Beginning classic

[mofolaz]

Hi everybody,

I'm sixteen years old and i play piano for about six years.

Recently, I had the opportunity to hear a pianist playing a classical piece.
Now i want to begin classic and I post on this forum to obtain informations about what   
piece could be approachable for me, and what piece could please me (maybe the most popular...)

Thanks a lot.

PS: Sorry for my poor english

[richard w]

For anyone to help you, we'd have to know a little bit more about your current playing. What type of music are you playing at the moment? Do you have a teacher? Can you read music? Any other useful information about your standard?

[mofolaz]

Yes I have a teatcher, I'm presently playing your song, hardest word from e.john and the melodies of yann tiersen

[mofolaz]

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[randolph]

Find a recording of Mozart's A minor sonata.  Listen to all 3 movements.  The first is captivating, the second is exquisite, and the third sounds like thunder. 

You are 16, seem driven enough and are able to play through synchopated passages ("Your Song").  You can handle the A minor and will be well rewarded.

If your teacher does not value the following three, then forget him/her and learn the piece on your own:

1.  Fingerings
2.  Memorization
3.  Metrnonome

[mofolaz]

Thanks I have listened to the "moonlight sonana" wich is very famous and sounds easy to play.

However I'd like to know your opinion about "Clair de lune" from DEBUSSY and  what other pieces I can play (I love nocturnes and pathetic pieces)

[rlefebvr]

Yes I have a teatcher, I'm presently playing your song, hardest word from e.john and the melodies of yann tiersen

How long did it take you to learn the Tiersen melodies and how well do you play them.

This will give a better appreciation for your level of play and weather or not you should go for something as hard as a "Clair de Lune"

[bernhard]

Hi everybody,

I'm sixteen years old and i play piano for about six years.

Recently, I had the opportunity to hear a pianist playing a classical piece.
Now i want to begin classic and I post on this forum to obtain informations about what   
piece could be approachable for me, and what piece could please me (maybe the most popular...)

Thanks a lot.

PS: Sorry for my poor english

It seems that you may be able to tackle classical pieces around grade 5/6 and below.

There are many beautiful and rewarding pieces at this level.

Have a look here for some suggestions (just the tip of the iceberg):

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5986.msg58774.html#msg58774

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[chopin_girl]

Thanks I have listened to the "moonlight sonana" wich is very famous and sounds easy to play.

However I'd like to know your opinion about "Clair de lune" from DEBUSSY and  what other pieces I can play (I love nocturnes and pathetic pieces)

Don't fool yourself.
Those are pretty hard pieces.

"Sounds easy to play" doesn't ever mean "is easy to play".

[mofolaz]

Sorry but I've seen the partition of the Moonlight Sonata from Beethoven and it's really not difficult. My teacher said the same and this piece is recomended for beginners

[xvimbi]

Sorry but I've seen the partition of the Moonlight Sonata from Beethoven and it's really not difficult. My teacher said the same and this piece is recomended for beginners

The Moonlight Sonata is in fact very difficult. What you are referring to, probably, is the first movement. The third movement is a pregnant dog (I like that term in lieu of the more direct one that one usually intends to use and that gets changed by the chaperone software of this forum). So, talking about the first movement, you will very likely be able to play the notes in a fairly short time, but any pianist finds it a big challenge to perform this movement well (and I am talking about the best pianists out there). So, yes, don't fool yourself.

Finally, "Claire de lune" is also very difficult. However, the only way is to get the score and try it. If it's too difficult, go a step down, hone in on the level you are at, and go from there.

[chopin_girl]

Sorry but I've seen the partition of the Moonlight Sonata from Beethoven and it's really not difficult. My teacher said the same and this piece is recomended for beginners

I won't even response to this. Actually I WILL.
I've been playing the piano quite longer than you and I can say (with my conscience clear!) that there's no way your teacher said it's recommended for beginners?
Oh, come on!
I hate it when people play smart.
It. Is. A. Difficult. Sonata.
FULL STOP.

[mofolaz]

We certainly aren't talking about the same piece.
I'm Talking about BEETHOVEN MOONLIGHT SONANA 1ST MOVEMENT OP.27, NO.2
and here is the partition:
https://guedjlaredo.lynda.free.fr/partitions/moonlight1-a4-1.zip

[olivarius]

the first movement is not very difficult ; it was the fourth piece i learned in my life
but it's a piece that a pianist can never play well enough , you'll have to practise it your whole life to play it perfectly and with the right feelings (tip:  play it by the moonlight; or with a candle when the weather is bad )