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Topic: Programmatic Piano Works  (Read 1667 times)

Offline sammmue

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Programmatic Piano Works
on: January 06, 2019, 04:35:30 AM
Hi, I am currently preparing two works - Janacek's Sonata 1. X. 1905 and Medtner's Sonata-Elegie. I am curious to know what other works (in any period) are programmatic that can I explore and build my repertoire.

p.s I play late-romantic and early-middle 20th century works best.

Offline pianoville

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Re: Programmatic Piano Works
Reply #1 on: January 06, 2019, 01:50:27 PM
Schumann's Carnaval
"Perfection itself is imperfection." - Vladimir Horowitz

Offline g_s_223

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Re: Programmatic Piano Works
Reply #2 on: January 06, 2019, 02:10:36 PM
Many, if not most, of Debussy's and Ravel's piano works could be argued to be in this category. Depends on how literal you want to be...
 

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