Repertoire suggestions to learn on my own

[m1kes_]

Hi everyone!
I’m looking for some suggestions of well-known pieces that I could start working on by myself, outside of my university lessons. I’d like something that’s challenging but still realistic to finish within a few months.

Here’s some of the most “difficult” repertoire I’ve worked on recently:

- Chopin – Polonaise Op. 40 No. 1 in A Major
- Rachmaninoff – Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C# Minor
- Beethoven – Sonata Op. 10 No. 1
- Czerny – Op. 740 Nos. 13, 41, 50
- Bach – Preludes and Fugues BWV 850, 851, 862, and 866
- Gershwin – Prelude No. 1

Currently, I’m studying (for college):
- Czerny Op. 740 Nos. 2 and 3
- Mozart Sonata in D Major K.311
- Bach Prelude and Fugue BWV 881 in F Minor

And here’s a list of pieces I’ve been considering tackling on my own:

- Chopin – Ballade No. 3
- Liszt – Liebestraum No. 3
- Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G Minor
- Mendelssohn – Rondo Capriccioso (the parallel thirds are a bit intimidating)
- Chopin – Étude Op. 25 No. 12
- Rachmaninoff – Moment Musical Op. 16 No. 4
- Chopin – Étude Op. 25 No. 5
- Scriabin – Valse Op. 38
- Liszt – Consolation S.144 No. 3
- Chopin – Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
- Schubert – Impromptu Op. 90 No. 1
- Liszt – Sonetto 104 del Petrarca

If you have any other well-known suggestions that might be doable for my level, I’d really appreciate your input!
Thanks in advance!

[dizzyfingers]

I don't see much music composed after 1900 .. why is that?

I would suggest you play the other two Gershwin preludes and then explore Aaron Copland's Four Piano Blues (vid below).  I would also suggest you explore Barber's Excursions and/or Souvenirs.

There's Debussy and Ravel, but everyone plays them.  Perhaps explore Mompou or Messiaen's early set of preludes.

I would also suggest you explore Bartok - Allegro Barbaro, Sonatina, or selections from Mikrokosmos VI.

There are plenty of other Scriabin pieces you could undertake - some preludes and etudes - that would be interesting;  everyone plays Rachmaninoff, it gets boring.

[m1kes_]

I don't see much music composed after 1900 .. why is that?

I would suggest you play the other two Gershwin preludes and then explore Aaron Copland's Four Piano Blues (vid below).  I would also suggest you explore Barber's Excursions and/or Souvenirs.

There's Debussy and Ravel, but everyone plays them.  Perhaps explore Mompou or Messiaen's early set of preludes.

I would also suggest you explore Bartok - Allegro Barbaro, Sonatina, or selections from Mikrokosmos VI.

There are plenty of other Scriabin pieces you could undertake - some preludes and etudes - that would be interesting;  everyone plays Rachmaninoff, it gets boring.

Thanks a lot I’ll check them out. I have obviously heard of these composers but apart from Mikrokosmos I have never heard most of these pieces.

I just wanted to try to take some of the most “typical” pieces since I haver never played any really famous piece.