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Offline pianist21

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French Music suggestions
on: October 26, 2018, 11:30:13 PM
I am preparing for a solo recital, and I am looking for a piece by a French composer to compliment the other three French pieces on my program: Faure Barcarolle No. 1 in A Minor and Oiseaux Triste and La vallee des cloches from Ravel's Miroirs. I am looking for something that won't take a whole lot of time to learn and isn't super technical. These are the pieces I have listened to and am considering:

Trois Novelettes by Poulenc
Suite Francaise by Poulenc
Six épigraphes antiques by Debussy (solo piano version)
Ballade by Debussy
La plus que lent by Debussy

I am open to any suggestions! Thank you in advance!

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Re: French Music suggestions
Reply #1 on: October 27, 2018, 11:10:41 AM

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Re: French Music suggestions
Reply #2 on: October 27, 2018, 11:33:33 AM

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Re: French Music suggestions
Reply #3 on: October 27, 2018, 03:33:40 PM
Thank y'all for the suggestions! :)

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Re: French Music suggestions
Reply #4 on: October 29, 2018, 03:03:29 AM
How about one of the slow Dusapin Etudes?

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Re: French Music suggestions
Reply #5 on: December 22, 2018, 01:18:39 AM
Ibert  Histoires
Messian Preludes

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Re: French Music suggestions
Reply #6 on: March 09, 2026, 06:29:08 PM
For French composers, I love Alkan and Chaminade. I actually would prefer them over Ravel and Debussy any day.
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