Favorite Piano Pieces.

[TheSomeone]

A piano is the only instrument that can play as part of a symphony, but can also play the entire symphony's part. No doubtedly the most famous instrument next to the violin and the guitar, it's hard fo anyone to resist a good piano piece when listening to it live (preferably standing right next to the piano, if you've never watch a good pianist play from right behind him you haven't experienced piano music as it should be).

So, for piano-players and non-players, what's your favorite piece? Please provide a midi so we can get a sense o fit. I know midis definetly don't do any justice to a piece, but maybe we already know it and it'll remind us.

One of my favorite piano composer is Liszt. God he's got some pieces that I hope I'll be able to play one day. Too bad he's incredibly hard to play:

Hungarian Rhapsody #2 in C- (listen to at least a quarter of it if not all.)
http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/liszt/hungrap2.mid

LiebenStraum #2. This one you probably already know. Don't confuse it with Beethoven's pathetique though.
http://www.midicenter.com/midi/midi_files/classical/liszt/liebstrm.mid

Another of my favorite piano composers is Chopin.

This one you know if you've seen the pianist
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/4279/chop-n20.mid

Nocturne #14 in F#- Another great nocturne (they're all great really)
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/4279/chop48n2.mid



Post yours! And please no "Fur Eliz" That piece is so overrated/overplayed.

 

[Crushenator 500]

Not got a midi, but ''she's a rainbow'' by the rolling stones is awesome

Especially this whole part;

''Have you seen her dressed in blue?
See the sky in front of you
And her face is lik a sail
Speck of white so fair and pale
Have you seen a lady fairer?''

EDIT: just the first little bit so it doesnt really 'show' much, but here, have a link courtesy of amazon

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B00006IR69001013/0/002-3401292-5258456

 

[CrazyHarij]

a good pianist play from right behind him you haven't experienced piano music as it should be).

My brother is ****ing ace at playing the great pieces. When I stand next to him watching him play that completely flawlessly, for some reason I just start to smile uncontrollably.

Au Claire De la Lune
http://media.putfile.com/Debussy---Claire-de-Lune83

Definitely one of my most favourite pieces. Simple but at the same time soothing and dreamy. It tells a story in ways few other piano pieces have.

 

[Hazar]

Love this one

I can even play it.

 

[joule]

Grand Theft Auto III Theme Song
Aphex Twin's Kesson Daslef

First two that come to mind that are exceptionally good.

 

[CrazyHarij]

Love this one

I can even play it.

Auf wiedersehen MONTY!

(Only people who had the commodore 64 will get that)

 

[Reaktor4]

i hate pianos

 

[Hazar]

that's cause you fail at life

 

[Reaktor4]

i hear jongleurs have a few open slots, but you better be quick.

 

[venturon]

I really like Maple Leaf Rag.

 

[Steven]

Piano Concerto Number one in B minor OP.23 - Allegro non troppo e molto maestro - Allegro con Spirito FTW!

 

[Kangy]

Everyone who likes some good piano rock should listen to Ben Folds. Fred Jones Pt. 2 and Carrying Cathy on his first solo album, Rockin' The Suburbs (which is a song on the album that's damned hilarious take on bands like Linkin' Park etc.) are both fantastic pieces, and The Luckiest will always have a special little place in my heart.

I'm currently trying to learn the piano, although my choice of tutor wasn't too great (a friend who didn't want payment :/)

 

[Ren.182]

Shenmue 1 - Credits.
Just pure awesome.

http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/planetxbox/shenmuedojo/music/misc/11.zip

Sorry it's fileplanet. Only link i have. Got nowhere to upload to.

 

[TheSomeone]

www.putfile.com

please. EDIT: I managed to listen to it. I hated it (shenmue credits). It's the same chord progression over and over again with some repeated slightly varied melody. How unexcitingly bland.

 

[TheSomeone]

Piano Concerto Number one in B minor OP.23 - Allegro non troppo e molto maestro - Allegro con Spirito FTW!

This doens't really help. Who's the composer? I'm gonna guess beethoven because that's your avatar.

EDIT: NVM it's thaikosvky.

 

[Ren.182]

Meh. I like it.

 

[evil^milk]

Another of my favorite piano composers is Chopin.

This one you know if you've seen the pianist
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/4279/chop-n20.mid

Nocturne #14 in F#- Another great nocturne (they're all great really)
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/4279/chop48n2.mid

chopin is the shit. are those nocturnes the same ones from here? (i can't access the page you linked to)

http://www.piano-midi.de/midis/chopin/chpn_op27_1.mid
http://www.piano-midi.de/midis/chopin/chpn_op27_2.mid

anyway, y'all should check those out... they are amazing.

i also like beethoven. this is what i'm trying to play now:

http://www.piano-midi.de/midis/beethoven/mond_3.mid

 

[TheSomeone]

http://www.piano-midi.de/midis/beethoven/mond_3.mid

2nd movement moonlight sonata. Amirite?

 

[evil^milk]

3rd :dork: the second movement imo isn't as cool as the first or third

 

[TheSomeone]

Dammit >: (. I don't like the first movement, too overplayed. How many years you been playing? Are you taking CM?

 

[evil^milk]

yeah, the first one's kinda overplayed. what do you mean by CM? i've been playing for around 5 years but only the last 2 have been actually interesting, really. do you play?