I've got one recording of an Einaudi piece that was arranged for clarinet and piano. I do like it - perhaps because I have a tendancy to over-complicate things, and it reminds me that things don't have to be complicated to achieve the desiered effect. I'd quite like to get hold of some of his music, if its the kind of thing I'd have a chance of learning! And I do like Debussy/Chopin etc. just not to play on piano just yet!

What grade do people think Le Onde is? (genuine question)

No idea! *Hopes it isn't too high*

what's too high?

Anything above grade 5 for me... I'm trying to get the music, and theres an einaudi book which is apprently intermediate standard on Musicroom.

I presume the grade for Le Onde.

Don't go on everything Musicroom tells you in terms of standard!

Isn't that what you meant, Rosemary7391?

Much as I dislike grading pieces.......

...my teacher recons that Le Onde would be a good grade 5 piece. Main difficulty is in the expression and interpretation, I've heard it played as a plodding series of broken chords. I actually think I Giorni is nicer - she recons that's about grade 6.

It was!

From the replies I guess I might just manage it!

Aaaah what a thread .

Interesting read if I may say so. Picking up on some points:

I love Chopin's music and also Debussy (I am taking a module on him at uni ) and also many other composers. However; I would say that I prefer Le Onde and some of Einaudi's other music to some of Chopin's etc, not all but some. That isn't to say that Chopin was a bad composer, it's just personal preference. Yes, a lot of Einaudi's music is repetitive, yes it's quite long, and yes it's simple, but is that necessairly a bad thing? If it's not your kind of thing then yes, just don't listen to it, but to me and perhaps others it's great how it is. I don't think it's too long and I don't really think it's too repetitive. I quite like to listen to something simple and relaxing, Einaudi to me, is perfect for that. Different pieces of music by different composers evoke different moods to every person. We're all different! Just because one person doesn't like Einaudi - does not mean that he's a rubbish composer - they just don't like his style. Similarly for Chopin etc, doesn't mean he's any less of a composer, just not everyone's tastes. You'll always get people saying "oh no way you cannot compare Einaudi with .... (insert composer here) so and so is faaaaaar better". In that persons OPINION - yes, but to me there's no set rule as to who is good and who is bad, it's just who we as people prefer to play/listen to and so on.

I'm sure that could have been said in about two sentances .

One more thing - I was sitting in the Bridgewater Hall only a few weeks ago, listening to his new music - an absolute joy. I find that just as pleasing as going to listen to a concert full of some other composer .

I'll soon know if I'll be able to manage it - I have ordered the music! (With my first paycheck - wooo!) I've yet to really find anything I can manage on piano that I really like, whereas I have so much clarinet music in that catagorey I don't know what to play first!

While we are on the subject of Le Onde, does anyone know where I can just get the music for that piece without having to buy the whole book containing the other pieces. Thanks.

Legally, I don't think you can.

I thought that might be answer. Just guess I have to fork out for the whole book then. As a matter of interest, what would happen if people got caught photocopying some music?

it depends who you get caught by and if they report it or not, I wouldn't know who to report it to for example! so yes, interesting question

You can buy it legally here. Good value - you print it out youself.

http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/0531982/details.html