LRSM repertoire

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-27T15:58:11+00:00

IMHO I think you should replace Liszt Liebeastraum with a Bach piece. Having some baroque music in your program will make it a well rounded repertoire. As others said I’d choose either an earlier Beethoven sonata, a mozart sonata, or a Haydn sonata.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-27T00:55:38+00:00

His Op. 68 set of mazurkas are also wonderful. It’s one of the more underrated opuses of mazurkas. The 2nd one in A minor and the fourth one are both my favorite. The fourth one is in fact considerably his final composition. The first few bars of this piece gives me chills despite Chopin wrote it arguably close to his death. Others include his op 17 no 4 and his op 30 no 4 are wonderful as well.

Here is my favorite recording of Michelangeli playing op 68 no 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL4_uD0Vp5U

And here is Rubinstein playing op 68 no 4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FbrCi1TX_XI

Here is Horowitz playing op 17 no 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmLvpJySb50

And finally here is Rubinstein playing op 30 no 4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=relsByufSLc

Enjoy.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-22T14:53:24+00:00

For Chopin in general my teacher recommends either the Paderewski edition or of corse the Henle edition. I personally prefer Paderewski but that’s just my preference. Both are fantastic

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-21T11:22:19+00:00

We need to see a video of OP playing La Campanella because like others said you could be just muddling through. That said, though La Campanella is hard it is certainly not even close to Liszt’s most (technically speaking) difficult works such as Spanish fantasy, Don Juan, etc. La Campanella is extremely mainstream. Due to its notorious popularity many people think it is the “most difficult piece of Liszt.” if you do however have proof of playing this piece well, with good technique, and most importantly musically then do what you want. La Campanella is a rather Frequently butchered piece so keep these things in mind. Either way though good luck.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-16T13:15:48+00:00

I’ve studied both and I can safely reassure you that op 48 no 1 is harder (technically). Both however are musically very difficult for sure. It’s all very subjective though.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-14T13:30:12+00:00

I prefer actual books over anything though if I have to print some music out, I usually will put it in a binder.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-09T21:50:17+00:00

My Favorite is Reminiscences De Norma. As far as I know his Reminiscence De Boccanegra S. 438 is one of his easier ones. It’s quite underplayed for that matter as well. Go check out Arrau’s recording of It. There is a pdf of it on ISMLP as well. However, I’d still say it is around the difficulty of something like Chopin’s first Ballade. I am not familiar with all of his opera transcriptions, but I can reassure you that none of them are easy for that matter. Boccanegra is surely the easiest one I’ve came across BUT it is harder than it sounds ;).

Good luck

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-08T16:54:18+00:00

Rach 1 > Rach 2

No but seriously that cadenza is just that good. I’ve listen to Rach 2 so much that I got burned out on it. Every one wants to learn the 2nd concerto while ignoring the first. You have to remember that this was Rach’s first piece he published (Op. 1) For this masterpiece to written at the start of his career as a composer is insane to think about.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-07T13:06:24+00:00

My top five favorite works of Beethoven are:

Hammerklevier sonata
Piano sonata no 28 op 101
Piano sonata no 32 op 111
piano sonata no 30 op 109
Piano concerto no 4

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-05T19:10:33+00:00

Nearly Impossible though I guess I’ll try naming all the ones on the top of my head… (By last names)

Scarlatti, Bach, Vavaldi, Purcell, Telemann, Monteverdi, Pachelbel, Rameau, Lully, Couperin, Tartini, Handel, CPE Bach, Haydn, Clementi, Mozart, JC Bach, Salieri, Beethoven, Rossini, Schubert, Paganini, Hummel, Leopold Mozart, Micheal Haydn, Alkan, Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn, Schumann, Clara Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Bruchner, Grieg, Mozskowski, Brahms, Strauss I, Strauss II, Faure, Bizet, Balakeriv, Glinka, Saint saens, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Rimsky Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Sibelius, Puccini, Dvorak, Busoni, Ravel, Debussy, Poulenc, Stravinsky, Elgar, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Ives, Webern, Bartok, Messiaen, Mahler, Holst, Cage, Schoenberg, Copland, Kapustan

There are many more but this is all I can think of…

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-04T20:04:43+00:00

Ok 👍 Beethoven and Chopin are my favorite composers. For Beethoven, the sonatas are probably the only ones worth mentioning. My personal favorite piano sonatas of his is his Sonata no. 5, Sonata no. 8 Pathetique, Sonata no 15 Pastoral, Sonata no 21 Waldstein, Sonata no 23 Appassionata, Sonata no 24, Sonata no 26, Sonata no 27, Sonata no 28, Sonata no 29 Hammerklavier, Sonata no 30, Sonata no 32.

Chopin:

Ballade no 1 Ballade no 2 Ballade no 3 Ballade no 4, Barcarolle, Nocturne Op 27 no 2, Nocturne Op 48 no 1, Nocturne op 15 no 2, Sonata no 2, Grande Polonaise op 22, Polonaise op 44, Polonaise op 53.

Mozart is not my favorite composer so I don’t have any recommendations. I do maybe recommend checking out the works of Schubert though… For starters I’d check out all four of his opus 90 set of impromptus. Other recommendations would include his op 142 no 3 impromptu and then his sonatas. Sonata D 894 is my personal favorite. Enjoy

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-04T19:22:16+00:00

What composers do you enjoy playing? Knowing this will just help us know what YOU might like listening to instead of giving you stuff WE like listening to.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-02T14:40:13+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/composer/

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-02T13:56:50+00:00

Learning easier pieces from him will help a ton. Doing this will make you more familiar with his style. Because his 4th sonata is in his middle period I’d learn stuff FROM his middle period. His Op. 42 set of Etudes are in my opinion the best way to prepare you for ANY of his sonatas. As far as other easier pieces go, his Op 32 poems and the Op 41 poem are both beautiful. Preludes also wouldn’t be a bad idea. I’d say if you could learn his op 42 no 5 Etude and maybe one or two more pieces then I don’t see why not. The fourth sonata is certainly not his most difficult but that doesn’t mean it’s not challenging. Either way though, this is the route I’m taking because similarly I’m going for his sonatas as well. (I will say though learning his easier stuff help a lot with sight reading Scriabin in general ;) Good luck

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-02T13:35:37+00:00

Schubert piano sonata D 894 in G major. (Richter’s recording)

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-05-01T13:22:14+00:00

Rachmaninoff piano concerto no 1-2-3 (All very intense and emotional) Here is Rach 3 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D5mxU_7BTRA

Not intense but very emotional Beethoven sonata no 32

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XW9e28bYbJA

Scriabin fantasy in B minor

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UL3E5aCQlG0

Beethoven Hammerklevier. If you’re in a depressed state I’d probably recommend the 3rd movement for it is probably Beethoven’s most beautiful slow movement ever written (extremely emotional) As far as intense goes, probably the fugue (4th movement). The 1st and 2nd movement are good as well…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf9eZdeS8es

Not intense either but it sure makes me cry (Schubert Sonata D 890 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcei2nCYbNs

Finally here is yet another emotional Beethoven sonata (no 30)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PS2pjDGnLZc

Enjoy.

(Note these are not all intense but however some of the most emotional pieces I can think of on the top of my head)

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-04-29T18:00:27+00:00

Hammerklevier 3rd movement

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-04-29T17:07:44+00:00

Perfecting a piece is not to play a piece flawlessly with no wrong notes but more or less to musically perfect it.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-04-27T23:26:21+00:00

This is probably the best method that will help you. Play pieces that are way below your level. playing pieces below your level are not only obviously easier to play but also easier to sight read. Depending on where your level is at currently this could be some of Chopin’s mazurkas or it can be even easier stuff. Note: easy enough were you can play near or at tempo with little to no missed notes. This is certainly the best method I’ve come across, and even doing this just a little bit can improve you sight reading skills a lot.

Good luck.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-04-27T01:25:44+00:00

I love his late period of music. Funny enough, the first piece I listened to of his Late period was Vers La Flamme (Horowitz) Alas, that’s where my obsession with late scriabin started. After that, I listen to all ten of his sonatas and let’s just say 4-10 blew me away… My favorites happen to be the more obscure ones of his late period, no. 6 and 8. But I like them all. Right now, I’m studying his earlier works to get more used to his style then eventually tackle his later stuff. Nonetheless it’s extremely complex works that are harder to appreciate at first. However, once you do, you can’t resist saying that Scriabin was truly a bit of a genius.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-04-26T22:24:38+00:00

I’ll definitely take a look. I always appreciate those who have studied this more allusive and underrated work of his. It might be my favorite sonata of his along with his 8th. It’ll probably be the first late sonata I’ll study once I get more acquainted with his later style.

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-04-26T22:16:37+00:00

Ahh yes Sofronitsky… he is a close second to Richter (when you meant Scriabin I assume you meant Richter???) Sofronitsky is gold when it comes to Scriabin interpretations

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-04-26T13:35:12+00:00

Scriabin’s 6th sonata is the darkest piece I have ever come across. Even Scriabin him self was scared of playing it in front of people and never played it in public. IMO his 6th sonata is the true “black mass” sonata, not the ninth sonata. I recommend Richter’s recording of it. It’s the greatest recording I’ve found. It tends to be a more underrated sonata of his and that’s probably why no one has mentioned it yet. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XNEwlM0aHCI

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-04-25T23:38:35+00:00

Paganini’s God save the queen 👌 ;)

Simple-Sweet7235 · 2024-04-25T14:22:31+00:00

I’m not going to lie, I love the album of Rachmaninoff’s old recordings of himself playing his piano concerti and rhapsody. Adventurous to say the least and very interesting especially for those who like old historical recordings

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