What Piece(s) Are You Working on Right Now?

@Gooseberry where did you get the score? Is this it:
https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/a/ae/IMSLP08601-Bertini_-_Op.29_-_24_Etudes.pdf
Jump to page 14.

Is your version any easier to read?
TIA

ShiroKuro
I've got two versions - one from IMSLP, recommended by Denis Zhdanov in his course on Bertini etudes, but it's not the one in your post, but a "Shirmer's Library of Musical Classics, vol. 137", edited by G. Buonamici and Max Vogrich (I don't know how to add a link to it..., but it's IMSLP #583531). Though the score I'm working with is from the Pianist Magazine (I'm a subscriber) no. 130 (February-March 2023), because it is very clear and nice to read (like all the scores from the Pianist).
The piece is not excessively hard even to a beginner like myself, but it's an etude so it is supposed to teach some technical aspects, which I find a bit challenging and I'm eager to learn. And it is beautiful

Gooseberry Pianist Magazine

Ooh!! I subscribe too. I’ll go see if I can find it!!

Pallas when I get into a new-to-me composer, I tend to really swim around in their body of work

I do the same thing!! I have two of his score books and I love listening and reading along!

Gooseberry
Thank you again for the info! I was able to download the version in Pianist Magazine, which is soo much easier to read than the IMSLP version I found. I am planning on trying it out this evening!

BTW the recording in Pianist Magazine is really nice. It's slower than the recording in the video you linked above, and IMHO I think the slower tempo really brings out the compelling aspects of the piece. (And no, I'm not just saying that because I anticipate being unable to get the tempo up... although I do anticipate that.

But also, in the score in the video, it shows the tempo, Andantes as MM=76, while in the Pianist Magazine score, it still says Andante, but the tempo is set at MM=52.

That's a significant difference, and an interesting one.

Can't wait to get home and try it now!!

P.S. I wish there was a way to share that Pianist Magazine recording here... off to Google....

Ooh this performance is gorgeous.... do you think I need to start a new thread for all of this??

Interesting, some of the recordings on YT are under a minute! That must be very fast! OTOH, the Pianist Magazine version is about 1:44 and so is the video I linked here (could it be the same pianist?)

Anyway, I'll aim for 2 minutes. (she says, foolishly, given that she's not even tried the piece out....)

ShiroKuro in the score in the video, it shows the tempo, Andantes as MM=76, while in the Pianist Magazine score, it still says Andante, but the tempo is set at MM=52.

Yes, I've noticed that too. The score in the video is the one from Shirmer's LIbrary (dated in 1884, so maybe it was marked that way originally by the composer?). The Pianist Magazine put it in the Beginner/Intermediate section, and maybe that's why they changed the tempo?

ShiroKuro Anyway, I'll aim for 2 minutes. (she says, foolishly, given that she's not even tried the piece out....)

I really don't think you're going to have a problem with the tempo! I can play it now at MM=52, but can't keep the sextuplets even throughout...
I'm so excited that you're going to learn this piece! Looking forward to hearing you play it! (Now we've hijacked this thread for good )

Gooseberry I'm so excited that you're going to learn this piece!

I have downloaded the whole opus as well, to review soon...this is a lovely piece, thanks for sharing it!

Yay, after only a few days I can play the first 4 measures of the new piece. I'm super slow but it's not just picking notes, the melody is clearly audible.

Only 44 more measures to go. (Of which I already can play 2 but very poorly at this point.)

I'm in the last week of a community college class that I've been taking since April. Finishing up the following:

Arrangements:
Don't Stop Believin' (part of a 4-part piano ensemble arrangement)
We Are the Champions
Maple Lear Rag (simplified and in C maj)

Original form:
Burgmuller - Arabesque
Petzold - Minuet in G
Clementi - Sonatina in C major Op. 36 No. 1, 1st movement

I mostly work on blues, so I learn various LH patterns, RH licks, etc., and work on improvising. However, I do learn specific songs as well: some I think of as etudes to build technique, others to play (and sometimes sing along with) for real.

Right now, my etude is "Blue Waltz" from The Joy of Boogie and Blues. Here's a nice version by Julian Lambert - to be clear, this is NOT me playing!

And then I'm working up my own arrangement of Floyd Rose's "On the Road Again" that I hope to play with my spouse (drummer) and a buddy (guitar). Here's the original, with some really tasty piano, and amazing vocals I only hope to approximate:

lilypad I'm in the last week of a community college class that I've been taking since April.

Cool! Is this a one-on-one class or a group-type class?

The ABF Fast Pieces Recital is looming, and playing fast is not a strength for me.

I've been working on the second movement of Beethoven's Sonata #13 (Op. 27 #1). I first learned it several years ago but I never got it up to performance level. Now with just a few weeks to go I'm not sure I can have it ready in time. Actually I'm not sure if I'll EVER be able to play this piece well enough to share! I haven't given up yet though.

As a backup I've been working on Heartsounds by David Lanz. I've played this one before as well. While Heartsounds is much easier than the Beethoven it has a couple of tricky spots. I think I can have it ready in time.

As a backup to the backup, I've been pushing the tempo on my improvisations. I may end up submitting a somewhat fast improvisation.

ShiroKuro It's a non-credit group class held once a week with around a dozen people.

lilypad Oh wow! That's great! How do you like the group class set up?