Best piano pieces on Reddit
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#1
Chopin
4.4
(24)
"The obvious waltz in A minor."
"Chopin prelude opus 28 no 9. it is really short and joyful."
"Chopin and rachmaninoff's etudes."
"I cant believe no one has said op. 48 no. 1"
"•Etude Révolutionnaire"
"•Nocturne in B Flat Minor"
"•Fantaisie Impromptu,"
"Op. 66 would be nice for the romantic era piece."
"I remember playing op 9 no 2 nocturne for my grade 10 exam and it's still one of my favourite pieces."
"Etude Op. 10 No. 12 will definitely make the examiners wet."
#2
Bach
4.8
(10)
"As a baroque lover try some Bach pieces."
"Bach's Prelude in C-major is a very obvious suggestion."
"Prelude in C major by Bach is simple and very relaxing to play!"
"But yeah pick anything by Bach."
"The Notebook for Anna Magdalena is a good introduction to Bach."
"Goldberg Variations by Bach."
"Bach's f minor prelude book 2."
"Has some easier pieces."
#3
Beethoven
4.6
(8)
"Moonlight Sonata, first movement. Mozart's early sonatas. Erik Satie in general."
"I love Beethoven’s Pathetique sonata."
"Minuet in g and a simple version ode to joy were both pretty easy to learn."
"Beethoven sonata in G Major (i think #20?) is not too hard."
"Fur elise."
#4
Satie
5.0
(6)
"I highly recommend debussy’s arabesque and piano trios!"
"Are great for intermediate level!"
"Are good for students who have been learning for a year or so."
#5
Scriabin
4.2
(5)
"You could try and start with Scriabin’s Prélude op. 9 … of course also not very comfortable because it is still Scriabin, but very beautiful and much easier than the Nocturne."
"Scriabin is a great choice. He actually had modified versions of his own pieces so he could play them with his small hands."
"Scriabin sonata 5."
"Scriabin Op. 9."
#6
Rachmaninoff
4.2
(5)
"Most of them have moments of that kind of excitement."
"Rach Preludes."
"Not the composer you’d expect for this request, but Rach Barcarolle in g minor."
"I think that the Rach Prelude in C# minor sounds perfect for what you're looking for."
"Play Rachmaninoff Opus 32 No. 10."
#7
Liszt
5.0
(4)
"I hope you enjoy some of these pieces!"
"La Campanella."
"Liszt sonata B minor."
#8
Mendelssohn
4.8
(4)
"Be sure to give those a listen."
"Mendelssohn b minor Etude. 2 minutes of pure awesome."
"Some of Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words?"
#9
Debussy
4.5
(4)
"Debussy wrote an etude for eight fingers...unfortunately, he intended for the thumbs to be omitted."
#10
Grieg
5.0
(3)
"I highly recommend debussy’s arabesque and piano trios!"
"I really liked them."
"Be sure to give those a listen."
#11
Frédéric Chopin
5.0
(3)
"Chopin's mazurkas are great."
"Check out Chopin Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor."
"Chopin's Preludes in C minor, E minor, B minor are worth checking out."
#12
Erik Satie
4.7
(3)
"Eric Satie's Trois Gymnopedies"
"Gymnopedie by Erik Satie i believe you can learn that."
"Erik Satie's Gnossiennes and Gymnopedies."
#13
Mozart
4.3
(3)
"Mozart Piano Sonata in C Major"
"I enjoyed learning Mozarts k.1 minuet when I started!"
"Mozart K545 Sonata is always a good starter."
#14
Clementi
4.3
(3)
"Very satisfying for the pianist and much more clever than you would expect"
"I recommend looking at some Clementi Sonatina’s or the Czerny books."
"Clementi’s Sonatina in C Major, op. 36, no. 1 might be worth checking out."
#15
MacDowell
5.0
(2)
#16
Schumann
5.0
(2)
#17
Duke Ellington
5.0
(2)
#18
Burgmüller
4.5
(2)
"Maybe Arabesque by Burgmuller or there are some other Burgmuller pieces around that level that are fun to play too."
#19
Herbert Howells
5.0
(1)
"Try works by **Herbert Howells**"
#20
Yiruma
5.0
(1)
"Yiruma's book collection is a nice choice."
#21
Jehan Alain
5.0
(1)
"**Jehan Alain**"
#22
Charles Tournemire
5.0
(1)
"**Charles Tournemire**"
#23
Jean-François Dandrieu
5.0
(1)
"La Gemissante - Jean-Francois Dandrieu."
#24
Maurice Ravel
5.0
(1)
"Ravel's piano music is known for using only a small part of the keyboard."
#25
Schubert
5.0
(1)
"How about Schubert Impromptu in E flat? It's so beautiful."
#26
Albeniz
5.0
(1)
"Cordoba by Albeniz"
#27
Henle
5.0
(1)
"Go the Henle website. Click 'Search', select 'Level of Difficulty', select 'Piano', and click on 'Medium'."
#28
Czerny
5.0
(1)
"You need Czerny!!!"
#29
Barbara Arens
5.0
(1)
"Try this book: [One Hand Piano by Barbara Arens]"
#30
Rameau
5.0
(1)
"One of my favorite keyboard works from the Baroque period is the Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin."
#31
Minuet in G Minor
5.0
(1)
"Minuet in G Minor!"
#32
Toshifumi Hinata
5.0
(1)
"Anything by Toshifumi Hinata."
#33
Handel
4.0
(1)
"Maybe try out some easy Handel first!"
#34
Lucas King
4.0
(1)
"I've learned a piece called Last Leaf Falls by a guy called Lucas King."
#35
Bartok
4.0
(1)
"Try Bartok Mikrokosmos."
#36
Making Music Fun
4.0
(1)
"I'm also an older beginner and usually find something nice here, some free, some not."
#37
Nancy Telfar
4.0
(1)
"When Rivers flowed on Mars- Nancy Telfar."
#38
Paganini/Liszt
4.0
(1)
"Paganini/Liszt Etude No. 6"
#39
Vince Guaraldi
4.0
(1)
"Right now I'm learning 'Linus & Lucy'."
#40
Shostakovich
4.0
(1)
"Try some pieces from Shostakovich Op 87. Fugue no.15 don’t need a lot of stretching and is also kinda advanced."
#41
Alfred
4.0
(1)
"Might try going through Alfred adult level 1."
#42
YouTube Channel
4.0
(1)
"This youtube channel has an incredible array of famous classical pieces arranged for the guitar."
#43
Easy Classics to Moderns
4.0
(1)
"I recommend the book “Easy Classics to Moderns,” you can find it online pretty cheap."
#44
Simplified Versions of Popular Music
4.0
(1)
"Look for simplified versions of popular music."
#45
Prokofiev
4.0
(1)
"Easy to understand: Bartok Allegro Barbaro, Prokofiev Suggestion Diabolique Op 4."
#46
Tori Amos
4.0
(1)
"The most unexpected piano piece I came across was Tori Amos' cover of Slayer's Raining Blood."
#47
Suzuki
4.0
(1)
"Something like the first book of a method (Suzuki piano 1 or something like that) might be good?"
#48
Johann Krieger
4.0
(1)
"Menuett by Johann Krieger. You can also look at different Menuetts from Bach."
#49
Kapustin
4.0
(1)
"I would do a selection of Kapustin etudes."
#50
Progressive Classical Sheet Music
4.0
(1)
"One on Amazon called '60 Progressive Piano Pieces You Like to Play' is good."
#51
Various Classics
4.0
(1)
"When I was a beginner, I would just take easier versions of classics (swan lake, nocturne, even Claire de Lune)."
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