Looking For Easy Romantic Pieces

March 10, 2004 at 06:40 AM · If you are still only comfortable in the 1st-3rd positions you could try the O.Rieding op21 in A minor which although it is not a famous romantic concerto is swoonily flashy and all my students love it.It is infact the concerto I give everyone after the Vivaldi A minor.If you want something more challenging and are confortable in higher positions you could try the Accolay Concerto which has also been recorded by Perlman.

March 10, 2004 at 04:20 PM · Or you could try the Dvorak Sonatina. Around Grade 6 level, romantic and dramatic. 1-3 positions, some double stopping. Nice second mvmt.

March 10, 2004 at 04:25 PM · Dvorak's 4 Romantic Pieces are lovely. The 2-4th mvts are probably too difficult at this point, but the first is worth a go. The Sonatina is very nice too.

March 10, 2004 at 05:42 PM · Hi! There's loads of great pieces you could play.. off the top off my head:

Kreisler: Menuetto Di Tempo

Debussy: La Plus Que Lente

Reiding: Concerto Op.21(great!)

Dvorak: Sonatine (both as mentioned above)

Hubay: Bolero

Moffat: Intrada

Sarasate:Playera (bit more advanced)

Tenhave: Allegro Brillant

Carl Bohm: Introduction and Polonaise

Elgar: Chanson Du Matin

Bach Double Concerto in D Minor (ok..that's not Romantic but it's a great piece and technically playable!)

There's so many more I just can't remember right now.. Anyway hope that helped!

March 10, 2004 at 05:54 PM · Oh! just realised you said Concerto, not piece. Well, then I'd say

Rieding Op.21

Accolay

Nardini (E Minor)(more advanced)

De Beriot

Kabalevsky

March 12, 2004 at 01:44 AM · Thanks, everybody! I think I might be going to a music store this weekend so I'll try to check some of this stuff out. Sounds great! Of course, my teacher might have other plans...

March 12, 2004 at 02:26 AM · Gluck: Melodie

Nardini: Larghetto

Schumann: Traumerei

Faure: Apres Un Reve

Bach: Arioso

Debussy: Beau Soir

Londonderry Air Farewell To Cucullain

Tchaikovsky: None But the Lonely Heart

March 13, 2004 at 09:07 PM · Rick, you mentioned Shumann's Traumerai; are you talking about the one Joshua Bell arranged with somebody to put on his Romance of the Violin CD? Because it's originally for solo piano.

Thanks,

-Candace

March 13, 2004 at 09:07 PM · Rick, you mentioned Shumann's Traumerai; are you talking about the one Joshua Bell arranged with somebody to put on his Romance of the Violin CD? Because it's originally for solo piano.

Thanks,

-Candace

March 14, 2004 at 12:54 AM · Yes the one Bell performs on his CD. There is an arrangement for violin and piano also. Check out, Sheetmusicplus.com or frankmusiccompany.com, they have a copy of this piece for Violin and Piano. If you can't find it, I'll send you a copy of the one I have. Good Luck!

March 14, 2004 at 04:50 AM · Thanks again, Rick; I found it on sheetmusicplus.com! The other site looks really cool too; seems to have a lot. I'm also considering checking out the Swan by Saint-Saens- does anyone know what level that is, or what positions it goes into?

March 14, 2004 at 01:50 PM · The swan would be an excellent choice for a good begginer piece. I don't think it goes out of first position. It may go into third, but no higher then that. When my friend performed it he went up into 6th and 7th position on the last passage, but that was just because he wanted to end it with alot of romantic slides.

March 14, 2004 at 07:40 PM · Okay, I'll probably see if my teacher thinks it would do me any good to learn it. Thanks!