junior recital rep

[jepoy]

hi,

my teacher wants me to plan for a junior recital either late this year or early next year. i will be joined by another student so it would be sort of a duo recital. each of us would play about 45min to just under 1 hr of rep, about 2hrs total for both of us including a short break. my teacher wants works from baroque, classical, romantic, and modern periods, including some local pieces.

here's my initial rep:

Bach Concerto in F minor (BWV 1056) - my teacher will play the piano reduction of the orchestral part

Mozart Fantasy in D minor

Schumann Papillon Op. 2

Chaminade Automne Etude de Concert

plus, some local pieces:
Santiago Nocturne in Eb minor (romantic-style nocturne, about 6 mins)
Santos Bontok-Ili (modern sounding piece, about 5mins)

Your comments/suggestions/thoughts are much appreciated. Thanks!

[walking_encyclopedia]

Consider the Schumann Carnaval in place of the Papillons...

A Bach solo suite may lend itself better to a recital setting than the concerto...

Perhaps a longer Romantic piece, such as a Brahms Rhapsody, or a ballade by a composer such as Liszt or Chopin...

Just a few ideas. Nothing wrong at all with your rep, I like the selections you made.

[desordre]

 Dear Jepoy:
 About the Bach, I agree with Mr(s). Walking, and must add: play anything solo but a concerto. It's important to study pieces from this genre but it's very difficult to render properly with a piano accompaniment.
 Mozart: what a wonderful choice. I love this piece. Remember that's an example of the "romantic" Mozart, so, let yourself go. 
 Schumann: to be very honest, I don't think his solo works are in a pair with his vocal, chamber and orchestral masterpieces, but anyone seems to love and play his music. I would for sure play some late Schubert, or Chopin, or anything instead. Again, I agree with what Walking wrote: a long romantic piece is a must.
 Chaminade? Well...
 Finally, it's cool to play local repertory, but don't forget the great masters of 20th century. There are several options, it's up to your skills and taste: Debussy, Schoenberg, Bartok, Prokofiev, etc, etc.
 Best wishes!

[sharon_f]

Sounds like a very interesting program.

[burstroman]

I like the program.  Thanks for including the work by Chaminade. The concerto would be fun to do in any setting.

[dnephi]

I'm not really a fan of Chaminade.  I tend to think that performances of her works are perfunctory attempts at "helping her" than for the music itself.

The Mozart Fantasy gets a lot of poor performances, so yours will be a good change .

Might you perhaps consider a Bach Organ transcription, such as the BWV 543 A minor Prelude and Fugue or the G Minor Fantasia and Fugue?

About Schumann, I somewhat agree with Desorde, but they're still delightful.  I really like the Op. 12 Fantasiestucke, but I know they're somewhat strenuous.  You could do a couple of pieces from that set.  (Listen to "Soaring," for example.)

Might I recommend some Bortkiewicz Etudes (Op. 15-10 is spectactular)? 

About 20th century, You might like something by Copland, like his Passacaglia or the charming Scherzo Humoristique.