Concert Piano-Singer

[franz_]

In 3 weeks I will give a concert with a singer. (bariton)
First I will play:

Scriabin: Etude Op. 8 Nr. 5
Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu
Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 3 Nr. 2
Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 23 Nr. 5

--- Break ---

Poulenc: Le Bestiaire
Schubert: Gute Nacht
Schubert: Fraulingstraum
Fauré: Les Berceaux
Mozart: Abendempfindung
Mozart: Ein madchen oder ...
Mozart: Se vuol Balare


What do you guys think about the concert, formula, ...

[tyler_johnson]

I'd put Chopin after Rach

[pianistimo]

i'd alternate the singing with the piano music.

i'd start with the mozart and do all three mozart.  then chopin.  then faure and poulenc.

for the second half i'd do schubert, scriabin, and rachmaninov.  then one last piece together.  rachmaninov wrote some beautiful songs, too.

[franz_]

i'd alternate the singing with the piano music.

i'd start with the mozart and do all three mozart.  then chopin.  then faure and poulenc.

for the second half i'd do schubert, scriabin, and rachmaninov.  then one last piece together.  rachmaninov wrote some beautiful songs, too.

Yes indeed, we are not very sure about the order of the pieces. But will it not be to amateuristic when the singer has to come up te stage, then go away, back, etc. And will it not be to difficult for the audiance to always swith from piano, to singing?

[pianistimo]

i've seen it done by professionals.

personally, i think it slows the pace down and gives people time to breathe.  time to take all the music in.  pauses are not necessarily bad.  and walking on and off stage isn't a bad thing.  you would be on continuously, right?  unless u chose to walk off after the chopin for a drink of water and return with ur friend.

in the second half - ur friend could even use a chair and wait for encore piece that u do together.  i find these informal and yet formal settings much like a salon recital where people are put at ease and it's a situation where the music is first and not the nervous level.

[gruffalo]

i dont know about it between two people, but i usually sing and play during my concerts. i find it best to get the singing done first, so i usually sing a couple of Arias, then i get down to the piano. i just think that singing is nicer as an appertiser (spelling) and rounding off the concert with piano.