Which of these pieces...

[guru_of_time]

should I focus on right now for a nice balanced recital...

ones that I'm leaning towards are starred

*Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 <----is a must (first movement at least, maybe second, and third if I work my butt off)

Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C Sharp Minor

Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

*Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15

Chopin - Polonaise in A Flat Major, Op. 53

Prokofiev - Fugitive Visions (either all or a selection)

*Ravel - Alborada del gracioso

Shostakovich - Either Piano Concerto

Handel - Suite in E Major - Air & Variations 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Moussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (either all or a selection)


any other suggestions are welcome to...I'd like it to be balanced and to have about 4 or 5 songs...
Thanks

[shasta]

Whichever you pick, do the whole thing - - - why on earth would you only do selections of Pictures at an Exhibition?  Also, how long is your recital going to be?

[guru_of_time]

well, of course I would do the entire Moussorgsky...but, doing a selection of the Prokofiev is reasonable. They are all seperate pieces. For example, that's like saying you should do all of Rachmaninoff's Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33 and not just a few

I don't really know how long the recital would be because I've actually never had one. I just moved and haven't had a lesson with my soon to be teacher...Maybe she has recitals for each student, maybe she doesn't. But, I should focus in more on which pieces to practice, so I would like people's opinions

[shasta]

Moussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (either all or a selection)

^^ ?  Well, since you had the above written in your original post, it looked like you were considering playing a selection of Pictures.   

Regarding the rest of your post, I'm thoroughly confused.  You mention you want 4-5 pieces for a nice balanced recital, but then you say:

I don't really know how long the recital would be because I've actually never had one. I just moved and haven't had a lesson with my soon to be teacher...Maybe she has recitals for each student, maybe she doesn't.

   ??

Perhaps wait until you have your first lesson with your new teacher before you settle on your music and ideas for a future recital.  She may give you completely different pieces to master from those you have listed.  In addition, she would let you know how much alloted time you'd get to perform - - - this is critical in selecting your recital pieces.  You don't want to prepare the Pictures or the Rach2 or the Shosta for your recital if it turns out you only get <10min to play.      Good luck!

[grazioso]

Also how are you going to perform rach two or any other piano concertos in a recital??

[Skeptopotamus]

ravel or the HR2

[guru_of_time]

you guys are as confused as I am right now lol

Even if it's not for a recital, which pieces do you think I should focus in on for practicing...

[jeremyjchilds]

You've got a lot of romantic\post romantic rep in there.

If I was in your shoes, I would find a really great Haydn sonata. His minor ones are very thrilling

[guru_of_time]

which one would you recommend?

[jehangircama]

why not do the Bach chromatic fantasy and fugue? and you could do a beethoven sonata like les adieux if you have the time

[guru_of_time]

a Haydn or Beethoven Sonata sounds good...which would you guys recommend?

[dbrainiak914]

The Eb Hob XVI:52 is great.

[guru_of_time]

Does anyone have a link to get the Haydn Sonatas?