Recently, I had the opportunity to learn his 1st piano sonata for the VFMC Mary Smart competition. Granted, I didn't win, but it was a sheer joy to learn the sonata. Rorem isn't known for his wide piano output, so I'm wondering if anybody else has ever learned a Ned Rorem work on the piano.
I listen to all three sonatas regularly (as performed by Thomas Lanners) and hope to learn some Rorem sometime. Haven't yet -- too much else on my plate for now...
Ha! What a timely opportunity for this thread! I bought the score to Rorem's Toccata just a few weeks ago (I believe that it's the third movement of his Sonata No. 1, but he re-published it as a stand-alone piece due to its popularity). I really liked it when I first heard it, but now I'm not so sure...
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