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Why do you think it is a joke?

Also very touching and easy to play:

Scriabin Preludes Op.11 - No.12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnv8VbuWNdE

and

Scriabin Preludes Op.11 - No.10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R4P3VHGego

Are you joking now?

But seriously: The Scriabin D# minor Etude is NOT "easy." It's very, very hard. So I wasn't surprised at the post that wondered if you were serious.

P.S. I wouldn't say the Mozart D minor Fantasia is "very easy" either, nor any other Mozart. But I know that a lot of people seem to think he is, and at least on the Mozart I know what you mean. But about the Scriabin etude, I cannot imagine why you would say it's easy....

May be because for the one who falls in love with some piece of music and regards it as something sacred - from that moment and on there is nothing hard... as long as the dream to perform it is alive ;-)

Are you joking?

Learn what you love is a nice maxim for the musician, but it doesn't have much (if anything) to with pleasing a casual listener -- and I don't think it relates at all to the topic of listing 'impressive but not difficult piano pieces'.

If Scriabin's Op. 8 No. 12 belonged on that list, there would be no need for such a list. Everything in the entire repertoire would automatically fit the bill!

Ok! I answered with my heart, and heart is not always the good adviser.

Than I guess the answer is Prelude in C Major by J.S. Bach - easy and eternal, touching every soul...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KQW2YnCUrE

If there were a contest for the most easy and the most impressive at the same time it would definitely win!

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Heller's Melodious Etude #15 (Op.45, No.15 "Warrior's song") is relatively easy, and it's loud and dramatic, which most people seem to think as impressive.

Good choice !!!

This is a new one to me - thanks for sharing it !!

Thank you!

Scriabin is not hard to play? You must be kidding me.

Waller's Jitterbug Waltz
Ellington's Sophisticated Lady

I think you can make simple music look harder simply by the way you play it. My hands are naturally quite flamboyant when I play, and if I exaggerate this it can seem to the unfamiliar like I'm doing more than I actually am.

The Chopin Raindrop Prelude is pretty easy if you are at a grade 6 standard. Its fairly familiar to most people and has a good contrast of light and dark sounding themes.

Scriabin Prelude op 37 no 1Scriabin Album Leaf op 45 no 1
Bach Sicillene from Organ Concerto in D Minor op 3 no 11
the one Volodos plays.
The most accessible Rachmaninioff piece is probably Moment Musicaux op 16 no 3 (was grade 8 in 2009)
If you can reach the chords its not too bad. All the rest of Rachmaninoff is way harder.

in my list, the longest is like 3 pages, technicaly accessible to a grade 6 nothing to hard, all though to play them in the right style you need quite mature emotionally to "feel" the music. I would say those pieces are grade 8 ish with the Bach being technically quite straight forward.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhWGINMYrSU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaFBVfwyoiY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I26LJnIhQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDVprKqqB8A

The Rachmaninoff you need to be able to reach a good tenth espically, which I assume most adults can. I can do a good 11th from the G below middle C to the C above middle C with left hand with notes inbetween.

How about the Prelude in b minor by Chopin or maybe the Mazurka in Bflat op7.Doctor Gradus is a too difficult for grade 6 .If your mom enjoys Fur Elise play it for her .Make it really legato and dreamy .My mother never liked the e minor Prelude Chopin she thought it creepy but it does have short dramatic section .Learn it for Halloween! I agree the prelude in G minor by Chopin is great very dramatic teaches you about tone quality .Perhaps a bit difficult, do a lot of separate hand work .Enjoy !

I really recommend you check out Tarantella by Pieczonka. I think it might be in those applause books - I played it as a kid and it always wowed people because it sounded much harder than it really is. I’m sure you could handle it at grade 6 level.

Also somebody mentioned Burgmuller - my favourite is Orage (the storm). Again not too tricky but when played with flair it sounds great!!

Also Chopin’s minute waltz. Quite a show piece when played with some speed (just don’t try to play it in a minute!)

If any of this is for the benefit of the OP, be aware that this thread (until today) is over seven years old and that the OP hasn't posted here since 2012.

Regards,

😂 and here was me thinking I was being helpful. Whoops!