Favourite pieces that are too hard for you!

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August 25, 2010 at 12:53 am #158626

unknown-user
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I have this thang for the faure Impromptu. It’s way way too hard for me but I can’t resist trying to play bits of it anyway…

What is that piece or pieces that you are just mad about and can’t resist trying to play even though you know

August 25, 2010 at 1:59 am #158627

unknown-user
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That happened to me last summer really bad! But it wasn’t long before I had learned all of Piece Symphonique though…

~Sam

August 25, 2010 at 10:35 am #158628

deb-l
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Nataliana – but I’ll get it, it will just take a while of learning bit by bit.

August 25, 2010 at 11:07 am #158629

deb-l
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There are the pieces I know better than to even try, Debussy Claire de Lune and Ortiz’s more advanced pieces, that I just take out and look at and scheme maybe someday.

August 25, 2010 at 12:40 pm #158630

Karen Johns
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The list is way too long for me to attempt. I have all these little sticky tabs pasted on pages of books- green is for learned, yellow is for learning, and red is for wishing!

One song that I would LOVE to play but is just out of my reach is Moonlight Sonata- I just can’t seem to wrap my mind (and fingers!) around all those lever flips. So I have set it aside for now, but I know it won’t be long until I pick it up again and think “maybe now?”

I have to say this, though. Pieces that two years ago I would never have attempted now flow easily from my fingers. When I get discouraged at my attempts to learn difficult music I pull out those pieces I have mastered and tell myself “If you can do these, you will also be able to do those”.

Karen

August 25, 2010 at 1:48 pm #158631

unknown-user
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Karen,

August 25, 2010 at 1:50 pm #158632

Rachel
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I haven’t encountered Cecile Corbel’s sheet music.

August 25, 2010 at 2:00 pm #158633

unknown-user
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August 25, 2010 at 2:11 pm #158634

deb-l
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Rachel, I love playing Cecile Corbel’s music.

August 25, 2010 at 5:17 pm #158635

tony-morosco
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Debussy’s Dances. I could probably learn to play all the notes with enough time and effort, but I would never be able to play it well. Just the same, I play around with parts of it from time to time. I love it so much.

August 26, 2010 at 12:17 am #158636

unknown-user
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Yes! The Debussy Danses are really so beautiful! When I first got my harp I got a copy

August 26, 2010 at 12:18 am #158637

unknown-user
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Oh, and what is your favourite recording of it?

August 26, 2010 at 6:39 am #158638

leonard-lim
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Salzedo’s Variations on a Theme in the Ancient Style is, hands down, my favourite.

August 26, 2010 at 3:14 pm #158639

sherry-lenox
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Nino Rota’s Sarabande and Toccata…..so difficult I’m not even sure I should listen to it, much less try to play it.

August 26, 2010 at 3:47 pm #158640

tony-morosco
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Yolanda Kondonassis’ recording of it. It appears on a couple of her CDs, most notably Debussy’s Harp.

I think she really captures some of the more subtle aspects of the piece, like the dynamic variation within the opening chords. Very tricky to get right, and she just nails it.

But I have to admit, the best version I ever heard was live, performed by Doug Rioth. I wish that man would make a recording. He is phenomenal.
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