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Pieces 1 - 50 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)

51. V. Labenske, Determination (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
52. D. Scarlatti, Sonata in A minor, K 382 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
53. V. Labenske, Faith (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
54. D. Scarlatti, Sonata in B minor, K 377 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
55. V. Labenske, Dusk (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
56. D. Scarlatti, Sonata in D minor, K 213 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
57. M. Mier, Autumn Glow (From "The Best of Martha Mier", Bk. 3) (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
58. F. Burgmüller, Op. 100 nr. 25 (La Chevaleresque) (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
59. V. Labenske, Short 'n' Sweet (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
60. J. Haydn, Sonata in e minor, H. XVI No.34 - 3. Vivace molto (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
61. V. Labenske, Thoughtful (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
62. M. Mier, Indian Serenade (From "The Best of Martha Mier", Bk. 3) (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
63. V. Labenske, Country Fiddle (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
64. M. Mier, Megan's Song (From "The Best of Martha Mier", Bk. 3) (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
65. V. Labenske, The Silent Movie (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
66. M. Mier, Whistlin' Joe (From "The Best of Martha Mier", Bk. 3) (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
67. V. Labenske, Meditation (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
68. M. Mier, Memories (From "The Best of Martha Mier", Bk. 3) (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
69. V. Labenske, Lost in Thought (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
70. M. Clementi, Op. 36 no. 2 m. 1 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
71. V. Labenske, Carefree (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
72. M. Clementi, op. 36 no. 2 m. 2 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
73. V. Labenske, Bitter Sweet (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
74. M. Clementi, op. 36 no 2 m. 3 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
75. V. Labenske, Mountaintop View (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)

Almost two months without recording anything, but I've been working on several pieces and now that I got my piano tuned I can start recording them.


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.
5 - Tchaikovsky - Old French Song - Op.39 No.16
6 - Heller - Etude Op.46 No.11
7 - Bach - Invention No.8 in F major - BWV 779
8 - Chopin - Waltz in C sharp minor - Op.64 No.2
9 - Mendelssohn - SWW in A Major, Op.19 No.4
10 - Chopin - Mazurka in A minor, Op.7 No.2
11 - Grieg - Ballade - Op.65 No.5, from the Lyric Pieces
12 - Beethoven - Rondo in C Major - Op.51 No.1
13 - Bach - Invention No.9 in F minor - BWV 780
14 - Beethoven - Bagatelle in G Major - Op.119 No.1
15 - Scarlatti - Sonata in A minor - K149
16 - Mendelssohn - SWW in E Major, Op.30 No.3
17 - Kabalevsky – Lyric Piece, Op.27 No.16
18 - Schumann – In Memoriam (Erinnerung), Op.68 No.28
19 - Chopin - Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No.1
20 - Bach – Fugue in C minor, WTC-Bk.1 – BWV 847

Facdo
Great job with the fugue!

My list for 2020:

1. Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G
2. Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G minor
3. Elton John - Your Song
4. Chopin - Contredanse in Gb
5. Bach - Invention no 4
6. Bach - Cello Suite No 1 Prelude
7. Schumann - Kinderszenen No 1
8. Georg Bohm - Minuet in G
9. Chopin - Waltz in F minor (will likely choose this as a 4th piece for my Grade 6 ABRSM exam)
10. Clementi - Sonatina No 3, Mov 1
11. Clementi - Sonatina No 3, Mov 2
12. Clementi - Sonatina No 3, Mov 3
13. Schumann - Melody
14. C Hartmann - Little Ballerina (this will be my Grade 6 piece for the B section) - initial draft

15. Schumann - Lalling Melody

Thank you very much! It was my first fugue, so a real challenge, but also, very fun to play

Updating my list with a Mozart sonata. I will be posting the other movements in the following weeks, along (hopefully) with the C minor prelude that goes along with the fugue.


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.
5 - Tchaikovsky - Old French Song - Op.39 No.16
6 - Heller - Etude Op.46 No.11
7 - Bach - Invention No.8 in F major - BWV 779
8 - Chopin - Waltz in C sharp minor - Op.64 No.2
9 - Mendelssohn - SWW in A Major, Op.19 No.4
10 - Chopin - Mazurka in A minor, Op.7 No.2
11 - Grieg - Ballade - Op.65 No.5, from the Lyric Pieces
12 - Beethoven - Rondo in C Major - Op.51 No.1
13 - Bach - Invention No.9 in F minor - BWV 780
14 - Beethoven - Bagatelle in G Major - Op.119 No.1
15 - Scarlatti - Sonata in A minor - K149
16 - Mendelssohn - SWW in E Major, Op.30 No.3
17 - Kabalevsky – Lyric Piece, Op.27 No.16
18 - Schumann – In Memoriam (Erinnerung), Op.68 No.28
19 - Chopin - Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No.1
20 - Bach – Fugue in C minor, WTC-Bk.1 – BWV 847
21 - Mozart – Sonata No.4 in E-flat Major, I. Adagio – K.282

Pieces 1 - 75 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)

76. M. Mier, Dance of the Scarecrow (From "The Best of Martha Mier", Bk. 3) (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
77. V. Labenske, Trail Rider (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)

My list for 2020:

1. Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G
2. Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G minor
3. Elton John - Your Song
4. Chopin - Contredanse in Gb
5. Bach - Invention no 4
6. Bach - Cello Suite No 1 Prelude
7. Schumann - Kinderszenen No 1
8. Georg Bohm - Minuet in G
9. Chopin - Waltz in F minor (will likely choose this as a 4th piece for my Grade 6 ABRSM exam)
10. Clementi - Sonatina No 3, Mov 1
11. Clementi - Sonatina No 3, Mov 2
12. Clementi - Sonatina No 3, Mov 3
13. Schumann - Melody
14. C Hartmann - Little Ballerina (this will be my Grade 6 piece for the B section) - initial draft
15. Schumann - Lalling Melody

16. Serenade sur l'eau - Jacques Ibert

Challenge Accomplished! (42 is my personal target :))

1. Well Tempered Clavier Volume I - Prelude in C Major
2. Rick Robertson - Celestial Cloud
3. BWV 227 ~ A Minor ~ Grade 1-2
4. La Candor - Burgmuller
5. Rick Robertson - Tiny Lullaby
6. Rick Robertson - Lazy Afternoon
7. BWV 273 - G minor by Anonymous 1568
8. BWV 7 - B minor by Johann Walther 1524
9. Kabalevsky - Waltz in D minor
10. Beethoven - Russian Folk Tune
11. Robertson - Dreamers Nightfall
12. Sarah Teaser O'Brien - Heart on Fire
13. Ludovico - Primavera
14. Craig Armstrong - Glasgow Love Thème from Love Actually
15. Enya - Watermark
16. BWV 275 - D minor by Matthaus Spelled von Lowenstern*
17. BWV 285 - C major by Anonymous
18. Rick Robertson - Finding my way
19. Rick Robertson - Melancholy
20. Turk - Arioso
21. Max Richter - The Family
22. Turk - Happy Moments
23. Turn - Sadness
24. Tchaikovsky - Sick Doll
25. Domenico Scarlatti - Aria
26. Kevin Costley - Toccata in Fifths
27. Ron Levy - Emerald Gem
28. Jennifer Eklund - Out of the Blue
29. Dmitry Kabalevsky - Fable
30. Rick Robertson - Gratitude
31. Rick Robertson - Fandango
32. Ron Levy - Opening Day
33. Bela Bartok - Quasi Adagio
34. Rick Robertson - First Flight
35. Jenifer Eklund - Passing Moments
36. Haydn - Country Dance
37. Bela Bartok - Evening Stroll
38. Jenifer Eklund - Funeral March for Jack-O-Lantern
39. Tatiana Salutrinskaya - The Shepher’s Flute
40. Rick Roberton - In A Canoe
41. Sarah Teaser O'Brien - The Magical Garden
42. Rubbach - Sparrows

Pieces 1 - 75 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)

76. M. Mier, Dance of the Scarecrow (From "The Best of Martha Mier", Bk. 3) (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
77. V. Labenske, Trail Rider (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
78. V. Carbajo, Waltz No 1 from "Little Waltzes for Emilia" (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
79. V. Carbajo, Waltz No 3 from "Little Waltzes for Emilia" (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
80. V. Labenske, Not Much Time for the Blues (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
81. V. Labenske, Feeling Guilty (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)

Bravo Peter!
BTW where did you get that piano from?

Pieces 1 - 75 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
76. M. Mier, Dance of the Scarecrow (From "The Best of Martha Mier", Bk. 3) (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
77. V. Labenske, Trail Rider (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
78. V. Carbajo, Waltz No 1 from "Little Waltzes for Emilia" (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
79. V. Carbajo, Waltz No 3 from "Little Waltzes for Emilia" (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
80. V. Labenske, Not Much Time for the Blues (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
81. V. Labenske, Feeling Guilty (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
82. V. Carbajo, Waltz No 5 from Little Waltzes for Emilia (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
83. A. Griboedov, Valse in E Minor (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
84. V. Labenske, Latin Drums (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)

My list for 2020:

1. Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G
2. Bach/Petzold - Minuet in G minor
3. Elton John - Your Song
4. Chopin - Contredanse in Gb
5. Bach - Invention no 4
6. Bach - Cello Suite No 1 Prelude
7. Schumann - Kinderszenen No 1
8. Georg Bohm - Minuet in G
9. Chopin - Waltz in F minor (will likely choose this as a 4th piece for my Grade 6 ABRSM exam)
10. Clementi - Sonatina No 3, Mov 1
11. Clementi - Sonatina No 3, Mov 2
12. Clementi - Sonatina No 3, Mov 3
13. Schumann - Melody
15. Schumann - Lalling Melody
16. Serenade sur l'eau - Jacques Ibert

14. C Hartmann - Little Ballerina - this isn't a new piece but rather an update on the previous submission as it was a draft. Had a chance to record the piece on a Steinway for my Grade 6 (this is a different recording to that which I submitted)

@Sol Finker: thank you! That's not my piano, it was a booked room in a place called Jacque Samuels in London Beautiful Bechstein and it feels incredible

Love this!

Surefire!
I've never seen one though

I won't make it to 40 pieces obviously but I am very proud of me for sticking to a plan and practicing almost daily.

01: Pipe Aria (Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach) hearthis.at
02: Little Sonata (C.H. Wilton) hearthis.at
03: Humming (Dmitri Kabalevsky) hearthis.at
04: Chit-Chat (Dmitri Kabalevsky) hearthis.at
05: Spring Song & Winter Song (Daniel Gottlob Türk) hearthis.at
06: Gavotte (Georg Friedrich Händel) hearthis.at
07: First Dance (Dmitri Kabalevsky) hearthis.at
08: The Bagpipers (Alexander Gödicke) hearthis.at
09: Quadrille (Joseph Haydn) hearthis.at
10: The Hunt (Cornelius Gurlitt) hearthis.at
11: Bagatelle (Anton Diabelli) hearthis.at
12: Requiem for a Dream (Clint Mansell) Piano Fastlane Course hearthis.at
13: Minuet (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) hearthis.at
14: Ode to Joy (Ludwig van Beethoven) Piano Fastlane Course hearthis.at
15: Daydreaming (Eric Satie) hearthis.at
16: Dialogue (Nicolas Miaskovsky) hearthis.at
17: Russian Folk Song (Ludwig van Beethoven) hearthis.at
18: Despacito (Luis Fontsi) hearthis.at
19: Menuet (Johann Krieger) hearthis.at
20: Stay With Me (Sam Smith) Recording still under review because it could jeopardize the cash-flow of the original artist.
21: German Dance (Ludwig van Beethoven) hearthis.at
22: Say Something (Christina Aguilera) hearthis.at
23: Little Suite (Daniel Gottlieb Türk) hearthis.at
24: Rondino (Jean Philippe Rameau) hearthis.at

Updating the list with the rest of the Mozart sonata. No way I will get to 40 pieces this year, but at least I am achieving my goal of learning a Chopin Nocturne, a WTC Prelude & Fugue, and a full classical era sonata


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.
5 - Tchaikovsky - Old French Song - Op.39 No.16
6 - Heller - Etude Op.46 No.11
7 - Bach - Invention No.8 in F major - BWV 779
8 - Chopin - Waltz in C sharp minor - Op.64 No.2
9 - Mendelssohn - SWW in A Major, Op.19 No.4
10 - Chopin - Mazurka in A minor, Op.7 No.2
11 - Grieg - Ballade - Op.65 No.5, from the Lyric Pieces
12 - Beethoven - Rondo in C Major - Op.51 No.1
13 - Bach - Invention No.9 in F minor - BWV 780
14 - Beethoven - Bagatelle in G Major - Op.119 No.1
15 - Scarlatti - Sonata in A minor - K149
16 - Mendelssohn - SWW in E Major, Op.30 No.3
17 - Kabalevsky – Lyric Piece, Op.27 No.16
18 - Schumann – In Memoriam (Erinnerung), Op.68 No.28
19 - Chopin - Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No.1
20 - Bach – Fugue in C minor, WTC-Bk.1 – BWV 847
21 - Mozart – Sonata No.4 in E-flat Major, I. Adagio – K.282
22 - Mozart – Sonata No.4 in E-flat Major, II. Menuetto I and II – K.282
23 - Mozart – Sonata No.4 in E-flat Major, III. Alegro – K.282

To me, that is what this challenge is all about. Good for you! Nice playing.

Back from a posting hiatus (but not a playing hiatus!)

1. Etude Op. 10 no. 4 - Chopin
2. Minute Waltz Op. 64 no. 1 - Chopin
3. Concert Etude Op. 40 no. 1 - Kapustin
4. Prelude Book 1 no. 5 'Les collines d'Anacapri' - Debussy
5. 🍁Maple Leaf Rag🍁 - Joplin
6. Ballade No. 1 Op. 23 - Chopin
7. A Place to Call Home - Uematsu from Final Fantasy IX Piano Collections
8. Notturno Op. 54 no. 4 - Grieg
9. Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G minor Op. 23 no. 5
10. Kapustin - Piano Sonata No. 1 Op. 39 I. Vivace
11. Scarlatti - Sonata in D K491
12. Chopin - Prelude in A minor Op. 28 no. 2
13. Chopin - Prelude in E minor Op. 28 no. 4
14. Chopin - Prelude in A major Op. 28 no. 7
15. Chopin - Prelude in E Major Op. 28 no. 9
16. Chopin - Prelude in C minor Op. 28 no. 20
17. Rachmaninoff - Moments Musicaux Op. 16 no. 3 in B minor
18. Chopin - Nocturne in E-flat Major op. 9 no. 2
19+20. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in A-Flat Major BWV 862


I'll hold off on posting my recital submission (along with the rest of the Beethoven sonata) until tomorrow, but that should bring me to 24. Still not yet close to 40, but we'll see if I can get there before the end of the year with a couple of Christmas pieces!

Seems that I forgot to post by #7, so here's both 7 and 8 at once:

1 Indian Serenade <Recording> (by Martha Mier)
2 The Hobbit - Theme from the movie <Recording> (by Howard Shore)
3 Everglades <Recording> (by Martha Mier)
4 Bei Mir Bistu Shein <Recording> (by Sholom Secunda)
5 Treasures from the Sea <Recording> (by Martha Mier)
6 To a Wild Rose (Opus 51, No. 1) <Recording> (by Edward MacDowell)
7 Genesis <Recording> (by Martha Mier)
8 Erinnerung (Album for the Young, No. 28) <Recording> (by Robert Schumann)

Pieces 1 - 75 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
76. M. Mier, Dance of the Scarecrow (From "The Best of Martha Mier", Bk. 3) (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
77. V. Labenske, Trail Rider (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
78. V. Carbajo, Waltz No 1 from "Little Waltzes for Emilia" (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
79. V. Carbajo, Waltz No 3 from "Little Waltzes for Emilia" (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
80. V. Labenske, Not Much Time for the Blues (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
81. V. Labenske, Feeling Guilty (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
82. V. Carbajo, Waltz No 5 from Little Waltzes for Emilia (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
83. A. Griboedov, Valse in E Minor (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
84. V. Labenske, Latin Drums (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
85. Fanny Mendelssohn, Melodie, Op 4 No 2 (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)
86. V. Labenske, Out of Time (From "Piano Miniatures") (Soundcloud, hearthis.at)