ABRSM Piano LRSM Materials

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Advice:

📖 “For the virtuoso, musical works are in fact nothing but tragic and moving materializations of his emotions; he is called upon to make them speak, weep, sing and sigh, to recreate them in accordance with his own consciousness. In this way he, like the composer, is a creator, for he must have within himself those passions that he wishes to bring so intensely to life.”
Franz Liszt

📖 "Do not aim for mere dexterity, or the so-called 'bravura'. Try to recreate the spirit intended by the composer, nothing more; anything else is a caricature. All mechanical brilliance fades over time; technical skill is of value only when it serves a higher purpose."
Robert Schumann

📖 "The artist’s life is wrapped up in making his readings of master works more significant, more eloquent, more beautiful. He is interested in everything that contributes to his artistry, whether it be literature, science, history, art or the technic of his own interpretative development. He penetrates the various mystic problems which surround piano playing by the infallible process of persistent study and reflection. The psychical phase of his work interests him immensely, particularly the phenomena of personal attraction—often called magnetism."
James Francis Cooke Great Pianists on Piano Playing (1917)

📖 "The individuality of different virtuoso performers is very marked. Although the virtuoso aspires to encompass all styles—that is, to be what you would call an “all-around” player—it is, nevertheless, the individuality of the player that adds the additional charm to the pianorecital. You hear a great masterpiece executed by one virtuoso, and when you hear the same composition played by another you will detect a difference, not of technical ability or of artistic comprehension, but rather of individuality. Rembrandt, Rubens and Vandyke might have all painted from the same model, but the finished portrait would have been different, and that difference would have been a reflection of the individuality of the artist."
Teresa Carreno in James Francis Cooke Great Pianists on Piano Playing (1917)

Technique:

👉 Chopin, Frederic Etudes Op. 10

👉 Chopin, Frederic Etudes Op. 25

👉 Debussy Etudes

👉 Ligeti, György Études pour piano, premier livre

👉 Liszt, Franz 3 Études de concert S. 144

👉 Liszt, Franz Grandes Etudes de Paganini

👉 Prokofiev, Sergey 4 Etudes, Op.2

👉 Rachmaninoff, Sergei Etudes-tableaux, Op.33

👉 Rachmaninoff, Sergei Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39

👉 Szymanowski, Karol 4 Etudes, Op.4

👉 Scriabin 12 Etudes Op. 8

👉 Scriabin 8 Etudes Op. 42

Piano LRSM - Learn & Expand Repertoire

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"Through diligent study and perseverance you will rise ever higher."
Robert Schumann

Check the official materials on the ABRSM website:

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LRSM Piano Repertoire:

Albéniz - From 12 pieces from ‘Iberia’(except no. 1 ‘Evocación’)

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Albéniz - Iberia, Suite Española,Tango and Presentation (Century's recording / 1962)
Alicia de Larrocha, piano

J S Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903

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Ralph Kirkpatrick, harpsichord (1960)

Wilhelm Kempff, piano (recorded in 1945)

Edwin Fischer, piano (1931)

Wanda Landowska, harpsichord

J S Bach Partitas no.2 in C minor, BWV 826 / no.5 in G, BWV 829

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Glenn Gould, piano

Glenn Gould practicing Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV 826

Martha Argerich, piano
Verbier Festival 2008

Martha Argerich, piano (recorded in 1979)

Rosalyn Tureck, piano
The 6 Keyboard Partitas by J.S Bach BWV 825–830
(1958-59 Mono Vinyl Restored)

Karl Richter, harpsichord (1960)

Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord

J S Bach From The Well-Tempered Clavier

Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 & 2
Century's recording: Edwin Fischer, piano

Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 & 2
Sviatoslav Richter (recorded in 1970 on a Bösendorfer piano)

Bartók Suite, Op.14

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Bartók plays Bartók Suite Op. 14 (recorded in 1929)

Kocsis Zoltán, piano

Beethoven Sonata Op. 2/3

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Artur Schnabel, piano

Beethoven Sonata Op. 7

Beethoven Sonata Op. 10/3

Beethoven Sonata Op. 31/1

Beethoven Sonata Op. 31/2 (The Tempest)

Beethoven Sonata Op. 31/3

Beethoven Sonata Op. 81a (Les Adieux)

Richard Rodney Bennett Any two of the ‘5 Studies’

Alban Berg Sonata, Op.1

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Maria Yudina (recorded in 1964)

Glenn Gould

Murray Perahia (recorded in 1987)

Maurizio Pollini (recorded in 1993)

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Johannes Brahms From Op. 76, Op. 116, Op. 118, Op. 79, Op. 119

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Casella Toccata, Op.6

Chopin Ballades

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Artur Rubinstein plays Four Ballades (recorded in 1958)

Chopin Barcarolle in F#, Op.60

Chopin Études

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Chopin Fantaisie in F minor, Op.49

Chopin Polonaise-Fantaisie in Ab, Op.61

Samson François plays Chopin Polonaise-Fantaisie Op. 61

Chopin Scherzi

Copland Sonata

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Dallapiccola Sonatina Canonica in Eb

Debussy Estampes

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Claude Debussy plays Debussy (piano rolls 1904-1913)
Clair de Lune, Préludes, Images, Estampes, Arabesques, Rêverie - among them Estampes

Debussy Études

Debussy Images

Claude Debussy plays Debussy (piano rolls 1904-1913)
Clair de Lune, Préludes, Images, Estampes, Arabesques, Rêverie - among them Images

Debussy L’Isle joyeuse

Debussy Préludes

Claude Debussy plays Debussy (piano rolls 1904-1913)
Clair de Lune, Préludes, Images, Estampes, Arabesques, Rêverie - among them Préludes

Dohnányi Rhapsody in C, Op.11 no.3

Fauré Barcarolle no.5 in F# minor, Op.66

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Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) - L’oeuvre pour piano / Complete Piano Works - Germaine Thissens-Valentin (Century's Recording) -among them the Fifth Barcarolle

Fauré Impromptu no.3 in Ab, Op.34

Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) - L’oeuvre pour piano / Complete Piano Works - Germaine Thissens-Valentin (Century's Recording) - among them the third Impromptu

Fauré Nocturne no.4 in Eb, Op.36

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) - L’oeuvre pour piano / Complete Piano Works - Germaine Thissens-Valentin (Century's Recording) - Among them the fourth Nocturne

Ferguson Sonata in F minor, Op.8

Michael Finnissy Yvaropera 5. Spectrum

Fricker Studies nos.2 and 4 from ‘12 Studies’, Op.38

Ginastera Any one or more of the ‘3 Danzas Argentinas’

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Ginastera Sonata no.1, Op.22

Terence Judd plays Ginastera Sonata No. 1 Op. 22

Granados Any one of the 6 pieces from ‘Goyescas’

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Haydn Sonata in C, Hob.XVI/50 Or Sonata in Eb, Hob.XVI/52

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Hindemith from ‘Ludus Tonalis’: Interludium p.7 and Fuga secunda in G, Interludium p.20 and Fuga quinta in E, Interludium p.38 and Fuga nona in Bb

Hindemith Sonata no.2 in G Or Sonata no.3 in Bb

Ireland Amberley Wild Brooks, April, Chelsea Reach, Ragamuffin

John Lenehan plays Ireland's Amberley Wild Brooks (2008)

John Ireland plays April (recorded in 1929)

John Lenehan plays Ireland's Chelsea Reach

Kabalevsky Sonata no.3 in F, Op.46

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Bryan Kelly Sonata

Oliver Knussen Sonya’s Lullaby, Op.16

Kenneth Leighton Conflicts (Fantasy on Two Themes), Op.51

Liszt Concert Studies

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Liszt Paganini Studies

Liszt ‘12 Études d’exécution transcendante’

12 Etudes d’Exécution Transcendante
Lazar Berman, piano (1959)

Liszt Légendes

Liszt Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este: no.4 from ‘Années de Pèlerinage, 3ème Année’

Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14:

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Mendelssohn From ‘6 Preludes and Fugues’, Op. 35: no. 1 in E minor, no. 3 in B minor, no. 5 in F minor

Mendelssohn Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54

Messiaen From ‘8 Préludes’: no. 3 ‘Le Nombre léger’, no. 4 ‘Instants défunts’

Messiaen: Préludes - No. 3 Le nombre léger
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Messiaen Préludes - No. 4 Instants défunts
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Messiaen From ‘Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jésus’: no.8 ‘Regard des hauteurs’, no.11 ‘Première communion de la Vierge’, no.14 ‘Regard des Anges’, no.15 ‘Le baiser de l’EnfantJésus’, no.16 ‘Regard des prophètes, des bergers et des Mages’

Mozart Rondo in A minor, K.511

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Mozart Sonata in A minor, K.310

Mozart Sonata in C minor, K.457

Mozart Sonata in F, K.533

Mozart Sonata in D, K.576

Rachmaninov From Preludes Op. 23: no. 3 in D minor, no. 4 in D, no. 5 in G minor, no. 10 in Gb and From Preludes Op. 32: no. 1 in C, no. 2 in Bb minor, no. 3 in E, no. 4 in E minor, no. 6 in F minor, no. 8 in A minor, no. 9 in A, no. 10 in B minor, no. 13 in Db

Ravel Jeux d'eau

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Ravel From Miroir: no.1 ‘Noctuelles’, no.3 ‘Une Barque sur l’Océan’, no.4 ‘Alborada del gracioso’

Ravel Ondine: no.1 from ‘Gaspard de la Nuit

Ravel Toccata: no.6 from ‘Le Tombeau de Couperin’

Roger Redgate trace. Spectrum

Scarlatti Pairs of Sonatas: Sonata in D minor, Kp.52 (L.267) and Sonata in D, Kp.96 (L.465) / 2 Sonatas in C minor, Kp.115 (L.407) and Kp.116 (L.452) / Sonata in G minor, Kp.426 (L.128) and Sonata in G, Kp.427 (L.286) / 2 Sonatas in Bb, Kp.544 (L.497) and Kp.545 (L.500) / 2 Sonatas in G, Kp.424 (L.289) and Kp.425 (L.333)

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Schoenberg From ‘5 Pieces’, Op. 23

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Schoenberg From Suite, Op. 25

Schubert Sonata in A minor, Op. 143, D. 784

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Schubert Sonata in C minor, D. 958

Schubert Sonata in A, D.959

Schumann From ‘Novelletten’, Op.21: no.2 in D, no.8 in F# minor

Schumann Sonata in G minor, Op.22

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Schumann Variations on the name ‘Abegg’, Op.1

Clara Haskil, piano(Paris, 1938)

Alexis Sigismund Weissenberg, piano (1968)

Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Scriabin From ‘12 Etudes’, Op.8: no.10 in Db, no.12 in D# minor

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Scriabin Sonata no.4 in F#, Op.30

Scriabin - Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30 - Vladimir Sofronitsky (recorded in 1960, live in Moscow)

Scriabin - Piano Sonata No. 4 - Emil Gilels in London 1957

Scriabin - Piano Sonata No. 4 - Lazar Berman (recorded live in 1962)

Scriabin Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30 - Stanislav Neuhaus (recorded live in 1967)

Scriabin Sonata no.5 in F#, Op.53

📖 "Scriabin first realised that universal art was a function of his own artistic personality during the composition of his Fifth Piano Sonata, which immediately followed Le Poème de l'extase. When he played this sonata for me [Boris de Schloezer] in Lausanne in the winter of 1908, he remarked that the music existed outside of him in images that could not be expressed verbally. He was not creating this music out of nothing, he declared, but rather he had removed a veil that obscured it, and this made it visible. His task was to render this inner image into sounds, without distortion; he liked to call this image a 'sounding body' possessing a color of its own. He observed it in his inner self and at the same time separate from him or, rather, above him. He sensed it with his entire self, not only through the medium of sense organs. In trying to describe this extraordinary state, he had, despite his skill in self-analysis, a great difficulty of expression. That is why he sometimes used different terms in referring to the same psychological state.
Motives and successions of chords were associated in Scriabin's consciousness with outside forces guiding his composition. When Scriabin worked on his thematic material, gradually building the sonorous edifice of the Fifth Piano Sonata, he sensed with different degrees of clarity the basic image that seemed to exist outside the framework of time. 'I am the translator,' he once blurted out, speaking about his Fifth Piano Sonata. During the process of its composition he felt as though he were projecting a three-dimensional body on a flat surface, stretching and flattening in time and space a prophetic vision that he experienced as an instant revelation, simplifying and at the same time impoverishing it. The integral vision that he perceived with his entire being, in which all the human sense participated, he reduced to a system of sounds, thus utilising only one sensory medium. He also said that in the apperception of this primary vision he did not feel that he was merely a passive recipient, but was at all times creatively active."
Boris de Schloezer Scriabin Artist and Mystic (1923/1975/1987) (Continue reading - highly recommended!)

Vladimir Sofronitsky plays Scriabin Sonata No. 5 Op. 53 (recorded live in 1958)

Daniil Trifonov

Vitaly Margulis (recorded in 1977)

Seiber Scherzando capriccioso

Shostakovich From Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: Vol. 1: no.4 in E minor, no.7 in A / Vol. 2: no.15 in Db, no.17 in Ab

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Tippett Sonata no.2

Webern Variations, Op.27