Looking for a 20th century competition piece

[jamie0168]

I'm wanting something that will stand out enough to grab the judges, but at the same time, something lyrical, or thematic that I'll like. I'm a classical/romantic genre lover...so it's hard for me to find 20th cent. pieces that I'm wild about. Let me know if you have suggestions.

[nanabush]

Iunno, try Reflets dans l'eau from Images by Debussy... I love listening to it, it has it's moments, and is a beautiful piece.

[shasta]

If you like lyrical, try Mompou or Poulenc.  <--- neither are as overplayed as Debussy in competition.  I think you'd really like the following:

Poulenc - Presto in B-flat major    or
             - Melancolie     or
             - Francaise

Mompou - 3 Pessebres

You can search for them on Amazon and listen to audio snippets from the CDs.  Good luck!

[burstroman]

"Malambo" by Alberto Ginastera.  It's exciting!