Contemporary Piano Etudes for piano

[chromatic]

Hi guys. I am looking for contemporary piano études of living composers. Can you recommend me anything?

[visitor]

Programme Note
Karen Tanaka Techno Etudes (2000)
In January 1999, I was asked by Tomoko Mukaiyama to write a new piano piece for her. Originally she requested that the piece should synchronize with techno music chosen by her which would be pre-recorded on a tape. As we discussed the piece over the following months, we realized that a solo piano work without a tape part would be more substantial. However, the idea of techno remained constantly between us. Finally I wrote a set of three pieces, entitled 'Techno Etudes'. The idea of the whole piece can be summarized with the three key words; techno, rhythm and speed.

© Karen Tanaka 2000

[visitor]

MILAN DVOŘÁK: COMPLETE JAZZ PIANO ETUDES
The Jazz Piano Études of the Czech composer Milan Dvořák (b. 1934) developed from transcriptions of popular songs in the early 1960s and soon found an identity of their own. Dvořák’s aim was two-fold: to keep the music within the range of amateur jazz pianists and yet maintain the harmonic, melodic and rhythmic interest of each piece. Small wonder that these sprightly miniatures have been taken up the world around

[dogperson]

I hesitate to post these because I Only found them through an Internet search and I assume you have already done that. But I really like them so here you go

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wXv8FNo861g

[visitor]

I hesitate to post these because I Only found them through an Internet search and I assume you have already done that. But I really like them so here you go

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wXv8FNo861g

Well done

And some more

[dogperson]

Looks like I’ll be purchasing some more piano music 🎶😊 thanks , visitor

[visitor]

Looks like I’ll be purchasing some more piano music 🎶😊 thanks , visitor

Lol what can we say we aim to please , this genre has a lot of really imaginative writing they're tough as heck ,. We're talking head ache inducing scores to read lol but rewarding for those up to the challenge , not totally in my wheel house but some do Intrigue me the Milan Dvorak ones are super cute easy to listen to and would be the least challenging to play and listen to from that I have mentioned so far (Kapustin continues to compose as well so theres those too which aren't hard to come across )
.the Rakowski set of 48 (so far( is probably one of the most vast and developed some are super cool like fists of fury (you can imagine the technique it will explore, or snozzage which yes uses the nose since the hands are busy at the extremes uppper and lower areas of the piano lol (

Description below is some

David Rakowski's music in general, and his continually expanding collection of solo piano Etudes in particular - at this writing 48 of what he projects ot be 50 or more have been composed - are laced with examples of his agile mind and sheer delight in his ability to, as he puts it, "play games with the ways that notes get put together." It seems particularly felicitous to invoke the name of Haydn when discussing the music of David Rakowski. Like Haydn, Rakowski combines a genuine seriousness of purpose and absolute command of a highly sophisticated technique with flahses of humor that is by turns wry, more than a little bent, whimsical and even, at times, outrageous. Obvious manifestations of this can include not only the punning titles of so many of Rakowski's pieces,...

Etude #20, Fourth of Habit
Etude #15, Third Third, Man
Etude #17, Keine Kaskadenjagd Mehr
Etude #16, Ice Boogie
Etude #18, Pitching from the Stretch
Etude #19, Secondary Dominance
Etude #12, Northpaw
Etude #11, Touch Typing
Etude #36, Purple
Etude #13, Plucking A
Etude #14, Martler
Etude #21, Twelve-Step Program
Etude #29, Roll Your Own
Etude #23, You Dirty Rag
Etude #24, Horned In
Etude #30, A Gliss is Just a Gliss
Etude #26, Once Bitten
Etude #27, Halftone
Etude #35, Luceole
Etude #28, You've Got Scale
Etude #22, Schnozzage
Etude #25, Fists of Fury


I have a cool modern concert  etude but name escapes me I'll post as soon as I remember it pull the score tomorrow.
https://bridgerecords.com/products/9121

[visitor]

More recently in the jazzy vein  Rosenblatt recently did 8 for "young virtuosos with small hands " which are a hoot
  Here are a few

[ahinton]

Unsuk Chin: 12 Études (https://en.schott-music.com/shop/autoren/unsuk-chin ).

Best,

Alistair

[gep]

A quick search on David Rakowski shows he's close to 100 Etudes, the (first?) 90+ or so out on Bridge Records. From the bits I've heard so far I doubt I'd enjoy a whole evening of them, but they seem quite fun enough to throw in a few in any recital.

[fftransform]

The Dusapin Etudes are the only major recent work (besides the already-mentioned Chin) that comes to mind that also happen to be called "Etudes."  For example:

There's a Neoromantic work that I rather like, as well:

Emsley's "For Piano" series would also basically qualify if the Dusapin aren't to your taste:

Louvier also has a large series of etudes; I used to have those uploaded on youtube but they got taken down.

[ahinton]

How careless of me to overlook the Dusapin in my response!

Best,

Alistair

[chromatic]

thank you! I will be looking at all the links that are offered. 

[thalbergmad]

The Etudes of Plinkovsky are well worth consideration.

[ahinton]

The Etudes of Plinkovsky are well worth consideration.

I suspect that any member interested, not least the OP, would appreciate rather more information from you on this.

Best,

Alistair

[fftransform]

Indeed, I'm only familiar with the Little Sonata by Plinkovsky

It is a work whose quality is apparent at a mere glance.

[dogperson]

Indeed, I'm only familiar with the Little Sonata by Plinkovsky

It is a work whose quality is apparent at a mere glance.

Interesting that I am not finding any reference to Plinkovsky nor his compositions on the internet.

[ahinton]

Indeed, I'm only familiar with the Little Sonata by Plinkovsky

It is a work whose quality is apparent at a mere glance.

Then you know more than I do!

Best,

Alistair

[ahinton]

Interesting that I am not finding any reference to Plinkovsky nor his compositions on the internet.

Interesting, perhaps, but hardly surprising...

Best,

Alistair

[fftransform]

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=45420.0

[visitor]

I canz voucjez fur da Plink.

Glass etudes could be considered , no 20 is surprisingly Romanticesque,  Rahmanunivian ala Glass of sorts, this video has one of the finer recordings of it , appears after no 9 I think allrox 3:208ish or so

Just no 20

[chromatic]

I found a truly spectacular set of concert etudes by russian pianist arsenti Kharitonov 
https://www.arsentiykharitonov.com/musictoday