Interactive Solo Keyboard Works Game (Selection Round)

[North Star]

Albéniz - Suite "Iberia"
Debussy - Preludes, Bk. 1

[mc ukrneal]

What about Chopin's Etudes and Godowsky's 53 Studies of the Etudes? Can I assume that the Etudes are split in two by their opus numbers (which leaves three out)? Can I equally assume that the Godowsky is basically one piece for the purposes of this?

[Madiel]

Can I assume that the Etudes are split in two by their opus numbers (which leaves three out)?

If this means the Chopin Etudes, it would never occur to me to consider the 3 separate groups of etudes as a single work. I very much doubt it would ever occur to Chopin, either.

[mc ukrneal]

If this means the Chopin Etudes, it would never occur to me to consider the 3 separate groups of etudes as a single work. I very much doubt it would ever occur to Chopin, either.

Well, it would be nice to put the etudes all together, but as they were published at different times, with different opus numbers, it wasn't clear to me if they should be separated.

[Florestan]

Op. 10, Op. 25 and Trois nouvelles etudes. Afaic they are clearly three different works.

[Madiel]

Well, it would be nice to put the etudes all together, but as they were published at different times, with different opus numbers, it wasn't clear to me if they should be separated.

Why would it be nice to put them all together? Just because pianists like recording them all together so that they can say "complete etudes" on the cover?

There are any number of cases where works are frequently presented together on albums because, among other things, they make a nice CD-length chunk of music. But that's no basis for grouping works here.

[Gurn Blanston]

I'll just come back when we go to a different topic: there are too many lawyers here...

[mc ukrneal]

I'll just come back when we go to a different topic: there are too many lawyers here...

Thanks for keeping us grounded!

[Sammy]

Game Ready (3):
Bach - Goldberg Variations
Chopin - Ballade no. 1 op. 23
Liszt - Piano Sonata in B minor

On-Going Selections:
Albéniz - Suite "Iberia" (2)
Bach - Partita no. 2, BWV 826 (2)
Bach - Well Tempered Clavier, Bk. 2 (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 4, op. 7 (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 21, op. 53 "Waldstein" (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 28, op. 101 (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 29, op. 106 "Hammerklavier" (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 30, op. 109 (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 32, op. 111 (1)
Beethoven - Diabelli Variations (1)
Berg - Piano Sonata (2)
Boulez - Incises (1)
Boulez - Piano Sonata no. 2 (1)
Brahms - Variations and Fugue on a theme by Händel, op. 24 (1)
Cage - Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano (1)
Chopin - Barcarolle, op. 60 (1)
Chopin - Preludes, op. 28 (2)
Debussy - Etudes (1)
Debussy - Preludes, Bk. 1 (2)
Enescu - Sonata no. 3 for Piano in D major (1)
Glass - Etude no. 6 (1)
Godowsky - Passacaglia in B minor (after Schubert's Unfinished Symphony) (1)
Haydn - Piano Sonata no. 58 (1)
Haydn - Variations in F minor, Hob. 17:6 (1)
Ligeti - Études, Bk. 1 (1)
Ligeti - Musica Ricercata (1)
Mompou - Musica callada (1)
Mozart - Adagio in B minor, K 540 (1)
Mozart - Fantasia in C minor, K 475 (1)
Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 (1)
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (1)
Prokofiev - Piano Sonata no. 7 (1)
Ravel - Le tombeau de Couperin (1)
Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit (1)
Ravel - Jeux d'eau (1)
Ravel - Miroirs (1)
Schubert - Piano Sonata D 959 (1)
Schubert - Piano Sonata D 960 (2)
Schumann - Kinderszenen (1)
Schumann - Fantasy, op. 17 (1)
Scriabin - Piano Sonata no. 9 (1)
Shostakovich - Preludes and Fugues, op. 87 (1)
Stevenson - Passacaglia on DSCH (1)
Sweelinck - Fantasia Chromatica (1)

[Cato]

Dudes!  C'mon!  You're dissin'...THE RACH and Chuck Ives! 

Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata #1


Charles Ives: Concord Sonata

[Florestan]

Dudes!  C'mon!  You're dissin'...THE RACH and Chuck Ives! 

This morning I had to choose between nominating Rachmaninoff's Op. 33 and sending Chopin and Liszt into the final. I chose the latter. Tomorrow will be another day.

Anyway, when I suggested the solo keyboard I was sure that the game will be much livelier than the other ones and that the selection phase will be a long and heated one. Think about it: 4 pages already and only 3 selections.

[Mahlerian]

Mozart - Adagio in B minor
Schumann - Fantasy Op. 17

[Sammy]

Game Ready (3):
Bach - Goldberg Variations
Chopin - Ballade no. 1 op. 23
Liszt - Piano Sonata in B minor

On-Going Selections:
Albéniz - Suite "Iberia" (2)
Bach - Partita no. 2, BWV 826 (2)
Bach - Well Tempered Clavier, Bk. 2 (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 4, op. 7 (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 21, op. 53 "Waldstein" (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 28, op. 101 (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 29, op. 106 "Hammerklavier" (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 30, op. 109 (1)
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 32, op. 111 (1)
Beethoven - Diabelli Variations (1)
Berg - Piano Sonata (2)
Boulez - Incises (1)
Boulez - Piano Sonata no. 2 (1)
Brahms - Variations and Fugue on a theme by Händel, op. 24 (1)
Cage - Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano (1)
Chopin - Barcarolle, op. 60 (1)
Chopin - Preludes, op. 28 (2)
Debussy - Etudes (1)
Debussy - Preludes, Bk. 1 (2)
Enescu - Sonata no. 3 for Piano in D major (1)
Glass - Etude no. 6 (1)
Godowsky - Passacaglia in B minor (after Schubert's Unfinished Symphony) (1)
Haydn - Piano Sonata no. 58 (1)
Haydn - Variations in F minor, Hob. 17:6 (1)
Ives - Piano Sonata "Concord" (1)
Ligeti - Études, Bk. 1 (1)
Ligeti - Musica Ricercata (1)
Mompou - Musica callada (1)
Mozart - Adagio in B minor, K 540 (2)
Mozart - Fantasia in C minor, K 475 (1)
Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 (1)
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (1)
Prokofiev - Piano Sonata no. 7 (1)
Rachmaninov - Piano Sonata no. 1 (1)
Ravel - Le tombeau de Couperin (1)
Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit (1)
Ravel - Jeux d'eau (1)
Ravel - Miroirs (1)
Schubert - Piano Sonata D 959 (1)
Schubert - Piano Sonata D 960 (2)
Schumann - Kinderszenen (1)
Schumann - Fantasy, op. 17 (2)
Scriabin - Piano Sonata no. 9 (1)
Shostakovich - Preludes and Fugues, op. 87 (1)
Stevenson - Passacaglia on DSCH (1)
Sweelinck - Fantasia Chromatica (1)

[Sammy]

This morning I had to choose between nominating Rachmaninoff's Op. 33 and sending Chopin and Liszt into the final. I chose the latter. Tomorrow will be another day.

Anyway, when I suggested the solo keyboard I was sure that the game will be much livelier than the other ones and that the selection phase will be a long and heated one. Think about it: 4 pages already and only 3 selections.

What you call "heated", I consider "cluttered".  There have been times in this game when I've felt like taking what's left of my marbles and going home.  The game is for fun and light entertainment.  It isn't a document being prepared for academic review.  If this heat/clutter continues, I'll take the list and rearrange it exactly as I would want it if I was playing alone.

I have little to do with posting in non-game threads on this site as well as other sites.  The reason is that I don't want the string of discussion/debate/argument.  Actually, that's why I started developing and running games.

[Florestan]

What you call "heated", I consider "cluttered".  There have been times in this game when I've felt like taking what's left of my marbles and going home.  The game is for fun and light entertainment.  It isn't a document being prepared for academic review.  If this heat/clutter continues, I'll take the list and rearrange it exactly as I would want it if I was playing alone.

I have little to do with posting in non-game threads on this site as well as other sites.  The reason is that I don't want the string of discussion/debate/argument.  Actually, that's why I started developing and running games.

I have no idea what you mean by "cluttered" in the context of this game. Also, seems you're a bit angry. Why? 

[Cato]

What you call "heated", I consider "cluttered".  There have been times in this game when I've felt like taking what's left of my marbles and going home.  The game is for fun and light entertainment.  It isn't a document being prepared for academic review.  If this heat/clutter continues, I'll take the list and rearrange it exactly as I would want it if I was playing alone.

I have little to do with posting in non-game threads on this site as well as other sites.  The reason is that I don't want the string of discussion/debate/argument.  Actually, that's why I started developing and running games.

First, many thanks for taking the time to do this!

I think the "cluttering" is simply the nature of GMG: we have a good number of people with "non-mainstream" taste, who have found great enjoyment in works forgotten or barely known, and want others to have a taste of what enthuses them.

e.g. I apparently need to find out more about Mompou to discover if I am missing anything of value to me.     0:)

And many thanks to all for the nominations!

[Sammy]

I have no idea what you mean by "cluttered" in the context of this game. Also, seems you're a bit angry. Why? 

To me, "cluttered" refers to postings that do not advance game progression.  This very posting I'm doing now is clutter. 

As for the angry bit, I feel I already gave my reasons.

[Sammy]

I do need to offer a little apology.  My wife and I have a lot of company this week, and I'm doing the best I can to be a good host while staying current with the games I run.  Well, maybe I haven't been doing my best; I can do better.  When I feel overloaded, I tend to target and strike; it's the Scorpio in me.

I continue to feel that this is going to be a great game - fantastic music and good people with tons of knowledge!

[Marc]

I do need to offer a little apology.  My wife and I have a lot of company this week, and I'm doing the best I can to be a good host while staying current with the games I run.  Well, maybe I haven't been doing my best; I can do better.  When I feel overloaded, I tend to target and strike; it's the Scorpio in me.

I continue to feel that this is going to be a great game - fantastic music and good people with tons of knowledge!

That's OK, Don.
To play games, one has to be playful!

[Florestan]

I do need to offer a little apology.  My wife and I have a lot of company this week, and I'm doing the best I can to be a good host while staying current with the games I run.  Well, maybe I haven't been doing my best; I can do better.  When I feel overloaded, I tend to target and strike; it's the Scorpio in me.

Anyone can have a bad day / moment. I know it only too well so afaic there's no need to apologize.

Show must go on!