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presto agitato

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30 min Recital

on: November 15, 2005, 02:52:20 PM

What do you think of this program:

Mendelssohn - Fantasy in A minor Op 16-1

Liszt - Soneto del Petrarca 123

Brahms - Intermezzo in A minor Op 76-7

Brahms - Intermezzo in A major Op 118-2

Michael Nyman - The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Encore: Louis Moreau Gottschalk - Souvenirs d'Andalousie

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Re: 30 min Recital

Reply #1 on: November 15, 2005, 03:35:32 PM

OMG do you also play Michael NYman, i remember the first time i heard it, i really really loved it, would listen to it over and over again, O yeah by the way its not an easy comp to play infront of the audience and most serious musicians will look down at you for playing it. Nice program.

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Re: 30 min Recital

Reply #2 on: November 16, 2005, 08:10:26 AM

the heart asks pleasure first is one of my most favourite songs
i guess it depends on who your audience is
i know every time i play it i get great comments, but then again i'm not a serious musician
good luck with it

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Re: 30 min Recital

Reply #3 on: November 20, 2005, 01:46:46 PM

I think that program is very good, either I think that it's not good idea to play 3 cantiena pieces (Liszt and Brahms) one after another. Maybe in the middle you could put some Brahms Rapsody (op.119/4) or Ballade (118/3) instead of one Intermezzo.

But everything else is quite interesting and I like the encore very much

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