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PIANO!... Why it is AWESOME! RIGHT HERE!
Inlander:
ForteBass, you beat me to it! That's how you bend and slide notes on a piano.
That, or get a really old and decrepit one. I once played just such a piano: it was making the weirdest noises, so when I opened up the front to have a look in (it was an upright) I found out that the hammers, when struck, had a tendency to hit their own strings - and then bounce across to the next set of strings! That was a cool piano.
StrikeThePostman:
I'm joining all the Chopin lovers here... My personal favourite to play is Etude in C Minor, Opus 10, No. 12, because it's a good outlet for anger and all that good stuff. The Prelude StarlightRecyler mentioned is really nice too. Just now I'm learning the Fantasie Impromptu, which is a great piece but unfortunately a bitch to play.
Another favourite is Debussy. A few years ago I detested his music because I couldn't play Clair de Lune correctly, but hey, opinions change. I wouldn't have listened to Ben Folds a few years ago either.
Inlander:
Back when I had a piano within easy reach (sigh . . .) I also played a lot of 20th century Russian music: Prokofiev's "Visions Fugitives" has some amazing stuff in it, and Skryabin's preludes are so beautiful and weird and wonderful.
ayePod:
Im just back from the hell is for heroes gig and the support band jacobs stories had a piano. They also had 'madd skillz'. Like Sigur Ros,Isis,et,etc. Definetly worth checking out.
StrikeThePostman:
Oh, and Liszt's Transcendental Etudes are amazing. For listening. I'm not playing those quite yet.
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