Memory and repertoire — Pianoconcerto Forum

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City: Cattolica Eraclea

January 7, 2024, 20:28

Hello everyone, I have been studying piano for 3 years.

I managed to push myself further into more difficult repertoire by studying Prelude No. 2 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Vol. 1 and

recently I am almost finishing the Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

I realized that I cannot remember the pieces I studied previously by memory; (I remember the melody but forget the harmony)

I don't claim to know them perfectly, but at least to perform them without the sheet music

(which is what I do with the toccata I studied recently)

I read that memorizing Bach proves to be very difficult.

I would like to approach Romanticism but not Chopin; I would prefer something like Czerny's studies, besides, by studying Bach continuously I realized how much I like the Baroque without finding any more pleasure in listening to most Romantic composers.

Some of Beethoven's sonatas have no effect on me :)

I don't know which pieces to listen to; for now, I am listening to Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Which studies could I tackle to improve my memory and approach something more 'Romantic???

Which pieces could I listen to????

I would like to manage to build a fairly satisfying repertoire............

Ps I love polyphony and I play more wind instruments

pianoexpert

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City: rocca di papa

January 8, 2024, 07:32

I hope you have entrusted yourself to a Teacher. It is fundamental! They can suggest the progressive listening and progressive studies to undertake on the piano. "Do it yourself" almost never generates good results. All the questions you ask and that you ask yourself will have an answer with time and with the proximity of a Teacher who will know how to advise and guide you. This applies both to the study of the piano and to the care of the piano. We cannot put on skis and throw ourselves down the mountain. It seems trivial, but it is so.

The curriculum involves a gradualness that must be approached with the observation of an expert eye and the listening of an expert ear.

Happy studying