Shorter Pieces

[kyle1999]

Hi everyone, I'm pretty brand new to this site but excited to connect with everyone. I'm looking for a beautiful piano solo to play to open a recital I'm giving in a couple months. Ideally the length for the piece would be abut two minutes thirty seconds or under. I really want to explore something contemporary and/or from a lesser known composer, so I would love to hear your suggestions! It doesn't have to be hard or super technical, just something you think is a beautiful piece!

Thanks everyone

[bwl_13]

Hmm... it really depends what you consider contemporary, "lesser known" and what your skill level is at. I've found Prokofiev's Op. 12 No. 1 "March" to be a lot of fun. It's pretty simple but has a lot of character (it also doesn't seem to be performed much). It's not contemporary but Prokofiev is definitely starting to lean towards some of the chaos and dissonance seen in certain sects of contemporary music. Actually, multiple of the Op. 12 set fit your request so I'd recommend that.

Ligeti etudes also fit the bill, but these are FAR more difficult than the march. I'm guessing if you're at the level required for these pieces you're familiar with them though (at least by name).

However, on second thought I've just realized you asked for beautiful so I don't know if my suggestions fit the bill... considering your time limit maybe looking into some preludes by different composers could be beneficial.

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[kenbakermn]

Scriabin's Op. 16 No. 1?

[visitor]

[chechig]

Hope you like them...

[reedni94]

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[winsto7]

You should play Elijah Bossenbroek's version of Amazing Grace.

[anacrusis]

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[frodo1]

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[lelle]

Check out  "Regrets" by Gösta Nystroem. It's a collection of six small pieces in I guess a "contemporary" style - though they were written nearly 100 years ago at this point. Pretty cool Here is the first one:

[nabs00]

Just posted this on another thread, but it's perfectly applicable ! 

[anacrusis]

Just posted this on another thread, but it's perfectly applicable ! 

Haha that's great music! Seems pretty tricky to play.