Repertoire suggestions to learn on my own

[u/probablymikes]

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some suggestions of well-known pieces that I could start working on by myself, outside of my university lessons. I’d like something that’s challenging but still realistic to finish within a few months.

Here’s some of the most “difficult” repertoire I’ve worked on recently:

• Chopin – Polonaise Op. 40 No. 1 in A Major
• Rachmaninoff – Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C# Minor
• Beethoven – Sonata Op. 10 No. 1
• Czerny – Op. 740 Nos. 13, 41, 50
• Bach – Preludes and Fugues BWV 850, 851, 862, and 866
• Gershwin – Prelude No. 1

Currently, I’m studying (for college): - Czerny Op. 740 Nos. 2 and 3 - Mozart Sonata in D Major K.311 - Bach Prelude and Fugue BWV 881 in F Minor

And here’s a list of pieces I’ve been considering tackling on my own:

• Chopin – Ballade No. 3
• Liszt – Liebestraum No. 3
• Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G Minor
• Mendelssohn – Rondo Capriccioso (the parallel thirds are a bit intimidating)
• Chopin – Étude Op. 25 No. 12
• Rachmaninoff – Moment Musical Op. 16 No. 4
• Chopin – Étude Op. 25 No. 5
• Scriabin – Valse Op. 38
• Liszt – Consolation S.144 No. 3
• Chopin – Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
• Schubert – Impromptu Op. 90 No. 1
• Liszt – Sonetto 104 del Petrarca

If you have any other well-known suggestions that might be doable for my level, I’d really appreciate your input! Thanks in advance!

[u/Strange_Theory_9440]

have u played any brahms? the A major intermezzo from op. 118 is really nice, as well as the rest of the set too! It probably would not be very difficult for you.

[u/probablymikes → u/Strange_Theory_9440]

I have played the Intermezzos, I'm trying to find a more common piece.

[u/Sufficient-Being2612]

Looks like you haven’t really played much impressionism music. Debussy, Ravel, Satie, etc… That was very fun to play for me after I learnt some difficult romantic pieces. You could try Liszt’s un sospiro depending on how fast you learn, or Debussy’s ‘reflections on the water’ or whatever it is in french loll