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 Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:04 pm
It's always neat to find pieces that aren't played very often, like Danse de la Chavre (Dance of the Satyr).
Has anyone found pieces like this that should be played more?
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 5:40 pm
Saint Saens Christmas Oratorio. Oh. My. Gosh! That piece needs to be played so "normal" people actually know what it is and how amazing it is. We sang this entire piece, all fifty-something pages for our Christmas concert last term, and it was GLORIOUS!
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:57 am
Reverie by Vieuxtemps and Fantasie by Saint-Saens. They definitely should be played more often. I had the priviledge to do both (with harp!!! whee heart heart ) There's a lot of good harp/violin pieces that are just mind-blowing.
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:02 am
I've been on an oratorio kick - did "Ich will dir mein Herze schenken" from Bach's St. Matthew's Passion, and working on "Hear Ye, Israel" from Mendelssohn's Elijah. Thought about looking at Messiah, but that's fairly overdone.
Besides that, my last favorite piece (although my fiancé/accompanist hated me for it) was Barber's Nocturne. It's a really incredible collaboration piece, but the piano part is really tough. I'm lucky I'm marrying a pianist or there's no way I'd have an accompanist for that piece.
Also as a long-term plan I want to begin work on Schubert's Winterreise. It's not exactly obscure, but it's just hauntingly beautiful and has so many interesting colors. Plus, as you can probably tell, I like collaboration pieces. It's fun!
That all being said, for other instruments... my fiancé recently played Poulenc Trois Pieces that was really incredible, especially the toccata. I'd also love to hear one of the Shostakovich piano concerti live - number 2 is my favorite. The Franck Chorale, Prelude, and Fugue is pretty awesome too, although I've heard that's a HUUUUGE undertaking. It's a really gorgeous piece, though. Lots of intricacies.
Unfortunately besides that, my knowledge of repertoire is dreadfully shallow sad Do feel free to inform me! I'm always looking for good pieces to listen to. Especially chamber rep. I love chamber music.
Oh yeah, speaking of which, there is also a brilliant Shostakovich work of which I performed the final two movements - it is called 7 Verses by Alexander Blok, for soprano and piano trio. It's actually interesting because all 7 movements have different sets of instrumentation, some with just the instrumentalists, some with the singer and one or two, some with everyone. It's a very cool piece, although it takes a lot of work to prepare. I can't imagine doing the whole set - two movements took enough time!
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:03 pm
Those are all wonderful pieces!
I recently discovered Schubert's poem cycle "Die Schone Mullerin." OH. MY. GOODNESS. Beautiful German poetry, scored by Schubert. My soul can't handle it. Of the poem cycle, "Der Muller und der Bach" is my favorite. Schubert is the shiz.
Also beautiful is "Ich Grolle Nicht," by Schumann. For this one, you need to MUST up the translation to really appreciate the music. So beautiful.
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:57 pm
Rikku-the-Gaurdian Those are all wonderful pieces! I recently discovered Schubert's poem cycle "Die Schone Mullerin." OH. MY. GOODNESS. Beautiful German poetry, scored by Schubert. My soul can't handle it. Of the poem cycle, "Der Muller und der Bach" is my favorite. Schubert is the shiz. Also beautiful is "Ich Grolle Nicht," by Schumann. For this one, you need to MUST up the translation to really appreciate the music. So beautiful.
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:19 am
Kea of doom Rikku-the-Gaurdian Those are all wonderful pieces! I recently discovered Schubert's poem cycle "Die Schone Mullerin." OH. MY. GOODNESS. Beautiful German poetry, scored by Schubert. My soul can't handle it. Of the poem cycle, "Der Muller und der Bach" is my favorite. Schubert is the shiz. Also beautiful is "Ich Grolle Nicht," by Schumann. For this one, you need to MUST up the translation to really appreciate the music. So beautiful. Schubert wrote his most beautiful music when he was in the deepest part of his depression.
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:05 pm
Rikku-the-Gaurdian Kea of doom Rikku-the-Gaurdian Those are all wonderful pieces! I recently discovered Schubert's poem cycle "Die Schone Mullerin." OH. MY. GOODNESS. Beautiful German poetry, scored by Schubert. My soul can't handle it. Of the poem cycle, "Der Muller und der Bach" is my favorite. Schubert is the shiz. Also beautiful is "Ich Grolle Nicht," by Schumann. For this one, you need to MUST up the translation to really appreciate the music. So beautiful. Schubert wrote his most beautiful music when he was in the deepest part of his depression.
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:57 am
For the flute the Nightingale Serenade by Wilhelm Popp is a really fun piece but there are very few recordings of it smile
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:23 pm
Interesting. I will have to look up the Nightingale. I play the flute, and I am currently working on the Reinecke Concerto (Dear God, the first movement kills me), and Riding the Wind, by Harvey Sollberger. The Sollberger piece is all extended technique, and it is fairly mind-boggling. I have to keep assuring myself that there is indeed a melody, albeit a hidden one.
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 12:06 pm
The piece that made me want to pull my hair out the most was the Chaminade Concertino I did for my flute recital. One of my most favorite things I've done is Carmina Burana with our choir. One of my favorite band pieces I've done is Xerxes by John Mackey. I just have too many pieces I love.
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