another audition repertoire thread

[trinapiano]

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[trinapiano]

ignore this reply, I was trying to edit something!

[franzliszt2]

I applied to all music colleges in UK. I played Beethoven appasionata, liszt concert etude "gnomenreigen" and chopin 3rd scherzo. I got accepted everywhere so my programme obviously worked. It just depends how you play it, they'll not be bothered about what you play as long as its good. Do NOT go hammering away at islamey, Liszt etudes etc... they hate that sort of stuff. Stick a solid Beethoven sonata in, some significant romantic work (Chopinm ballade, scherzo etc....) and something short and fun. Don't worry to much about repertoire, remember they'll judge the playing, instead of pieces. Do whatever you feel confortabole doing.

[trinapiano]

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[soliloquy]

Bach Prelude and Fugue from "The Well-Tempered Klavier" Book II No. 18 in G Sharp Minor
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Beethoven Sonata No. 23 in F Minor "Appassionata" Op. 57


Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F Minor Op. 52 (if you play Bach)
or
Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 12 "Chasse-Neige" (if you play Beethoven)


Ligeti Etude No. 6 "Automne a Varsovie" (if you play Beethoven)
or
Prokofiev Toccata Op. 11 (if you play Bach)

[franzliszt2]

Don't play ballade 4!!! never. I've played that to many teachers, and they've all been very opinionated about it and said I was to young to understand it. It's the soprt of piece that you'll never be happy with, and will never please everyone with.  That piece is like Beethoven op111. People will always be nasty about young people playing it.

Liszt etude no12 a good one.

[Kassaa]

Don't play ballade 4!!! never. I've played that to many teachers, and they've all been very opinionated about it and said I was to young to understand it. It's the soprt of piece that you'll never be happy with, and will never please everyone with.  That piece is like Beethoven op111. People will always be nasty about young people playing it.

Liszt etude no12 a good one.

People say the same about the Appassionata, and everyone has their own *** opinion about it. You could actually OFFEND some people with the opening :\ .

[franzliszt2]

Thats true., but I never got that with the appasionata. For some reason I suprised people with appasionata. I wasn't aware at the time people felt like that, so I just treat it like a normal piece.

[opus10no2]

Franz, teachers are cockerels, ignore them.

[slobone]

It's essential to play things that everybody knows, otherwise they may feel they're not competent to judge and you won't get the credit you deserve.

But you probably already knew this.

[quantum]

Don't play ballade 4!!! never. I've played that to many teachers, and they've all been very opinionated about it and said I was to young to understand it. It's the soprt of piece that you'll never be happy with, and will never please everyone with.  That piece is like Beethoven op111. People will always be nasty about young people playing it.

Liszt etude no12 a good one.

I've played my share of popular pieces of which profs have had their share of opinions, including one who thinks if I can't play the Op.53 Polonaise like Van Cliburn I shouldn't be playing it at all.

If teachers have allowed themselves the opportunity to form controversial opinions on such pieces so can YOU.  The argumentative nature of academia is present.  Think about academic papers, you are supposed to argue a point to where it becomes believable.

Stand your ground, form an opinion about the piece, and argue it to death. 
 

Are you ever too young to begin learning something?  Think about this.  How do you know you are old enough to learn something?  All this time spent pondering weather you are ready or not to learn something, you really have learned nothing about the thing you really want to learn about.  So just go do it, learn about it!

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[beethovenlover]

I think you should put some Beethoven in there somewhere!!!