fast, fun, & short

[pianote]

so...i just found out I have about 3 weeks to add a third song for this mini recital...

i'm looking for a fun (to listen to & play), fast, & short (2-4 minutes) piece.
difficulty...about the less than ginastera's danzas criollas, and mendelssohn's fantasy in f# minor--i wanna make sure i get it learned well, and up the par.

thanks for all of your suggestions

[pianistimo]

being that mendelssohn was a fan of js bach - maybe something from bach's english or french suite's?  just an idea.  not sure how well it will go with your program.

[sauergrandson]

Antonio Soler: Sonata 7
Felipe Villanueva: 3 danzas humorísticas
Miguel Bernal Jiménez: Parangaricutirimicuaro (from "Cartels")
Some Scarlatti, I suppose
Gounod: Marche funebre d'une marionette
Chopin: 2 Bourrées
Prokofiev: Romeo and Julieta, op. 75
Mendelssohn: Spinning song

[jehangircama]

the chopin etude op10 no.5, liszt/aliabev Nightingale, Liszt Rigoletto paraphrase,

[cziffra]

mozkowski etude 72-6

EDIT: about a minute and a half long though

[ted]

"Kreole" - David Thomas Roberts
"Bucktown Buck" - Frank French

[donjuan]

the chopin etude op10 no.5, liszt/aliabev Nightingale, Liszt Rigoletto paraphrase,

not enough time for any of these in only 3 weeks, I think.  these pieces take months upon months..

I recommend Chopin's minute waltz, or a similar light waltz that is 'short, fast and fun'

[etudes]

Poulenc - Presto

[tompilk]

how about flight of the bumble bee? Cziffra arrangement if you are a super-virtuoso...
Tom

[alejo_90]

Liszt - Gnomenreigen
Chopin - Prelude No.4
Scriabin - Etude Op.8 No.12

[frederic]

Yes i agree with Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, suggested earlier. But there are ten pieces so i suggest "Mercutio". I've played it. It's a garanteed crowd-pleaser.

Also i can suggest Shchedrin's "Humoresque". A very funny piece. Not hard at all. Have a look at Hamelin's video of it.  HAHA

[invictus]

John Cage - 4'33"

If you play it faster, you can fit it somewhere in your allocated timeframe.

[sof]

Flight of the Bumble Bee.

[mikey6]

Etincelles - Moszkowski

[frederic]

John Cage - 4'33"

If you play it faster, you can fit it somewhere in your allocated timeframe.

joke?

[shasta]

Rach's Op.16 No.4

[nanabush]

I second etincelles, but may be kinda hard to pull off in 3 weeks lol...

How bout some Chopin preludes?

Try the C# minor, C major, G# minor, D major... there's others but those are some of my favorites, and all really short.

[kony]

mozkowski etude 72-6

EDIT: about a minute and a half long though

that's a great piece. surprising how chromatic scales can be so fun to listen to sometimes..

[henrah]

Schchredins Humoresque will be a great piece to end on, and a great chance to inject some comedy into your recital so your audience members will leave with a funny memory. It's definately fun to play, but not exactly fast. Still a good choice methinks.
Henrah

[bertrand]

I just saw Chopin prelude no.4 listed above ... which is neither fast nor fun.  Prelude No.3 (g major) fits the criteria though as do several of the scriabin op.11 preludes

[ptmidwest]

Schchredins Humoresque will be a great piece to end on, and a great chance to inject some comedy into your recital so your audience members will leave with a funny memory. It's definately fun to play, but not exactly fast. Still a good choice methinks.
Henrah

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Henrah? 

Don't know this one, and I couldn't find it, but it sounds fun.  Is the spelling right?

Thanks.[

[musik_man]

Chopin-Prelude in B major(only about 30 seconds)
Mozart-Sonata in C K330 Movement 3

[nicco]

Schchredins Humoresque will be a great piece to end on, and a great chance to inject some comedy into your recital so your audience members will leave with a funny memory. It's definately fun to play, but not exactly fast. Still a good choice methinks.
Henrah

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Henrah? 

Don't know this one, and I couldn't find it, but it sounds fun.  Is the spelling right?

Thanks.[

Heres the sheet for it

[henrah]

Thanks Nicco, where'd you find it? I've been looking for it for ages!
Henrah

[nicco]

Thanks Nicco, where'd you find it? I've been looking for it for ages!
Henrah

Dont remember, just checked my collection and there it was 

[ptmidwest]

Thank you, Nicco!  Thank you, Henrah!

Sounds like fun.

[burstroman]

Gigue in g major by Mozart.  I don't remember the K number, but it is 400 or 500 something.  Great music.