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i'm looking for a new piece to play on the piano, but i don't know what to pick... any suggestions? i'm aiming for something classical, i like beethoven- my favorite piece is sonatina op. 49 no.2 if anyone knows it. i would like a sonata that's kinda like that but a bit harder, i played that one a few years ago. any suggestions appreciated, thx

o and johnny on the t- i've played golliwog's cakewalk, it was fun but peronsally i think it's too ragtimish for me :P

#1 oops--- charlie on the t, not johnny, sry oops
#2 any suggestions in major keys?? minor can be depressing sometimes, however beautiful... :)

Answer 1

Since you like Beethoven, I would suggest Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major "Cuckoo", Opus 79. It is a little more difficult than the op. 49, but you should be able to manage.

On a side note...i hate to be one to criticize others, but some of the suggestions given show a complete lack of knowledge with regard to the right repertoire for a student. I would advise you not to follow the advise of the person above me. Some of those pieces are extremely difficult. Based on what you have said, I highly doubt you are ready to tackle them.
Good luck.

Answer 2

Marie, you might like to take a look at the Sonata in c-minor, op.10 no.1. It'll stretch you a little -- the last movement is compact but it poses a number of interesting problems -- but technically it does rather continue where the op.49s left off, with the added interest of some vintage youthful Beethoven's c-minor drama and grit.

Answer 3

Might as well get the entire collection of the 32 Beethoven sonatas. Would you believe - Barnes and Noble has a decent Hungarian edition at a decent price. Also, check out Dover books - their editions are usually clean and on good paper - but I cannot recall right now who the editor is. When I went to college ( dinosaurs roamed the Earth . . ) I used Tovey - the gig old heavy guys. But you should be able to find a good collection, which you will have FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

Answer 4

cub cur's choice is a good one

You might try also Beethoven's first sonata -- in f minor

Mozart has some nice sonatas. There is one in F major -- I cannot remember the K number but it is a later one .

And Mozart wrote a real charmer called Rondo in a minor -- not technically challenging but musically challenging.

Answer 5

Here is a list of pieces I think you would enjoy:

Beethoven:
Moonlight Sonata
Fur Elise
Waldstein Sonata
Pathetique Sonata

Mozart:
Piano Sonatas:
K. 545
K. 311
K. 331
K. 332
K. 330
K. 284

Chopin:
Any Waltzes
Heroic Polonaise
Fantaisie Impromptu
Minute Waltz
Revolutaionary Etude
Etude Opus 25 no. 1
Etude Opus 25 no. 2

Debussy:
Arabesque no. 1
Reflets dans l'eau from Images
Clair De Lune

CPE bach:
Solfeggietto

JS Bach:
Anything from the "Notebook for Mary Magdalena Bach"
Anything from the "Well-Tempered Clavier Book"
Any Inventions

Bizet:
Carmen for piano solo
Tango

Clementi:
Sonatina in C

Sorabji:
Opus Clavicembalistibum

Bakirev:
Islamey: An Oriental Fantasy

Rachmaninoff:
Any Prelude
Concerto no. 1
Concerto no. 2
Concerto no. 3

Rachmaninoff/Korsokav:
Flight of the Bumble Bee transcribed for piano solo

Saint Saens:
Carnival of the Animals arranged for piano solo

Answer 6

Learn Golliwog's Cakewalk!

Prior experience (though not my own) would seem to suggest that it's not hard to learn, but it's really fun =) great for social setting I would imagine.

Answer 7

JS Bach - 48 Preludes & Fugues
Debussy - Claire De Lune

Answer 8

Check out "Prelude in C# Minor" by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Answer 9

Mozart

Answer 10

pieces by bach are great too. moonlight sonata is my all time favorite