Need ideas for an open spot on my program

[stevea14]

Well, I've been tweaking my  program and have landed on this. The only thing is what to put after intermission, before the Polonaise. Suggest away!


Bach's Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906

Rachmaninov's trans. of Bach's Partita for Violin Solo No.3 in E major, BWV 1006    

Rachmaninov's Prelude in D major, Opus 23 No. 4
Rachmaninov's Prelude in G minor, Opus 23 No. 5

Intermission

Set of Szymanowski Mazurkas? Ginastera's Danzas Argentinas? Something else?

Chopin's Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Opus 44


Thanks,
Steve

[amelialw]

I thought you were gonna play your Haydn Sonata in b minor? add that in...

[stevea14]

Hey there amelialw...I was thinking it would be nice to make the second half thematic with something more "dance-like" and modern...do you think the Haydn goes well with the Polonaise? I feel doubtful about it...

[amelialw]

why not place your 2 Rachmaninoff preludes before you chopin polonaise, that would go nicely together and then place your haydn after your Rachmaninov's trans. of Bach's Partita for Violin Solo No.3 in E major, BWV 1006    How does that sound to you?

[burstroman]

For something contrasting, maybe play several of Granados' Danzas Espanolas or his Valses Poeticos?

[jinfiesto]

If you need to do this soon..... Maybe the first brahms ballade? It's pretty easy. If you want to do something really really really contrasting, you could do Gottschalks banjo.... That's a sweet piece, although it might upstage the polonaise... Or you could do a brahms intermezzo... Those are short and sweet... Opus 119 no 3 in c major is pretty cool. or you could do the rhapsody from that opus... also cool. Wow... I suggested a lot of brahms...  As for those haydn suggestions.... Ewwwww... Haydn.... Lol... jk... Do the banjo... hahahaha. https://youtube.com/watch?v=gYxr8w9Y6as Here's a performance by a friend of mine... That room isn't put together very well acoustically, so the performance sounds week dynamically. but good performance otherwise.