My Repertoire for this year..HOW do you feel about these pieces?

[infamousbr]

hey, ive been playing for about ten years, and next year im goina try for this thing in MTAC in which if u get in u get to play semi-professionally, and im playing these following pieces, and i just wanna know outta curiosity what u guys feel about these pieces..
Bach Prelude and Fugue in d minor (WTC2)
Beethoven Op 2 No 3 Sonata (2nd thru 4th movements, ive already learned the first)
Scriabin Op8 No 12 etude
Chopin Scherzo Op20 in bminor..already started, i have all the notes down already..
there might be more, but so far this is it

just wanna know, is there anything that i should pay attention to in these pieces? and other suggestions, etc?

thanks for any replies

[infamousbr]

 movin back up to the top

[infamousbr]

up again, yeah im really hopin for some replies, heh

[viking]

I have no clue what the competition is, or if it is a competition, but could you explain this thing a little more? Is it a series of recitals/concerts?  It sounds interesting...
SAM

[BoliverAllmon]

I like the pieces. I am not sure if they are difficult enough though.

[mikeyg]

Yes, the pieces really aren't chalenging enough to win most semi-professional competitions.

[pet]

Sometimes it isn't about how challenging a piece is.... it's about how well you play it.  What's the point of learning a very very hard piece, and then can't play it properly?  I think the pieces are good...if you're comfortable with them, and play them well, your good to go.

[presto agitato]

  Beethoven himself considered the sonata in C major Op 2 is one of the most difficult piano works he wrote. I think his opinion was something like this: "The set of piano sonatas Op 2 contain three works a dramatic one (num 1) a lyric one (num2) and a virtuoso piano sonata in C major"

Scriabin´s Op 8-12 is q torture for the left hand

Those pieces are for pro pianist IMO

[infamousbr]

im not professional, lol, this is for high school people(ill be a senior in HS next year), and basically this competition thing is for Music Teachers Association of California (it's called Young Artist Guild), in which they pick 5 people out of maybe 30 people to play semi-professionally, and then you're basically obligated to play professionally for them for 5 years..

[pianote]

hey, ive been playing for about ten years, and next year im goina try for this thing in MTAC in which if u get in u get to play semi-professionally, and im playing these following pieces, and i just wanna know outta curiosity what u guys feel about these pieces..
Bach Prelude and Fugue in d minor (WTC2)
Beethoven Op 2 No 3 Sonata (2nd thru 4th movements, ive already learned the first)
Scriabin Op8 No 12 etude
Chopin Scherzo Op20 in bminor..already started, i have all the notes down already..
there might be more, but so far this is it

just wanna know, is there anything that i should pay attention to in these pieces? and other suggestions, etc?

thanks for any replies

you need to prepare a 45 minute repertoire for the yag panel... what's your contemporary piece? scriabin counts as your etude. as much as they judge on how you play your pieces remember that all the other candidates will have extremely hard pieces also and will play them exceptionally well. I know last year in C.A. those that made it played works such as liszt's tarantella, transcendental etude #10, ondine/scarbo, etc. if you can outplay them you'll be fine.

btw- i'm going after yag this year too for C.A. - should be fun.

SAM- the competition is...all of the advanced panel level students in the MTAC organization when they go for the annual testing-also get selected to go onto the regional panel auditions. then at the regional panel auditions (one in so. cal and one in north ca.) the panelists select approx. 5 for the yag, 10 for panel masterclasses, and 25 for panel honors- to perform at the annual state convention. those that want to go after yag however, need to prepare a 45 minute repertoire, while those pursuing panel need to just prepare any three pieces and perform within a 10 minute time constraint.

[infamousbr]

^nah i havent picked my contemporary piece yet but i think my teacher and i will think of something soon, btw did u do panel/master class just over this fourth of july? which recital were you in? (i was in the 3rd one)..and are u north or south? jus outta curiosity

and yag will be really fun for sure, it's definitely goina be more about playing your pieces well though, cuz just this past weekend at the convention in the YAG recital there was this guy who got in playing not too difficult pieces (like black key etude, some scarlatti sonata...) but he played extremely musical and he seemed flawless at times..and yeah i know 2 people that got into YAG this year, so im really psyched about the chance of getting in next year

[pita bread]

So you're doing YAG?

Edit:

Nevermind, I just read all the posts above. You should probably do a 20th century piece and I really don't think your pieces fill the time requirement.

For the most recent YAG auditions, I knew a guy who got in, he went to Colburn with me. He played the Beethoven Op.81a Lebewahl, and if I'm not mistaken, the Liszt Tarentella. Your competition will be pretty rough, but you have plenty of time to prepare! Good luck!

[infamousbr]

hm, i think u can add pieces that you have played before, and these are just some pieces that i have played before that i could possibly add in..
bach italian concerto
rachmaninoff prelude op23 no5
prokofiev op12 no10 scherzo, i dont want to deal with this piece again though
chopin etude op10/4, and 25/12
brahms rhapsody op79/2 (the overplayed one)

err, hopefully i can get up to that 45 minute standard, but maybe most of my pieces are too short

so i guess i have another question; does anyone have any suggestions for a 20th century/contemporary piece that would fit in well with what i already have? im open to playing anything; and i'd like to see what people have in mind, thanks!

[pianote]

here are some good contemporary competition pieces...

Capriccio on the interval of a Second (Dello Joio)
Gargoyles No. 32 (Liebermann)
Masks (Op. 40) (Muczysnki)
Op. 84, No. 8 (Prokofiev)
Petrouchka, Danse Russe (Stravinsky)
Praeludium, Etude No. 1 (Perle)
Sonata No. 3 (Dello Joio)
Sonata No. 2, D-minor (Op. 14) (Prokofiev)
Three Preludes for Piano (Gershwin)
Virtuoso Alice (Del Tredici)

[MattL]

Just out curiosity what would you rate Chopin op. 20 in relation to his ither scherzo in terms of difficulty

[infamousbr]

^i havent played any of the other scherzos, but overall the op20 one is easy to learn, i've been able to get down all the notes pretty easily, of course getting it clean will take a bit longer, but i wouldn't say its too difficult though

[Pumkinhead]

OMG, a fellow YAG participant? I always thought I was the only one trying out. Anyways, I tried out for YAG this year (junior year), and made it to the final round, but i didn't get chosen. But I couldn't go to my Panel Recital, becuase Piano Institute of New Paltz is more important. Anyhoo, it really is a great experience, and we'll probably get in this year, regardless of what we play.  Heck, last years participant even played the Prokofiev Sonata No.2, something I played years prior. Which really shows that difficulty in repetiore isn't that important ( although difficulty is all that this forum cares about), but how you play with the subtle nuances, impeccable technique, broad yet detailed scope and shaping, and some showmanship to boot. My repetoire for this year is:

Bach- Prelude and Fugue in C# Major WTC1
Beethoven- Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No.2
Mendelssohn- Variations Serieuses
Chopin- Scherzo in Bb Minor
Chopin Etudes Op.25 No. 1,12
Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableaux Op. 33 No. 3,7
Dello Joio- Capriccio on the interval of a Second

Our repetoire is definately in the same ballpark as the actual winners, so don't worry about difficulty or length. lol someone even got into Panel with the Cat and the Mouse for Christ's sake. Good luck man, and hopefully I'll see ya there!

[MattL]

^i havent played any of the other scherzos, but overall the op20 one is easy to learn, i've been able to get down all the notes pretty easily, of course getting it clean will take a bit longer, but i wouldn't say its too difficult though

Thanks

[infamousbr]

OMG, a fellow YAG participant? I always thought I was the only one trying out. Anyways, I tried out for YAG this year (junior year), and made it to the final round, but i didn't get chosen. But I couldn't go to my Panel Recital, becuase Piano Institute of New Paltz is more important. Anyhoo, it really is a great experience, and we'll probably get in this year, regardless of what we play.  Heck, last years participant even played the Prokofiev Sonata No.2, something I played years prior. Which really shows that difficulty in repetiore isn't that important ( although difficulty is all that this forum cares about), but how you play with the subtle nuances, impeccable technique, broad yet detailed scope and shaping, and some showmanship to boot. My repetoire for this year is:

Bach- Prelude and Fugue in C# Major WTC1
Beethoven- Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No.2
Mendelssohn- Variations Serieuses
Chopin- Scherzo in Bb Minor
Chopin Etudes Op.25 No. 1,12
Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableaux Op. 33 No. 3,7
Dello Joio- Capriccio on the interval of a Second

Our repetoire is definately in the same ballpark as the actual winners, so don't worry about difficulty or length. lol someone even got into Panel with the Cat and the Mouse for Christ's sake. Good luck man, and hopefully I'll see ya there!

wow, so that makes it 3 ppl on this site that are going to try for YAG, hopefully we all get in, that'd be awesome  ..

[pianote]

OMG, a fellow YAG participant? I always thought I was the only one trying out. Anyways, I tried out for YAG this year (junior year), and made it to the final round, but i didn't get chosen. But I couldn't go to my Panel Recital, becuase Piano Institute of New Paltz is more important. Anyhoo, it really is a great experience, and we'll probably get in this year, regardless of what we play.  Heck, last years participant even played the Prokofiev Sonata No.2, something I played years prior. Which really shows that difficulty in repetiore isn't that important ( although difficulty is all that this forum cares about), but how you play with the subtle nuances, impeccable technique, broad yet detailed scope and shaping, and some showmanship to boot. My repetoire for this year is:

Bach- Prelude and Fugue in C# Major WTC1
Beethoven- Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No.2
Mendelssohn- Variations Serieuses
Chopin- Scherzo in Bb Minor
Chopin Etudes Op.25 No. 1,12
Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableaux Op. 33 No. 3,7
Dello Joio- Capriccio on the interval of a Second

Our repetoire is definately in the same ballpark as the actual winners, so don't worry about difficulty or length. lol someone even got into Panel with the Cat and the Mouse for Christ's sake. Good luck man, and hopefully I'll see ya there!

i was looking through the panel assignments... the Cat and Mouse definitely suprised me. lol. infamousbr  & pumkinhead... are you guys north or south?

[Pumkinhead]

I'm from the Southern Branch. Riverside to be exact.

[infamousbr]

I'm from Northern Branch..Southern Alameda, although i dont live in that area

[pianote]

to reply to my own question...

southern branch- orange coast cities (north) though i actually live in san diego