​Ernest So is well-known for his wide range of repertoire, from concert standards to more obscure and rarer treasures of the piano literature.  He especially favours in the late-Romantic music of Russia, France, Spain and the Latin Americas. 

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~ Concert Rarities ~

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Russian Music

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Blumenfeld, Felix    - Etude for Left Hand, Op. 36

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Bortkiewicz, Sergei - Sonata No. 1

                               - Three Pieces Op. 24

                                  - Preludes Op. 33

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Catoire, Georgy       - Five Pieces, Op. 10
 

Gliere, Reinhold     - 25 Preludes, Op. 30

                                 - "Russian Sailor Song", transcribed by Raymond Lewenthal

 

Kapustin, Nicolai    - Sunrise Op. 26

                               - Preludes Op. 53

                               - Aquarela do Brasil, Op. 118

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​Kazhlayev, Murad   - Romantic Sonatina

                                  - 6 Preludes
 

Medtner, Nicolai    - Fairy Tales: Opp. 8, 9, 20, 26, 51

                                 - Sonata Idyll, Op. 56
 

Stanchinsky, Alexei - 3 Preludes

                                - Sonata in E-flat minor

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Svetlanov, Yevgeny -12 Preludes
 

Wild, Earl                -Transcriptions of Rachmaninoff's songs:
                                 Do Not Grieve
                                 Midsummer Nights
                                 Little Island
                                 Vocalise
                                 In the Silent Night
                                 Floods of Spring

                               

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French Music

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Aubert, Louis            - Romance, Op. 2

                                     - Sillages, Op. 27

 

Chabrier, Emmanuel  - Habanera
                                   - Bourrée Fantasque

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Cras, Jean                   - 4 Danze

                                   - Au fil de l’eau

                                   - Paysage

Debussy, Claude        - La Mer, solo piano transcription by Lucien Garban 

 

Fauré, Gabriel            - Ballade Op. 19

 

Février, Henry           - Estampes Japonaises

 

​Godard, Benjamin     - Mazurka Op. 54
                                  - Waltz Op. 88

 

Ibert, Jacques            - Les bavardes
                                  - Pièce romantique
 

​Poulenc, Francis        - Mélancolie

Trenet, Charles          - Coin de rue, transcribed by Alexis Weissenberg 

 

Wiener, Jean              - Sonatine No. 2

                                     - Histoire de France

 

Wurmser, Lucien       - 12 Preludes

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Spanish Music

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Albeniz, Isaac             -  Iberia Book 4

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Blancafort, Manuel    - Tres Consejos de Turina
                                   - El Parc d'atraccions
 

Granados, Enrique     - Elisenda's Garden
                                  - Valses Poético
                                  - Goyesca

 

Malats, Joaquim        - Serenata Española

                                   - Serenata Andaluza

 

Mompou, Federico    - 3 Variations

                                  - (Unpublished works) A la Muntanya (1911), Prelude (1913)

                                  - Variations on a Theme by Chopin

                                     - Cancions y Danzas (selections)

                                     - Preludes (selections)

Montsalvatge, Xavier - 4 diàlegs amb el piano  

 

Nin-Culmell, Joaquin  - Selections from “48 Tonadas”

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Rodrigo, Joaquin        - “4 Piano Pieces”
 

Turina, Joaquin          - Sevilla, Op. 2

 

Viñes, Ricardo            - En Verlaine Mineur​

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Music from Latin America

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Armengol, Mario Ruiz - 19 Danzas Cubanas

 

Chavez, Carlos             - Paginas Sencillas

 

Dutra, Eduardo           - Preludio in F-sharp minor

Fernandez, Lorenzo   - 2nd Suite Brasileira

 

Gnattali, Radames     - Alma Brasileira

                                     - Maneirando

 

Guarnieri, Camargo Mozart - Dansa Negra

                                                - Dansa Brasileira

 

Guastavino, Carlos    - Cantilena argentina No. 4, 5

                                  - Tierra Linda

                                     - Sonatina

 

Lasala, Ángel E.         - Danza de la china querendona

 

Lecuona, Ernesto      - Malagueña

 

Mignone, Francisco   - Selections from “Valsa de Esquina”

                                     - Congada

 

Piazzolla, Astor          - Tango Fantasy Adios Nonino

 

Ponce, Manuel M.      - Balada Mexicana,

                                  - Selection of “Mazurcas”

                                  - Etude No. 3

                                  - Prelude and Fugue for Left Hand

 

Santoro, Cláudio        - Preludio from 1st book, 2nd series

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Villa-Lobos, Heitor    - Ciclo Brasilero 

 

 

Others

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Antheil, George          - Jazz Sonata (from fascimiles)
                                   - Sonatina für Radio (from fascimiles)

Bowen, York               - The Road to Polden

 

Bridge, Frank              - Three Improvisations for Left Hand Alone

 

Chasins, Abram          - Fairy Tale

                                   - Keyboard Karikatures, Op. 6

                                      - Three Chinese Pieces

 

Despic, Dejan              - Nokturno, Op. 5 

 

Finnissy, Michael        - Gershwin Transcription: Love is Here to Stay

 

​Gabrilowitsch, Ossip    - Etude for Left Hand Op. 12, No. 2

 

Godowsky, Leopold    - Suite for Left Hand
                                   - Cello Suite No. 5 (orig. by Bach)
                                   - Arrangements of Chopin Etudes (various)
                                   - Alt Wien
                                   - The Swan (orig. by Saint-Saën)
                                   - Moment Musical (orig. by Schubert)
                                   - Heidenröslein (orig. by Schubert)
                                   - Triana (orig. by Albeniz)
                                   - Künstlerleben, Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Johann Strauss II

                                   - Symphonie Metamorphoses of the Schatz-Waltz themes for the Left Hand Alone

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Hamelin, Marc-André  - La Campanella (after Paganini-Liszt)
 

Leschetiszky, Theodor - Hommage à Chopin

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Moscheles, Ignaz         - La Gaïeté
 

Pärt, Arvo                    - Für Alina
                                    - Variationen zue Gesundung von Arinuschka

 

Pennario, Leonard       - Emperor Waltz (orig. by Johann Strauss)

 

Reinecke, Carl             - Sonata for Left Hand Op. 179

 

Saperton, David          - Bess, You is my woman now (orig. by Gershwin)

 

Tajčević, Marko            - 7 Balkan Dances

                                       - 5 Preludes

 

Tanikawa, Kensaku     - Sketch of Jazz

 

Vladigerov, Alexandre - "Dilmano,Dilbero" Variations on a Bulgarian folk song, Op. 2

 

Vladigerov, Pancho      - Valse-Fantasque Op. 2 No. 4

                                       - Autumn Elergy Op. 15 No. 2

                                       - Improvisation Op. 36 No. 4

 

​Wild, Earl                    - Virtuosic Etudes (orig. by Gershwin)

 

 

Some standard repertoire:

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Bach – Partitas
Mozart – Sonatas, Fantasies, Variations
Beethoven – Sonatas, Variations, Bagatelles, Concertos
Chopin – Sonata No. 3, Nocturnes, Scherzos, Ballades, Mazurkas, Concertos
Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsodies, Sonata in B minor, Sonettos, Concertos
Brahms – Sonata Op. 5, late works (Op. 117, 118, 119)
Rachmaninoff – Preludes, Etudes, Transcriptions, Concerto No. 2
Prokofiev – Sonatas, Concerto No. 2
Scriabin – Sonatas, Etudes Op. 8 & 65, Vers la Flamme Op. 72
Debussy – Preludes, Images, Pour le Piano
Berg - Sonata