Please recommend the next piano piece I should learn [closed]

Question

I started learning to play the piano in September last year. I am taking private lessons from a young man who is a very skilled pianist and also a good teacher, but I happen to be his first student. I am 27 years old (and therefore should be considered an adult learner). My teacher is only 19 - but he's been learning since he was 4.

My teacher recommends that I learn one piece each from the baroque, classical, romantic and post-romantic ages, simultaneously - that is, 4 pieces at once (and I think this makes good sense).

Since September, I have learnt the following:

Baroque:

JS Bach - WTC Book I Prelude I - Prelude in C Major (DONE) - was the first piece I learnt

CPE Bach - Solfeggio (just starting to learn) - is the fourth piece I'm learning

Classical:

M Clementi - Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1 (ALMOST DONE) - is my third piece

Romantic:

F Chopin - Prelude in E Minor Op. 28 No. 4 (DONE) - was my second piece

Post-romantic: Nothing learnt yet.

As you can see, I need a new piece for the post-romantic and romantic eras, and will very soon need a new piece for the classical era. (The Solfeggio though will probably be my baroque piece for a good while.)

I'm looking for recommendations for pieces I should learn in the above 3 areas. Pieces which are played by professionals are particularly attractive to me. Pieces written for children are particularly unattractive - as you can imagine, at 27 years of age I don't like to feel that I'm at the level of a good 5-year-old, although this is probably objectively true.

I would also be grateful for comments regarding the progression of pieces outlined - whether it makes sense, whether it doesn't, what could be changed, and comments on my progress.

Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

These recommendations assume that it took you between 2 and 6 months to learn each of the pieces you've mentioned. You're definitely already in the intermediate stage and should be congratulated on your progress!

Baroque: Try a selection from one of the suites by Handel. Maybe the Allemande, Allegro or Aria from the Suite in G major HWV 441, or the Sarabande from the Suite no. 4 in D minor.
In the near future (but maybe not the very next piece), try one or more of J.S. Bach's Two-Part Inventions.

Classical: If Clementi went well you're ready for the easier Haydn or Beethoven sonatas and sonatinas. Try:
Beethoven - Sonatina in G major Anh. 5, two movements, or the first movement of Sonata in F minor Op. 2 no. 1
Haydn - Sonata/Divertimento Hob. XVI:1, 27 or 28 (choose one movement)

Romantic: Albeñiz, one or two selections from España
Schumann, Traumerei (Dreaming) from Kinderszenen. Kinderszenen is not intended for children to play -- it is a set of pieces that represent an adult looking back on memories of childhood.
Grieg, three or four of the Lyric Pieces Op. 12

Post-romantic: There are all kinds of difficulty levels in this period too, so don't panic.
What about Bartok, one of the Six Roumanian Dances? All six would be a lot to bite off right now, but they are short, and one ought to be doable. Those are very enjoyable to play.