Your Repertoire for the 2005-2006 Year

[Jeliness2]

I'm starting a whole bunch of new pieces:

Brahms:
Rhapsody Op.79 No. 1 & 2 (These are for fun; I've never done them before) Yes, very fun. I don't enjoy playing no.1 so much anymore, though. heh
Paganini variations (A bit showy for my taste, but my teacher...)

Chopin:
Ballad Op. 23 (Wowow its hard)
Grand Fantaisie Op. 13 I haven't heard of this piece

Liszt:
HR #14

Grieg:
Sonata Op. 7 Very fun Sonata!
Concerto in A-minor (for a competition in the summer) Good Luck at the competition!

Mozart:
Concerto in B-flat K.595 (also for a competition)

Schumann:
Sonata Op.11 Another great sonata.


Possibly others as the year goes on...lol

[Timo]

Thanks for the review Jeliness! I like to hear how others are doing and what they think of the pieces I'm playing...

[Brewtality]

This is what I'm learning atm:

Rachmaninoff Concerto 1- Still getting there, my technique isn't quite solid enough to play this at speed yet. It's frustrating because I've got a lot of ideas that I can't express. I have't even touched the third movement yet, reading through the score it seems harder than the first.

Schumann Faschingsschwank aus Wien- This is fun and so far it hasn't been that difficult, except for the fact that it's quite unpianistic. I hate the slow movement, good thing it's only a page long.

Liszt Dante Sonata- This is a more long term goal, I'm on holidays so maybe I could get stuck into it over the coming months. The problem is that I'm always so lazy to work out the notes. I have a pretty good idea about what I want to do with this musically (whether I can actually do it is another matter )

Friedman's Alt Wien transcription- A fun arrangement and it isn't so difficult.

Brahms Paganini Variations book 1- Not as tricky as I anticipated but still difficult enough to keep me busy for the next year. Technical difficulty aside I'm finding it hard to find the music in many of these variations and get them to work as a whole. I'm tempted to play most of them a la ABM (purely etude- Btw his studio version is fantastic!).

[juufa72]

Anyone want to express their thoughts on:

F.L. Hungarian Rhapsodie #5 (if I can find the sheet music)
F.C. Polonaise 40/2

[Goldberg]

Anyone want to express their thoughts on:

F.L. Hungarian Rhapsodie #5 (if I can find the sheet music)
F.C. Polonaise 40/2

Those are both great pieces, and way underplayed. The Liszt, however, is rather difficult musically (I hate saying that, since it is such a cliche and oftentimes way exaggerated, but I think it's true in this case)--it is a large-scale rhapsody, primarily because it has no Friska, so you have to keep the mood and style consistent for 10 or so minutes, with excellent dynamics and pedalling. On the other hand, it's also not impossible for someone at a late intermediate/early advanced level, and I'd encourage you to try it out since it is one of my favorites, and possibly the best, of the Hungarian Rhapsodies. I also must recommend three easier, entry-level rhapsodies that you might consider: 3, 4, 8. No. 3 is particularly easy.

As for the polonaise, go for it. It's my own favorite of the set (not including the Fantasie-Polonaise, which is hard for me to consider a Polonaise anyway), and it's really not that hard, aside from a few tricky things in the middle.

[juufa72]

No. 3 is particularly easy.

I just listened to it....buddy I am not that good.

[juufa72]

Oh wait....I didn't notice that #3 finished and the next one was already playing (#15)

[Jeliness2]

Heh, I've not been here much to post. I've been kind of busy with school and piano.

But it's weird how my repertoire has taken a turn this year... stuff that I would not have played otherwise, I have learned, and for the first time, I've memorized all of them. heheh w00t... improvement!
Basically the order I started them in

-Prelude and Fugue in D Major, from WTK Bk. I, by Bach
-Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 570, by Mozart
-Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32 no.1, by Chopin
-Nocturne in e minor, Op. 72 no.1, by Chopin
-"Auschfung", no.2 from Fantasiestucke Op. 12, by Schumann
-Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 17 no. 3, by Chopin
-Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major, from WTK Bk. I, by Bach
-"La Cathedrale Egloutie", no.10 from Preludes Bk. 1, by Debussy

I'm still learning these
-"Minstrels", No. 12 from Preludes Bk. 1, by Debussy
-"The Fountain of the Acqua Paola", no.3 from Roman Sketches Op. 7, by Charles Griffes

Pieces I learned away from lessons...
-Minuet from Suite Bergamasque, by Debussy
-Etude in E major, Op. 10 no.3 by Chopin
-Etude in f minor, Op. 25 no.1, by Chopin
-random movements of Mozart Sonatas, Bach WTK bk.1 and Three part inventions, etc...

haha, and I just realized how my repertoire is basically limited to Bach, Chopin, and Debussy. lol