New repertoire!!!

[cbeal123]

Hello everybody! I'm an advanced piano student (I think haha), and I am looking for some new repertoire that will be a nice challenge for my technique, but still doable. I am currently working on Chopin Polonaise in A flat major (heroic), Beethoven piano sonata no. 7, Gershwin concerto in f, and Rachmaninoff elegie no. 3. Some of the past pieces I have "passed off", or have gotten to public performance readiness are Chopin ballade no.1, Beethoven sonata no. 8, Ravel sonatine, Mozart piano concerto no.  20, and some more pieces. Anybody have suggestions for some new repertoire? I LOVE Chopin and Rachmaninoff, so any of their pieces are always welcome! Some of the pieces I have been thinking of are Chopin ballade no. 4, Chopin scherzo no. 3, and Beethoven Waldstein or Appasionata. I am willing to take a challenge and put in the effort to achieve it (I'm willing to practice 6 hours a day if that is what it takes to achieve my goals), but I would like to be able to accomplish the piece within six months or so. Thanks!

[chopinlover01]

With all of these big pieces under your belt, how are you struggling to find something to play?
You could probably do any of the first three Ballades or Scherzi. I'd advise against the 4th of either set, though, since they tend to use techniques already established well in the other 3. Not to say that you couldn't do it, it just may be a lot more enjoyable to work on something less deadly.

[robatsch]

Rachmaninoff's Etude-Tableaux in D minor, opus 39 is a beautiful, yet challenging piece that creates an almost otherworldly atmosphere.  The switch from legato in the opening to staccato in the middle section is quite intriguing I think.

[robatsch]

Another work I would recommend is Schumann's Fantasy in C major, especially the first movement.  It is very different from the Romantic music of Chopin and Rachmaninoff but equally profound and full of pathos.

[amytsuda]

Why not Ballade 4? It's a piece you have to try at some point in your life! 6 months may not be enough (not enough for me), but it is something you would re-visit back again and again, so might as well start now. Unless you have a public performance in 6 months, why not? Chopin Fantasie F-Minor is another great one. You may also like both of two nocturnes of Op 62 set.

[chopinlover01]

Not to say that you couldn't do it, it just may be a lot more enjoyable to work on something less deadly.

[j_menz]

For those who seemed unable to utter it. 

@OP - why not try some actual new repertoire - something written in the last few years.

[chopinlover01]

 It is very different from the Romantic music of Chopin

It was uttered, once.

[visitor]

[pencilart3]

Maybe try some etudes, Debussy, Liszt, Chopin, and Ligeti made some wonderful etudes. Six hours a day for 6 months... heck you could play all kinds of things. Try Chopin 10/1, 2, 4, and 7 and 25/ 3, 6, 10, 11, Liszt 4,5, or 12 are really hard. Ligeti devil's staircase could be interesting also. Really check out Ligeti's they're awesome. I don't know if you were looking for longer songs, but Etudes really develop technique and they're amazing.

[rubinsteinmad]

Are you applying to a school for music?

[chopinlover01]

longer songs, but Etudes really develop technique and they're amazing.

Etudes are not songs, typically...

[pencilart3]

Etudes are not songs, typically...

"Song: a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung."

Ballades, sonatas, and concertos aren't songs either...   

[chopinlover01]

No, and I don't refer to them as such, and neither should you.

[pencilart3]

No, and I don't refer to them as such, and neither should you.

oh... sorry my bad!

But I don't think it really matters that much

[chopinlover01]

oh... sorry my bad!

But I don't think it really matters that much

It's what makes us pretentious 
Mostly it's just annoying for me, in all seriousness.

[pencilart3]

It's what makes us pretentious 
Mostly it's just annoying for me, in all seriousness.

Oh, all right, I'm sorry I meant to call it a piece! 

So anyway, unless you wanted to learn a longer piece, I might suggest one of those etudes. 

[visitor]

 Brian is brilliant and lately getting more attention and at an increasing decent clip.
here's a great Fugue