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Offline liszts_bad_reincarnation

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Hi I know this question might have been asked a couple of times already.I am looking for 4 hands 1 piano repertoire to play with a friend. We both are around level 9-10 RCM and are looking for pieces not necessarily from the great repertoire. It would help me a lot if someone can answer to my question or redirect me to a post that answers it.

Offline bwl_13

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #1 on: April 14, 2022, 04:10:08 PM
The Beethoven symphonies have some fun four handed arrangements that are not too demanding but still engaging.

I believe that Schubert has a lot of four hand piano works as well, so maybe checking out some recordings of those could be fun.
Second Year Undergrad:
Bach BWV 914
Beethoven Op. 58
Reger Op. 24 No. 5
Rachmaninoff Op. 39 No. 3 & No. 5

Offline shashasha

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #2 on: April 14, 2022, 05:00:28 PM
Back when I was in college, my girlfriend (at the time) and I had a lot of fun learning Debussy- Petite Suite for a wedding. I highly recommend trying it out. It’s not too difficult either.

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #3 on: April 15, 2022, 12:43:55 AM
If you're looking for something a little more contemporary - there are 2 pieces of music I arranged for 4-hands:





Could be quite manageable if you're RCM Level 10.

Offline andrewuk

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #4 on: April 16, 2022, 10:16:32 AM
Poulenc's Sonata for 4 hands (it's really more of a sonatina) is fun:

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #5 on: April 16, 2022, 07:34:13 PM

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #6 on: May 20, 2022, 10:12:21 AM
Dvorák's Slavonic Dances and Legends !

Offline ksam

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #7 on: May 22, 2022, 10:44:09 PM
Mozart sonatas.

Offline lelle

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #8 on: May 22, 2022, 11:10:19 PM
Mozart sonatas.

Which ones do you recommend in particular?

Offline chopinonions

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #9 on: May 24, 2022, 03:13:43 PM
Rachmaninoff's arrangement of Tchaikovsky's the sleeping beauty . its a suite of 6 pieces of varying difficulty that sound amazing. The only one you might recognize from "great repertoire" is the waltz which is pretty recognizable and featured in Your Lie in April.

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #10 on: May 30, 2022, 12:08:49 AM
Which ones do you recommend in particular?

I like K.381. Read through them (there are 5) and see which ones you enjoy.

Offline thenerdicpianist06

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Re: Looking for four hands repertoire to play with a friend
Reply #11 on: July 23, 2022, 04:49:22 PM
Grieg Norwegian Dances are also very fun to play! If you want something “softer”, maybe look into Dolly from Fauré!
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