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Hi folks!

I'm bored with my sheet music and am seeking suggestions.

I'm looking for an intermediate or intermediate-advanced piece that's in the 2-4 minute length range. Preferably something that's NOT Chopin because I've played him to death!! Less-well-known composers are always interesting to me. I tend to hate Mozart due to his floweriness.

To give you a sense of my level: I've been playing for 40 years. Chopin's Scherzo #2 is the hardest piece I've ever learned (and memorized!). Also his Fantasie-Impromptu.

But, after spending 2 years learning the Scherzo and seeing it quickly evaporate without diligent maintenance practice, I'm ready to take on something shorter!

Many thanks. :-)

I love playing Ravel's Une Barque Sur L'Ocean.

Not much shorter, but definitely different: Albeniz Evocacion



Pieces from Romeo and Juliet

Forgot to mention: Earl wild transcriptions of Gershwin

Brahms ? Two suggestions.





Schumann? Though just a bit shorter than 2 min

Bach Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 (the accompanying fugue is unfinished). Rather unusual style for Bach, seems to be his experimenting with the then new galant style. Can serve as a virtuoso piece depending on tempo.

Tchaikovsky Meditation. About 5 minutes



Rachmaninoff/Kreisler Liebeslied.

Lots of popular pieces fall into the pop-song-length category. The only question is how popular or how obscure a piece you're looking for.

Pop:
Mendelssohn: Lied ohne Worte in E, Op.19/1 and several others
Schumann/Liszt: Widmung
Liszt: Liebestraum No.3
Debussy: Arabesque No.1
Grieg: several Lyric Pieces
Rachmaninov: Preludes in C# minor (Op.3/2), D (Op.23/4) & G#minor (Op.32/12)

Less popular:
F.Couperin: Les barricades mystérieuses
Scarlatti: several sonatas
Beethoven: several Bagatelles
Schubert: some of his Moments Musicaux
Fauré: Romance sans paroles in A flat, Op.17/3
Albéniz: Suite Española - several pieces
Paderewski: Nocturne in B flat, Op.16/4
Ginastera: Danza de la moza donosa
Szymanowski: Etude Op.4/3

Can you give us an idea of what you've played in the past (if anything) by the following composers?

Bach
Scarlatti
Beethoven
Schubert
Mendelssohn
Schumann
Brahms
Liszt
Grieg
Tchaikovsky
Rachmaninoff
Debussy
Scriabin
Albinez
Granados

Why don't you play some concerti?

Schumann
Liszt #1
Saint-Saens #2
Beethoven #5
...

All very approachable and brings tons of joy!

Saint-Saëns wrote some great ètudes. I particularly like the polyrhythmic study for its beauty. (Op. 52 No. 4)