I'm back today with part three of the series of Advanced piano pieces. For part one of the series, go here and for part two, go here. I seem to like pieces with a darker/meloncholy mood, and the first one today fits that description as well as being beautiful and having luscious harmonies. It is the Etude Op. 2 No.1 by Scriabin:
Scriabin/Skryabin Etude Op. 2 No. 1
The next piece I thought I'd share today is also by Scriabin, from the set of 8 Etudes, Op. 42, No. 5. I listened to a recording of this a number of years ago and fell in love with it so I learned it as soon as I could. It is what I would call "feisty" and fast but also has beautiful lyric sections and tugs at your heart.
Scriabin/Skryabin Etude Op. 42, No. 5
Next up is Brahms. He wrote so many great pieces that it's hard to narrow it down to just a few. My all-time favorite Intermezzo is Op. 118 No. 2 in A Major. I love in the repeated section that the first time you can bring out the right hand and then on the repeat you can bring out the melody notes more in the left hand. What can I say, it's just a beautiful piece. I also made the part with chords less complicated by writing it out so the hands don't overlap, if that makes sense.
Brahms Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 (A Major)
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 Movement 2 is next on the list. I know I said solo pieces, but I happened to learn the 2nd movement starting at the key change to Db Major and if you go through until the key change to A Major (Poco piu mosso) it works pretty well as a solo piece. That was the part of the movement I liked the best anyway, so I made it work. :) It's fun to voice the melody at Tempo come prima and all the similar places going in between the hands and fingers to hear the rising scale.
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 Opus 30 2nd movement
Thanks for stopping by. That's it for today. Who is your favorite composer and why? Check back soon for part 4 of the series.
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