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Title: Piano tracks
Post by: Mao on April 24, 2009, 12:37:44 am
I figured there are quite a few awesome resident-pianists around.. Anyone care to suggest some nice tracks? I'm trying to build up a collection to soothe my cravings for this great instrument that I missed out on learning when I was young and had the time.

:)
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: dekoyl on April 24, 2009, 12:49:01 am
Stuff by "Liszt"

Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody

I also like Chopin's Waltz.
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: squance on April 24, 2009, 12:57:27 am
Chopin:
-Polonaise Op 40 No.1 and No.2
-Prelude Op. 28 No. 15

Debussy:
-Clair De Lune

There are many more that are good but my ipod died on me so I can't put down anymore nice tracks :(
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: humph on April 24, 2009, 01:08:10 am
Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto. And his Prelude in C# Minor.
Piano Thing by Muse (seriously, everyone look this up. It's not what you'd expect.)
+1 on the Debussy as well.
The best piano music in my opinion is from the late romantic period, but there's decent stuff all around if you look enough.
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: ninwa on April 24, 2009, 01:31:42 am
Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto.
I want to marry that piece of music. Or alternatively I'll settle for Rachmaninov. I don't care if he's dead (sorry marshmallow)

>.>
<.<

So ANYWAY necrophiliac tendencies aside ... depends on what kinda music you like!

Rachmaninov - 3rd piano concerto
Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Tchaikovsky - 1st piano concerto
Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
Debussy - Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Liszt - La Campanella
Ravel - Piano Concerto
Ravel - Ondine from Gaspard de la Nuit

k too tired to think of any more atm
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: /0 on April 24, 2009, 01:38:45 am
Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto. And his Prelude in C# Minor.

Wow I totally agree. Rachmaninoff is a gun. His 3rd Piano Concerto is also epic, but more in a virtuosic sense. I think Sokolov's performance on Youtube is a rather good one.

Some music by Ravel is also pretty awesome...
I especially like 'Ondine' from 'Gaspard de la nuit', and also Jeux D'eau.

I don't know if you like Bach but I think it can be quite profound at times. I would recommend The Goldberg Variations performed only by Glenn Gould. It might be hard to listen to, but I thought listening to it the whole way through almost felt like a religious experience (and I'm an atheist).

Debussy is pretty much awesome all the time. Suite Bergamasque is really good and he's got lots of other great pieces scattered throughout his other works.

Edit: LOL ninwa I spent so much time typing this it seems you beat me to 2 of the pieces :P
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: marine ices on April 24, 2009, 10:25:11 am
+1 on everything aforementioned

 -Grieg piano concerto
 -Islamey -Balakirev
 -Godowsky's 'salon' arangements
 -Chopin's Funeral March -I'm saving this for when I feel I really need it, emotionally

 to name but a few

 there's one my sister used to play, by an Australian composer, which had chords ascending at the end of a phrase, never knew what it was called though, unfortunately
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: TrueTears on April 24, 2009, 04:51:08 pm
Rachmanioff 2nd and 3rd piano concertos are truly amazing.

I'm a huge fan of Chopin, so I suggest all his scherzos.

Also Greig's piano concerto (especially 3rd movement)

Liszt Hungarian rhapsody no. 6 and no. 8

Liszt - La Campanella (as ninwa mentioned), try find one played by li yun di on youtube. He plays it so good.

Saint-Saens piano concerto no. 2 (3rd movement is really good :P)

Tchaikovsky - Dumka (I personally love this piece to death)

Moskovsky - caprice espagnol

Chopin - Fantasy in F minor, op.49 (Not the famous op 66 :P)
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: /0 on April 24, 2009, 04:53:31 pm
Also Greig's piano concerto (especially 3rd movement)

Truetears played this with the school's symphony orchestra! 0mg s0 pr0!!!
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: ninwa on April 24, 2009, 06:32:31 pm
I love how the majority of suggestions are romantic :P

How about some good old Bach? I love Bach. His music is so ... pure.

Stay away from Gaythoven though. Yawn.
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: TrueTears on April 24, 2009, 06:34:28 pm
I love how the majority of suggestions are romantic :P

How about some good old Bach? I love Bach. His music is so ... pure.

Stay away from Gaythoven though. Yawn.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I see you are one of those haters as well :P
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: excal on April 24, 2009, 06:40:22 pm
lol, maybe we can make a CD - VN Piano Hits #1 :P
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: TrueTears on April 24, 2009, 07:01:10 pm
lol, maybe we can make a CD - VN Piano Hits #1 :P
lol good idea.
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: marine ices on April 24, 2009, 08:15:07 pm

 also Rameau, yeh i know, that's the harpsichord, but meh :P
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: ninwa on April 24, 2009, 11:55:33 pm
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I see you are one of those haters as well :P
maybe :P
classical period bores me to tears


also forgot to mention:
Debussy - La Mer
Debussy - Reflets dans l'eau
Liszt - Les jeux d'eaux á la Villa d'Este
Liszt - transcendental etudes
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: humph on April 25, 2009, 01:06:13 am
I love how the majority of suggestions are romantic :P

How about some good old Bach? I love Bach. His music is so ... pure.

Stay away from Gaythoven though. Yawn.
Wait, you prefer Bach over Beethoven?!

Not that I'm a big Beethoven fan, but... Bach?! I suppose it says a lot about the type of (non) pianist that I am in that I can't stand his stuff :P

Beethoven's pretty boring for piano stuff, but some of his orchestral stuff is decent. The Allegretto movement from his 7th symphony... <3
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: excal on April 25, 2009, 02:55:53 am
I got this in my inbox the other day - in case anyone's interested:

http://www.allansmusic.com.au/Promos/Events/10.aspx?utm_source=2009-04-4-PianoSale&utm_medium=email
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: TrueTears on April 25, 2009, 11:20:54 am
I got this in my inbox the other day - in case anyone's interested:

http://www.allansmusic.com.au/Promos/Events/10.aspx?utm_source=2009-04-4-PianoSale&utm_medium=email

lol I got my piano from that allans shop in Kew :P
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: ninwa on April 25, 2009, 01:45:39 pm
Wait, you prefer Bach over Beethoven?!

Not that I'm a big Beethoven fan, but... Bach?! I suppose it says a lot about the type of (non) pianist that I am in that I can't stand his stuff :P

Beethoven's pretty boring for piano stuff, but some of his orchestral stuff is decent. The Allegretto movement from his 7th symphony... <3
:-[ most people don't like Bach ... I never used to like Bach ... I'm going through a Bach phase atm :P

I've never liked Beethoven though lol
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: TrueTears on April 25, 2009, 01:50:08 pm
Wait, you prefer Bach over Beethoven?!

Not that I'm a big Beethoven fan, but... Bach?! I suppose it says a lot about the type of (non) pianist that I am in that I can't stand his stuff :P

Beethoven's pretty boring for piano stuff, but some of his orchestral stuff is decent. The Allegretto movement from his 7th symphony... <3
:-[ most people don't like Bach ... I never used to like Bach ... I'm going through a Bach phase atm :P

I've never liked Beethoven though lol
exactly like me :)
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: squance on April 26, 2009, 02:50:40 am
Satie: Le Piccadilly
Scriabin: Etude in D Sharp Minor 8/12
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: EvangelionZeta on April 26, 2009, 11:02:53 am
Without being original at all, +1 to all of these pieces:
Rachmaninov Piano Concertos 2 and 3, also adding in that 1 is good
Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme by Paginini
Saint-Saens Piano Concerto 2 (and yes...I'm also recommending movement 3 in particular >_>;; )
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto 1

Also:
Beethoven Piano Concerto 5 (voted #1 Concerto by ABC Classic FM, if I remember correctly)
Schumann Piano Concerto

and for lols

To Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X, Nobuo Uematsu)

>_>
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: /0 on June 18, 2009, 10:00:12 pm
This
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBygW-3ffOY
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: TrueTears on June 18, 2009, 10:01:35 pm
this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLumEIZ9czc
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on June 18, 2009, 11:04:30 pm
This
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YScBWIPJuo
Yes I do realise it's not so pianoey as the other tracks posted =\
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: kat148 on June 18, 2009, 11:16:33 pm
I believe this is the full rock version you've been searching for  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: TrueTears on June 18, 2009, 11:26:13 pm
Sick!!! you found it hahah
Title: Re: Piano tracks
Post by: AzureBlue on March 04, 2010, 05:16:44 pm
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 & No. 3
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1
Hue Fantasie
Burton Sonatina
Debussy Preludes & Images
Chopin Ballades, Grande Polonaise Brillante, Barcarolle and Nocturnes.

I love Romantic Era music, so soothing :)