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Post by rhythmthief on Nov 28, 2005 21:55:52 GMT
just a question.
has anyone here tried the first movement of the poulenc sonata. it's on the grade 8 syllabus so am thinking of doing it for my grade 8.
i just want to see what views people have on it.
helen xxx
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Post by nickiflute on Dec 13, 2005 19:50:35 GMT
I am going to be learning it. I don't know whether I will want to do it for Grade 8, it is a very popular piece.
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Post by rhythmthief on Dec 13, 2005 21:32:49 GMT
i'm put off by sections of it.
it's quite hard...i want to do it but there are other pieces i like as well. too hard to choose sometimes!!
what pieces are you thinking of doing?
helen xxx
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Post by Matt on Dec 14, 2005 17:14:46 GMT
i'm guessing that it's got a few b'tard runs and stuff in it then? if it's anything like the b'oon GVIII pieces then heaven help you!
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Post by nickiflute on Dec 25, 2005 8:26:23 GMT
i'm put off by sections of it. it's quite hard...i want to do it but there are other pieces i like as well. too hard to choose sometimes!! what pieces are you thinking of doing? helen xxx I really want to do the Schubert Arpeggione. My teacher and I haven't really discussed pieces yet. Maybe the Danse de la Chevre also?  |
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Post by tuteyfluteylucy on Jan 16, 2006 11:01:41 GMT
Hi! Yep, the first movement of the Poulenc is nice, but I agree, it is played a lot. I plyed the 3rd movement of Mozart's concerto in G major. That was Ok, and not too tricky. Have you played the York Bowen piece? Thats lovely, its not very difficult technically (although you need a nice tone in the upper register), its all about expression. I liked that one. & I hear Martinu is on the list, thats very fun to play, just a few tricky runs to master in the middle. Ummm, I like the Taktakishvili piece too, but I don't think it's the nice movement on the list, and theres some rather scary high notes towards the end of that mvt, so perhaps best avoided. For my list C I played a Boehm study, I don't know if thats still on the list, but if it is its harder than it looks don't be fooled lol I ended up spending all my time learning that one, was sick of it by the end of my exam.  Good luck with it (wanders of to play the NICE mvt of the Taktakishvili now you've reminded me it exists lol I loooooove that piece!  ) Good luck! |
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Post by tremolo on Jan 31, 2006 3:02:46 GMT
good luck anyway!
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Post by nickiflute on Feb 14, 2006 19:55:08 GMT
I have come to like the Poulenc. The Taktak. looks evil at the end!!!
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Post by Matt on Feb 15, 2006 10:07:42 GMT
theres some rather scary high notes towards the end of that mvt, so perhaps best avoided. how high is high? |
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Post by tuteyfluteylucy on Feb 15, 2006 22:34:57 GMT
C, 3 octaves above middle C high! Which would be OK if you had a run up, but oh no, just straight in on C, and its marked pianissimo  yeah, cos thats going to happen!  In my edition its got 8ve lower ad lib, but I don't know if thats been put in by the composer or the editor, and I doubt you could get away with that in an exam. Maybe if you were just playing it for fun you could play the lower notes. |
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Post by Matt on Feb 16, 2006 14:20:19 GMT
...ouch. that's not good. that's very not good... mind you the last study in my etude book (weissenborn 2) has a top E at the end (the E top space of treble clef) which isn't the nicest note on a bassoon...  |
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Post by tuteyfluteylucy on Feb 17, 2006 20:19:52 GMT
oooohhh, thats nasty! soo cruel!  Our coach for wind rep last week said that the oboe part from the symphony we were playing was especially hard because the first oboist had just had an affair with the composer's wife! lmao! It was revenge! Maybe your study dude had just been dumped by a bassoon friend hehe! Musicians eh! What are they like! ;D |
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yeah, cos thats going to happen! 
