the best pieces to CLOSE a programme with?

[stevie]

yes, its always difficult to choose a final pieces, but these are some of my favourite choices -

liszt B minor sonata - extremely profound and emotional finish

liszt TE11 - i think this is an awesome passionate way to end a program with a profound peaceful ending

my personal favourite - alkan symphony for solo piano - a whirlwind of insane FURY to leave the audience stunned, that is...if you have the technique to pull it off.

[phil13]

Chopin B minor Sonata

Grieg E minor Sonata

Both have dazzling 4th movements that would be great finales. Then throw in a Scriabin etude for an encore.

Phil

[donjuan]

Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D minor

[stevie]

Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D minor

hahaha, well that is true, it works great either way, opening or closing, i think its cooler as an opening piece though, setting the atmosphere, but yeah that ending is a stunning way to end a recital too.

randomly.

[da jake]

Goldberg Variations
Wanderer Fantasy
1st Ballade, 4th Ballade, 3rd Sonata
Festin Desope, Alkan Symphony

[pita bread]

Ravel - Scarbo

[pianogeek_cz]

liszt TE11 - i think this is an awesome passionate way to end a program with a profound peaceful ending

Point.

[jehangircama]

a liszt rhapsody 2/6 or islamey

[trunks]

Liszt-Busoni "La Campanella"!
Forget about Liszt's original transcription - everything is fine except the ending, which sounds bland, lifeless and lacking sparkle as compared to Busoni's arrangement.

Villa-Lobos "O Polichinelo" would be a good encore (with the final glissando).

[kreso]

Here si my list:
Liszt-Hungarian rapsody no.2 (maybe Horowitz's arrangment?)
                                        no.6
                                        no.12-15
                                        no.19 (also maybe Horowitz)
       -Wilhelm Tell ouverture (Rossini)
       -Spanish rapsody
       -Don Juan Fantasy (Mozart)
Balakiriev-Islamey
Chopin-Scherzo b-flat minor (probably one of the best ending!)
           -Schzo in c-sharp minor
           -Scherzo in E.major
Brahms-Paganin variations op.35

       And another group

Bach-Goldberg variations
Beethoven-Sonatas Hametklavier op.106 and op.111
Schubert-Sonata D.960 B-flat
Rachmanionv-Momentus musicaux op.16
Bartok-Sonata
Barber-Sonata                                         

[tompilk]

I love the Alkan solo piano concerto - do you have the Hamelin video of it? You probably do.. i do... it's amazing... I would do that one!!! 

[rohansahai]

Goldberg Variations

You don't really play goldberg variations at the end of the program ....you play it as the Entire program. Maybe you mean one variation from it ..in that case, which one ?

[JP]

The last time I played, I closed with Liszt - Polonaise 1 & 2.

[ahmedito]

I like to close with a set of Rachmaninov etudes (Especially op. 39 n. or Wild-Gershwin etudes.