Peter Wisse ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>Well, reading the list you gave, you are certainly not starting the
>easy way.  Your favourite instrument being the piano, your list should
>include Bartok (solo piano music and the concerto's), Ligeti, (etudes and
>pianoconcerto) Barber (pianoconcerto), Messiaen, Catalogue d'oiseaux and
>turangalila symphony Villa Lobos, (solo piano music and pianoconcertos),
>and the same for Prokoffieff; Strawinski, capriccio for piano and
>orchestra, and the concerto for piano and windorchestra, about Janacek:
>I prefer the Symphonietta.  This could go on for (p)ages.

This person is just STARTING!  How about Beethoven sonatas & concertos,
Mozart concertos (and sonatas I suppose), Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, etc.

While I very much admire some of the music you've listed, I don't think any
of it is really suitable for somone who's just beginning a collection.

Deryk Barker
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