Chopin, then go for Islamey by Balakirev.  Lol, jk you'll fail

[musicioso]

While maybe not quite, if you've played every peice by Bach, Mozart, and Chopin, then go for Islamey by Balakirev.  Lol, jk you'll fail

lol

Like i said, its just for my general knowledge of piano music. Not saying i am gonna play those pieces. I want to listen, not play


But your joke is a bigger fail than me not being able to play all chopin stuff...because you re demotivating a beginner piano learner

[perprocrastinate]

Lots of Ravel.

[thorn]

Yes, Ravel. Lots of it in this, for example;

[beethoven_ii]

Alkan's etude op.39 no.3 "Scherzo Diabolico"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdXCO9OIBzQ

It starts with a speedy fortissimo scherzo theme which is quite difficult to play already,however after the trio the scherzo returns(about 3:20), this time in a deathly whisper. Both mute and sustain pedals must be held down throughout this section, and without keeping the dynamic at a constant ppp , the whole thing will degenerate into a murky haze.the phrases have a wide spread, making them very difficult to control at speed.

[cabbynum]

Alkan's etude op.39 no.3 "Scherzo Diabolico"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdXCO9OIBzQ

It starts with a speedy fortissimo scherzo theme which is quite difficult to play already,however after the trio the scherzo returns(about 3:20), this time in a deathly whisper. Both mute and sustain pedals must be held down throughout this section, and without keeping the dynamic at a constant ppp , the whole thing will degenerate into a murky haze.the phrases have a wide spread, making them very difficult to control at speed.

That piece is just rediculous with difficulty anyway. I dont know if it is possible to actually play it at full tempo with no mistakes. Not that that is what music is about, but this one in particular is i think impossible to be note perfect. Especially the quite section, i found my fingers missing more notes when i lightened the touch at the end and had to have it at a whisper.
I never finished this one... maybe i should go back and do that.... But yes this one is a bit crazy for lots of reasons.

[aklvkk]

Rachmaninoff's moment musical #4 is notorious for its speed and constant, never-ending left-hand sixtuplets, and while most of it is large there are sections where you have to go to pianissimo from forte and dynamic control can be quite hard, especially considering that it's easy to tire yourself out in the piece.