Program for recital...

[vujadinovicsara]

I'm planing some concerts during June,and I'll play next pieces:

Bash:Preludium & Fuga A major,II book
          Preludium & Fuga g# minor,I book

Beethoven:Sonata B flat major op.22(all movements)


Chopin:Etudes op.10 no.1,4 and op.25 no.5

Ravel:"Mirrors"-Alborada del graciozo

Chopin:Ballade f minor

I tought if there will be some,ahm,encors ,I wold like to play Liszt:Transcendental etude f minor("Appasionata"),or Chopin:Etude op.25 no.6 g# minor.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks!

[pianogeek_cz]

Mmmm, I like this programme!  Nicely balanced, representative, impressive in places but not banging octaves all the time... I think I'd thoroughly enjoy such a concert.

I suppose that there will be an intermission after the Beethoven?

As for the encore, the Liszt etude is definitely flashier and more encore-ish, it's bound to startle the non-musicians in the audience quite a bit more than the Chopin etude. That being said, if you'll be playing for pianists, then the Polish bugger would probably be the more impressive choice...

If you get -two- encores, then I'd suggest something more witty than impressive. What about Fur Elise... with a random modulating twist? 

[phil13]

I like.   Quite an interesting program.

However, I don't agree with your choices of encores- since you have 3 Chopets in your program, why play another one? Between them, I would go for the Liszt, but then you have the problem of it being so very similar to the F minor Ballade.  

Any other thoughts about what you have in your rep that you could use as an encore?

Phil

[sof]

is "Bash" a spelling mistake or it's actually the way you pronounce it? =P

[ramseytheii]

is "Bash" a spelling mistake or it's actually the way you pronounce it? =P

D@mn!  I wanted to make a joke about that.

Walter Ramsey

[sof]

haha, understood.

but believe me, there ARE pianists who pronounce "Bash". =P

[el nino]

I'm planing some concerts during June,and I'll play next pieces:

Bash:Preludium & Fuga A major,II book
          Preludium & Fuga g# minor,I book

Beethoven:Sonata B flat major op.22(all movements)


Chopin:Etudes op.10 no.1,4 and op.25 no.5

Ravel:"Mirrors"-Alborada del graciozo

Chopin:Ballade f minor

I tought if there will be some,ahm,encors ,I wold like to play Liszt:Transcendental etude f minor("Appasionata"),or Chopin:Etude op.25 no.6 g# minor.

mislim da nema potrebe svirati za bis 2 virtuozne etide. uzmi nešto mirno.

i think there is no need to play 2 virtuoso etudes for encore. play something calm

[desordre]

 Dear Mr(s). Vujadinovicsara:
 I love all pieces you choose, but melting them in a single recital...I'm really not sure about it. It's a very conservative, over-played selection, and unless you are an acomplished and brilliant pianist, it will probably be boring as hell. Excuse me for this comment, because I don't want to be rude in anyway, but I really think you need to replace at least two pieces by something more fresh, to surprise and instigate your public.
 For example, the Beethoven as end of part 1, and the ballade as end of the whole recital are cool. Why don't you quit your Bach and change it for some another early composer (even Handel could be quite new to most of audiences). About Chopin, why not some Grieg, as an hommage to this year's celebrations? A bunch of lyric pieces would bring new elements to your recital, and give you some air to breath, because another concerning point is that all pieces in your list are quite difficult. It's very easy to make a mess with that.
 Best wishes!

[ramseytheii]

I'm planing some concerts during June,and I'll play next pieces:

Bash:Preludium & Fuga A major,II book
          Preludium & Fuga g# minor,I book

Beethoven:Sonata B flat major op.22(all movements)


Chopin:Etudes op.10 no.1,4 and op.25 no.5

Ravel:"Mirrors"-Alborada del graciozo

Chopin:Ballade f minor

I tought if there will be some,ahm,encors ,I wold like to play Liszt:Transcendental etude f minor("Appasionata"),or Chopin:Etude op.25 no.6 g# minor.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks!

Here's an interesting way to "modernize" the program as desorder suggests! 

Shostakovich 2 Preludes & Fugues
Carter Sonata
---
Ligeti 3 etudes
Messiaen "le baiser"
Scriabin Sonata-fantasie

Amazing howone can find a corollary for anything!

Walter Ramsey

[desordre]

 Dear Mr. Ramsey:

Here's an interesting way to "modernize" the program as desorder suggests! 

Shostakovich 2 Preludes & Fugues
Carter Sonata
---
Ligeti 3 etudes
Messiaen "le baiser"
Scriabin Sonata-fantasie

Amazing howone can find a corollary for anything!
Walter Ramsey

I think there was some kind of misunderstanding. In spite the fact I like a lot the program you suggest, my idea somewhat disregard periods or styles. I just think that some "alternative" works (or whatever name we should call them) are very stimulating. Even more, I really dislike recitals made only of "mainstream" works. For sure, as my proper nick suggests, I'm very into modern and contemporary music, but I didn't propose that to Vujadi by no means: my modest suggestions were Handel and Grieg.
 Please notice that I'm also love Bach and Chopin, and usually play/listen to/study their music, and for sure that their works must be played very often. But my whole point is about balance of works and composers in a recital's program.
 Best wishes!
 

[ramseytheii]

Oops!  I didn't misunderstand, I was only having a bit of fun (not at your expense).  Here is the same program, in ancient terms:

Buxtehude Two preludes and fugues originally for organ w/out pedal
C.P.E. Bach Prussian Sonata no.5
---
Scarlatti Essercizi
Rameau Le dauphine
Mozart Fantasy in c minor

Hmm.. I'm not totally convinced aboiut my Chopin substitution.  Any other ideas?

Walter Ramsey

I'm planing some concerts during June,and I'll play next pieces:

Bash:Preludium & Fuga A major,II book
          Preludium & Fuga g# minor,I book

Beethoven:Sonata B flat major op.22(all movements)


Chopin:Etudes op.10 no.1,4 and op.25 no.5

Ravel:"Mirrors"-Alborada del graciozo

Chopin:Ballade f minor

I tought if there will be some,ahm,encors ,I wold like to play Liszt:Transcendental etude f minor("Appasionata"),or Chopin:Etude op.25 no.6 g# minor.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks!

[elevateme_returns]

haha, understood.

but believe me, there ARE pianists who pronounce "Bash". =P

you  mean batch ?  

[vujadinovicsara]

I'm sorry for not-answering on posts:my computer is old and it often doesn't work...

Thank you for really good advices.I had a concert and it was very good,I think.

I was playing Bach("Bash" was spelling mistake! ),three Scarlatti's sonatas,Beethoven.
And,in second part the same program I writed.

I didn't have time for refreshing my program(exams and other concerts), I would,but I saw yours posts really too late.I'm sure that I'll use yours advices for my next program!

Thank you very much!!!

p.s.On the end,Liszt was my encore...

[dbrainiak914]

First of all, wonderful Beethoven choice. 

I agree that you should add another alternative style to the program.  Grieg would be great, or some Mendelssohn songs without words, or Schubert Impromptus, or Schumann... you have plenty of German music and a taste of impressionistic, there's no Russian though.

I don't know if two Bach P&F sets are necessary... if you want to add more variety, you will likely have to cut somewhere... I would cut a Bach or a Chopin Etude... why randomly perform 10-1 right before 10-4?  That's smacking them over the head.  Why not put in 10-3 for relaxation's sake?

I'm a big fan of placing a dramatic, tragic piece right before the intermission... get the audience stressed out right before break so they come back wanting something really nice and beautiful.  So I would put the ballade before the break.  It's a thought.  Besides, I would much rather prefer to end the recital listening to the awesome ride of the alborada than to the suicidal ballade.

So if it were me, I would cut a Bach, play Beethoven, then the ballade, break, play 10-1, 10-3, 10-4, 25-5, (maybe cut either 10-1 or 25-5... I just think the 10-3&4 pair is a wonderful duo), slow everything down with something (above suggestions, Debussy even?) and close with the Ravel.