Question:
Important, influential Piano works?
alenphoenix
2010-04-14 22:25:38 UTC
I really liked Chopin's preludes, and thus want to explore classical piano more. Can you tell me three extremely important works, that are ignorant not to know?

I've also listened to a Yiruma CD and the Aphex Twin CD Drukqs.
Four answers:
Jonathan
2010-04-15 03:05:27 UTC
Well, not that I'm anti-Yiruma (I'm not saying this against Yiruma), but there are more fascinating piano music than his. His are just -- I dunno -- too simple compared to that of Chopin's and other classical masters.



Chopin's actually a lot. You could indulge yourself in 18 hours of Chopins piano music (well, I think that's average, without applauds). His preludes only last for about 49 minutes or so, that gives you 17 hours 11 minutes more to listen to.



Mozart's Piano concertos last 12 hours, continuous. Still incomplete (I lost my CD).



With 86 of Liszt's famous pieces, you can use up 10 hours listening to them.



With Beethoven's 32 sonatas, you can spend up to 10 hours listening.



:D.



Chopin Etudes are fantastic too, with their REAL function neglected because of its enormous musicality (well, compared to Cramer, Czerny, Hanon or so). It'll only spend your 37 minutes (all 27 etudes each of unique musicality and mood) Oh, and his waltzes (lasting for about an hour or so), are also fun to listen to. His nocturnes aren't that as amusing as his other melancholic pieces (sometimes even jumpy) but 2 hours of his Nocturnes can change your mood. 58 Mazurkas (I included the Rondo a la Mazurka) will use up 3 hours.



That's a lot of piano music to choose from . . . Those are just four composers. Consider Rachmaninov, Ravel, Ligeti and others . . .
pno4tay
2010-04-15 03:08:18 UTC
To play or to listen to?



Listening: I would suggest Beethoven piano sonatas, Schumann Fantasy Pieces, op. 12 (since you already know the Chopin Preludes) and the Debussy Preludes - they make a better impression on first hearing than the Etudes.
Malcolm D
2010-04-15 07:26:15 UTC
Bach's Well tempered clavier Book 1, Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas and 5 piano concertos, and Mozart's piano concertos - 9 through 27.



Those are pretty influencial.
Greg
2010-04-14 22:59:48 UTC
Debussy Etudes

Mozart Concertos

anything by Liszt


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