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Book 1, op. 19b (1829–1830)
No. 1 Andante con moto in E major - Dipsy
No. 2 Andante espressivo in A minor - ragnhildK
No. 3 Molto allegro e vivace in A major - Evelyn S
No. 4 Moderato in A major - Devrie
No. 5 Poco agitato in F-sharp minor - Ganddalf
No. 6 Andante sostenuto in G minor - Recaredo

Book 2, op. 30 (1833–1834)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in E-flat major - Valencia
No. 2 Allegro di molto in B-flat minor
No. 3 Adagio non troppo in E major - PianoStudent88
No. 4 Agitato e con fuoco in B minor -DanS
No. 5 Andante grazioso in D major - Beric
No. 6 Allegretto tranquillo in F-sharp minor - LimeFriday

Book 3, op. 38 (1836–1837)
No. 1 Con moto in E-flat major - dire tonic
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in C minor - ROSSY
No. 3 Presto e molto vivace in E major - musicusblau
No. 4 Andante in A major - peterws
No. 5 Agitato in A minor - EmilioAlvarezCid
No. 6 Andante con moto in A-flat major - Sam S

Book 4, op. 53 (1839–1841)
No. 1 Andante con moto in A-flat major -
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in E-flat major - Ganddalf
No. 3 Presto agitato in G minor - musicusblau
No. 4 Adagio in F major - WiseBuff
No. 5 Allegro con fuoco in A minor - Sam S
No. 6 Molto Allegro vivace in A major -DanS

Book 5, op. 62 (1842–1844)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in G major - ZRTF90
No. 2 Allegro con fuoco in B-flat major - Oleg Yakerevich
No. 3 Andante maestoso in E minor - ZRTF90
No. 4 Allegro con anima in G major
No. 5 Andante con moto in A minor - LimeFriday
No. 6 Allegretto grazioso in A major - Alan Chan

Book 6, op. 67 (1843–1845)
No. 1 Andante in E-flat major - timmyab
No. 2 Allegro leggiero in F-sharp minor - dire tonic
No. 3 Andante tranquillo in B-flat major - timmyab
No. 4 Presto in C major
No. 5 Moderato in B minor - Pavel.K
No. 6 Allegro non troppo in E major

Book 7, op. 85 (1834–1845)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in F major - Valencia
No. 2 Allegro agitato in A minor - Wayne33yrs
No. 3 Presto in E-flat major
No. 4 Andante sostenuto in D major - Rupak Bhattacharya
No. 5 Allegretto in A major - Ganddalf
No. 6 Allegretto con moto in B-flat major

Book 8, op. 102 (1842–1845)
No. 1 Andante un poco agitato in E minor - Greener
No. 2 Adagio in D major - FarmGirl
No. 3 Presto in C major - AimeeO
No. 4 Un poco agitato, ma andante in G minor - LadyChen
No. 5 Allegro vivace in A major
No. 6 Andante in C major - Greener

I spotted the vistors, Wayne

Yep, I've 9 more participants to find, off I go

Ganddalf I'll look forward to hearing you play Mendelssohn with your experience as foundation. This is my first real foray into his music and I'm enjoying it but it's not an easy process for sure. My teacher "doesn't like" this one I'm working on (53#4) which is a de-motivator. I've played long enough to work on it on my own and I'll work with her once I've mastered the fingering and have a reasonable tempo. She'll help me when she knows I'm set on the piece. Over the years I've come to accept that she is VERY opinionated about the music. I never take popular or rock music to my lessons. She had never heard of stairway to heaven but we've known each other for 30 years so I appreciate her musical knowledge and learn on other music.

Progress report: At this point, I'm able to play it but still have glitchy phrases and I'm only at half tempo. My soul just moves more slowly I guess. :-)

While, it's not one of the Songs Without Words, Album Leaf Op. 117 is a song without words. Would there be any possibility in including it?

I've been working on it for a few months now. It's memorized, but still way short of performance quality. Currently I'm trying to rework the fingering so that I stop destroying my left hand.

Ha ha was just looking at op38 3. I see you`re interested, Ganddalf. I`ve just listened to it. . . .`nuff said!

Go for it man . . .too deep for me. Really is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyALSs4nRvE

Oh no!! , what am I like? sorry Ganddalf, it's YOURS if you want it

Have we got a date for this one yet?
I could probably squeeze another one in if it's going to be a couple of months.

Wayne, I don't insist on playing 38/3. Actually it is on the hard side for me. And I can still practice it and use it on a later occation.

However, I see that 85/5 is still free. You can put me up on that one.

Will do Ganddalf



At least a couple of months

I'll make a start on op 53 no 1 then.Leave the slot open though in case anyone else wants to have a go at one of the less difficult pieces, I've had two goes already.If nobody claims the piece I should still have time to get it up to speed.

Need some help here please. I've pretty much achieved 53#4 under my fingers. It looked easier than it played with my less than flexible fingers.

It says adagio. It is in 9/8 time. If I set the metronome at 3 beats so that I'm hearing a beat at every eighth note HOW FAST should I set the metronome? I'm assuming that it is adagio to the quarter note but it could be adagio to the dotted quarter note too I guess. I'd like it to be reflective not too fast and certainly not a dirge.

I haven't studied the piece, but a quick run through one handed style has me playing at about eighth note = 100.That feels right to me.Up to 110 sounds fine, beyond that sounds hurried to me.
Edit.An eighth note is a quaver, is that right?So here we have nine eighth notes to the bar?

About eighth note = 100 should get you started, then you can speed up. But the ultimate tempo depends on how it sounds to you - listening to your own playing is key.

Sam

Just had a look on the awesome Spotify and as far as I can tell the pros play it at between 2.08 and 3.00 with most in the 2.20 to 2.40 range.My maths isn't great but I think eighth note = 100 would be 2.42 and = 110 would be about 2.27.
The fastest and slowest versions sound wrong to me so I'd say between 100 and 115 would be about right assuming my maths is correct.

If it's in 9/8, wouldn't you set your beat to be dotted quarter, not eighth note?

There's a youtube recording of Urska Babic (3m 05) that's faster than my recording of Ilse von Alpenheim (3m 24).

A greater tone can facilitate a slower performance. My ABRSM score recommends quaver = 104.

Dotted quarters would be under 40 bpm. That's too slow for keeping to a metronome without a lot of practise.

Nice to see you guys are getting on with your pieces

Review:

Book 1, op. 19b (1829–1830)
No. 1 Andante con moto in E major - Dipsy
No. 2 Andante espressivo in A minor - ragnhildK
No. 3 Molto allegro e vivace in A major - Evelyn S
No. 4 Moderato in A major - Devrie
No. 5 Poco agitato in F-sharp minor - Ganddalf
No. 6 Andante sostenuto in G minor - Recaredo

Book 2, op. 30 (1833–1834)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in E-flat major - Valencia
No. 2 Allegro di molto in B-flat minor
No. 3 Adagio non troppo in E major - PianoStudent88
No. 4 Agitato e con fuoco in B minor -DanS
No. 5 Andante grazioso in D major - Beric
No. 6 Allegretto tranquillo in F-sharp minor - LimeFriday

Book 3, op. 38 (1836–1837)
No. 1 Con moto in E-flat major - dire tonic
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in C minor - ROSSY
No. 3 Presto e molto vivace in E major - musicusblau
No. 4 Andante in A major - peterws
No. 5 Agitato in A minor - EmilioAlvarezCid
No. 6 Andante con moto in A-flat major - Sam S

Book 4, op. 53 (1839–1841)
No. 1 Andante con moto in A-flat major -
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in E-flat major - Ganddalf
No. 3 Presto agitato in G minor - musicusblau
No. 4 Adagio in F major - WiseBuff
No. 5 Allegro con fuoco in A minor - Sam S
No. 6 Molto Allegro vivace in A major -DanS

Book 5, op. 62 (1842–1844)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in G major - ZRTF90
No. 2 Allegro con fuoco in B-flat major - Oleg Yakerevich
No. 3 Andante maestoso in E minor - ZRTF90
No. 4 Allegro con anima in G major - Oleg Yakerevich
No. 5 Andante con moto in A minor - LimeFriday
No. 6 Allegretto grazioso in A major - Alan Chan

Book 6, op. 67 (1843–1845)
No. 1 Andante in E-flat major - timmyab
No. 2 Allegro leggiero in F-sharp minor - dire tonic
No. 3 Andante tranquillo in B-flat major - timmyab
No. 4 Presto in C major
No. 5 Moderato in B minor - Pavel.K
No. 6 Allegro non troppo in E major

Book 7, op. 85 (1834–1845)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in F major - Valencia
No. 2 Allegro agitato in A minor - Wayne33yrs
No. 3 Presto in E-flat major
No. 4 Andante sostenuto in D major - Rupak Bhattacharya
No. 5 Allegretto in A major - Ganddalf
No. 6 Allegretto con moto in B-flat major

Book 8, op. 102 (1842–1845)
No. 1 Andante un poco agitato in E minor - Greener
No. 2 Adagio in D major - FarmGirl
No. 3 Presto in C major - AimeeO
No. 4 Un poco agitato, ma andante in G minor - LadyChen
No. 5 Allegro vivace in A major
No. 6 Andante in C major - Greener

Thank you all for the suggestions on tempo for 53#4. 100 to the quarter/quaver FEELS good to me as far as the sentiment of the piece. Not sure I'll get there. I'm at about 84 now and working on musical expression.

I see there are only six pieces left. Great job Wayne!