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Topic: concert repetoire?  (Read 1819 times)

Offline ajmarti6

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concert repetoire?
on: December 12, 2004, 03:35:38 PM
Hi

I am new to this group and my name is Andrew.

I am preparing for my LRSM examination and hoping to take it at the end of 2005. It would be great to have some comments on my proposed programme:

4 Scarlatti keyboard Sonatas
4 op. 10 etudes (1,3,5 and 6) - Chopin
Rachmaninoff variations on a theme by Corelli.

I am 29 years old and over the last few years have devoted a lot of time to Mozart and Bach. Then, by surprise, i found i could play works like the Chopin and Rachmaninoff much better than previously.

Has any one else experienced this natural progression in ability?

Also, any suggestions on how to approach a lwrk like the rachmaninoff when starting from scatch?

Thanks in advance,

Andrew Martin



Offline m1469

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Re: concert repetoire?
Reply #1 on: December 12, 2004, 03:53:51 PM
Hi Andrew  :), may I inquire?

Which Scarlatti sonatas?

m1469
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