Repertoire for the International Piano E-Competition

[Skeptopotamus]

Arg.... why do I get the feeling that something bad is going to happen on this thread? -.-

for more information on this competition please visit:
https://www.piano-e-competition.com/



CD with recordings of me playing a mozart/beethoven/haydn sonata, chopin/liszt etude and the first or last movement of a piano concerto to be submitted with registration:

Beethoven Sonata No. 30, Op. 109
Liszt Transcendental Etudes No. 12 "Chasse-Neige"
Barber Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Op. 38 1st Movement


Preliminary Round consisting of a single movement of a mozart/beethoven/haydn sonata, chopin/liszt etude and music from the recital round.  DURATION: 20-25

Beethoven Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 "Waldstein" 3rd Movement             (8:40)
Liszt Transcendental Etudes No. 12 "Chasse-Neige"                         (4:40)
Xenakis "Herma"- Musique Symbolique                                           (7:45)


Recital Round.  DURATION: 65-75

Alkan Symphonie pour Solo Piano Op. 39                                        (27:00)
Debussy Images Suite II                                                             (13:00)
Xenakis "Herma"- Musique Symbolique                                           (7:45)
Scarlatti Sonatas K. 298, 417 and 517                                          (8:00)
Messiaen Regards de l'Esprit de Joye                                            (8:15)
Wagner-Liszt Isolda's Liebestod                                                   (8:15)


Schubert Sonata Round consisting of a Schubert Sonata:

Schubert Sonata D. 958 in C Minor


Final Round consisting of a piano quintet chosen from a short list and a piano concerto:

Dvorak Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
Barber Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Op. 38



Please leave any positive/negative feedback =)  Video recordings of all of these pieces, including the concerto, including the ones outside of PD, will be made available when I get back from my vacation.  see ya and thanx in advance for the feedback ^^

[mikeyg]

Sounds sexy, but Herma may be a bit too... out there for a competition.

[BoliverAllmon]

that looks like a great repertoire. Good luck at the comp

[Skeptopotamus]

Thanx for the input so far ^^  Anyone got negative feedback?  Cmon I wanna hear if there's anything wrong.  And now me and Steven get to decide where we're gonna go for a vacation instead of the tropics..... anyone got any suggestions for that too?  XD

[steinwayguy]

That's quite some repertoire you've got there.

[dikai_yang]

already a winner!!
you've got great taste!!

[Skeptopotamus]

Actually I'm kind of worried about running the Dvorak Quintet as opposed to the Brahms or Schumann but I don't know either, nor am I particularly good at playing brahms or schumann, particularly brahms.  I wish they allowed the shosty or bartok ><

[Nightscape]

Why is it always the same three piano quintets at these competitions?  Surely there are others of equal merit, perhaps from different time periods?

[Skeptopotamus]

shostakovich and bartok show up sometimes but not this time; just my luck.  those are teh ones im any good at XD

[Skeptopotamus]

does anyone here know of a REALLY good dvorak quintet recording?  I find Rubinstein's stale.

[musicsdarkangel]

Skeptopotamus,

first of all, I definitely agree with Yang on that I like your taste, it isn't too boring and overplayed.


second,

how do you prepare for these competitions?  Do you resurrect repitoire you've already learned?  How much of it would be new and how much already finished?

[Skeptopotamus]

Musicdarkangel, will you marry me?  XD  I LOVE your signature.  ROFL



Anyways, all of that is already in my repertoire, though some of it is new stuff or stuff I'm still perfecting.