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1. L'Autunno (Vivaldi)
2. Let it Go (Disney's Frozen)
3. Mad World (Roland Orzbal)

Cheating a bit with "Let it Go" as I started learning it at the end of 2019, but I won't tell if you won't

Here is the start of my forty pieces

1. Arioso in D Major by Dennis Alexander
2. First Snowfall by Melody Bober
3. Frosted Windowpanes by Martha Mier
4. Moonlight Reverie by Martha Mier
5. Sunset Ridge by Randall Hartsell

I actually started this piece a couple of months ago, but I am counting when I finish and record pieces. So this is # 3 for 2020

My List now is

1. Passepied in D Major
2. Sonatina in F Major
3. Fantasy Bossa

1. Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G



Currently working on the 2nd Minuet and Elton John's Your Song

My first piece for the challenge:

1. Carousel - Armistead-Jones

Adding #4! This will be my quarterly recital piece.

My List now is:

1. Passepied in D Major Dieupart - RCM 5
2. Sonatina in F Major Diabelli - RCM 4
3. Fantasy Bossa Noton - RCM 7
4. Polonaise in G Minor - Chopin - RCM 7

Update #2

Here's my list so far:

40 pieces 2020

1. Carefree (Turk)
2. Determination (Turk)
3. Melody Op 218 No 18 (Kohler)
4. Melody Op 39 No 1 (Kabelevsky)
5. The Trumpeter and the Echo Op 89 No 15 (Kabelevsky)
6. Stretching Op 117 No 5 (Gurlitt)
7. March (Türk)
8. Melodic Tune Op 218 No 20 (Koehler)
9. Andanito (Kohler)
10. Dance (Gurlitt)
11. Brave Knight (Vogel)
12. Song (Bartok)
13. Op 1 No 4 (Reinagle)
14. Melody Divided Op 105 No 66 (Bartok)

1. L'Autunno (Vivaldi)
2. Let it Go (Disney's Frozen)
3. Mad World (Roland Orzbal)
4. German Dance in C Major WoO 8 (Beethoven)

First Beethoven piece I've played and it really was a struggle at first. Ended up deciding to put a second week into it and it all fell into place. Tempted to polish it a little further and get a recording.

Here is my list for January:

1. Prelude in C Major from Well-Tempered Clavier Volume 1. This is actually the piece that I submitted for the January Preludes Recital.
2. Celestial Cloud by Rick Roberston - the first piece from his Kaleidoscope Volume 2. This piece is composed in the style of minimalism, and I am planning to share it for the February recital
3. La Candor by Burgumuler. I originally planned to play this one for the February recital, and it was my first piece by Burgumuler, but for some reason, it is not speaking to me.
4. BWV 227 - a piece from progressive sight reading exercises.

1 - H. Villa Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 - I. Prelúdio
2 - Haydn Sonata (Divertimento) in G Major - Hob. XVI:8 - III. Andante
3 - Haydn Sonata (Divertimento) in G Major - Hob. XVI:8 - IV. Allegro
4 - Shostakovitch - Lullaby from the Ballet Suite No.3 (transcription) - Recorded in two pianos, comparison between grand and upright.

My playlist for 40 Pieces Challenge 2020 on Soundcloud

1. F. Burgmüller, Op. 100 n. 15 (Ballade)(hearthis.at)
2. F. Burgmüller, Op. 100 n. 16 (Douce Plainte)(hearthis.at)
3. J.S. Bach, Little Prelude in E minor, BWV 938 (hearthis.at)
4. F. Burgmüller, Op. 100 nr. 17 (Babillarde) (hearthis.at)
5. B. Arens, Prelude I (From "21 Amazingly Easy Pieces") (hearthis.at)

Loved your last recording and loved the grand piano sound. I have to agree that the tone is richer and it allows to better control of dynamics, but your recording on upright is lovely too. It shows that you really know your instrument. Thank you for reminding about this piece of music too, I went and got sheet music right away. Would you mind sharing whose transcription did you get?

My list for 2020:

1. Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G

2. Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G minor

Have "finished" Elton John - Your Song but would like to record it on a grand this weekend hopefully! Might use it as my recital piece too

Thank you very much!
I think that transcription is part of this collection:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0793599326/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_QH3IDb87SEM48

The PianoLIT channel was kind enough to take a picture of the sheet music and send me. I did some minor image processing and converted to a PDF. If you want I will be happy to share it with you, just send me a PM.

Here is my fifth piece. It is another one that has been on my to do list for a couple of years. I have heard it played powerfully, and also soft and expressively. I prefer the latter. It is a fun piece!

My List now is:

1. Passepied in D Major Dieupart - RCM 5
2. Sonatina in F Major Diabelli - RCM 4
3. Fantasy Bossa Noton - RCM 7
4. Polonaise in G Minor - Chopin - RCM 7
5. Sarabande in D Major - Handel - RCM 6

Hi - Will you be posting a list of this year's participants ? I've looked but don't see it yet .....

My playlist for 40 Pieces Challenge 2020 on Soundcloud

1. F. Burgmüller, Op. 100 n. 15 (Ballade)(hearthis.at)
2. F. Burgmüller, Op. 100 n. 16 (Douce Plainte)(hearthis.at)
3. J.S. Bach, Little Prelude in E minor, BWV 938 (hearthis.at)
4. F. Burgmüller, Op. 100 nr. 17 (Babillarde) (hearthis.at)
5. B. Arens, Prelude I (From "21 Amazingly Easy Pieces") (hearthis.at)
6. F. Burgmüller, Op. 100 nr. 18 (Inquietude) (hearthis.at)
7. B. Arens, Prelude II (From "21 Amazingly Easy Pieces") (hearthis.at)

Hi, I will give this a bash. Started playing again after 20-something-year break. Very rusty but list so far:
1. J. S. Bach, Prelude in C Major,BWV 846
2. J.Burgmuller, Ballade, OP. 100, No. 15
3. Beethoven, Menuet in G Major, WoO 10, No.2
4. D. Zipoli, Fughetta

I'm in.
I do not have 30 pieces in my repertoire so far - after +3 years, but who knows...
The participants are a model to me.
Some of them have an astonishing memory - I followed last year facdo's challenge with Burgmüller - and some of them very beautiful performances and amazing pianos.
I am going to focus on number - 40 is a huge number - and lower the difficulty of the chosen pieces. Otherwise, it would be impossible for me.