competitions works

[dianna]

To very much competitions is asking for some 20 minutes at my category ,where I must perform also one work of the romantic period.So,if you can help me by give me so adviceces about some hard and deep works to perfom in competitions(10-15 min)I will be very happy:)The most of the romantics I played are longer:)I just sign in Piano Forum and I think it's great!

[Colette]

welcome! are u only asking about  the romatic period? you can try liszt's Ballade n.1 or 2 ( always refreshing to hear if they are played well) they are just 15 mins or a little over depending on how u play...also try funerailles by liszt, but i wouldn't recommend mephisto waltz though...unless u are absolutely great on this piece because everybody will be playing it....most likely poorly. good luck!

[Diabolos]

Liszt is always astonishing and full of virtuosity, but bears a fundamental problem: when playing Liszt, the jury is often very, very focused on your technique, which is supposed to be extremely relaxed with no tension at all, especially in challenging passages; they also don't like people playing Liszt without the appropriate expression, and getting to the point of Liszts music is - as much as directing any change of tone only from the back - a challenge that even famous pianists rarely meet; besides, many people play Liszt just to show off.
I personally prefer Chopin's Scherzi for 1st rounds of competitions and usually use the Liszt for the Etude part; these pieces bear a very high level of technical dificulty and expression in the middle section, indeed.

Regards

[Colette]

actually i think lizst's ballades are some of his less blatantly "virtuoso" pieces. they cetainly carry as much drama and emotion as the most dramatic of his compositions, but i think the technique is flexible and can be carried off well and uniquely if not fully professionally and perfect, of course, with a careful, calculated interpretation.....yes people play liszt only to show off, and thats silly and unimpressive, but these are not particualrly showy pieces, they are large scale tone poems.

[dianna]

Thank you for advices:),Mephisto vals I already played,so I want something new for the future,yes,there are some peoples who play Liszt only too show off,but I think he has a lot of sensitive pasages,where you can show very much emotions,not only your good technique.Chopin is more deep,and also a bit lightely,after my opinion,but judging all his pieces . Liszt is virtuos mostly,also dramatic,and very deep only on the slow pasages.But I think a comparation is out of calcul,they are so different,even if romantic bouth.Like composer,I like most Rachmaninov:).How about you?I would have another question here.Do you consider Rachmaninov romantic or not?I know he is in national schools,post romantic,but I found in some places that he is for orientation romantic.So,what do you think?

[Diabolos]

Hm - that's hard to say. I wouldn't link Rachmaninoff directly to the other European romantics, but he's certainly representing Russian romanticism at it's strength.
The expression within his music was, in my opinion, only met by one other of his fellow Russian composers: Scriabin.
Of course Liszt's deep music, I never said it wasn't - otherwise he wouldn't have been the only wunderkind ever respected by Beethoven...

Regards

[dianna]

:)So,the problem about Rachmaninov we all know.But I wonder in a competition where it's asking for romantic and modern piece,where I put him?:)I am happy you told by Beethoven.I think in a way,raporting to the epoque,Beethoven and Liszt are in a way similar,like I think Mozart with Chopin.And,we must recognise that all of them are genious:)See you soon:)

[ilpianist]

Why don't you play Scriabin's second sonata? it has only 2 movnents and lasts about 12minuts. Very beautiful late romantic music that makes lisz't works look rather boring...

[dianna]

Skriabin,2nd sonata:).Sure it is beautiful,but when it is asked for romantic piece from 19th century,it can be discussion about it:)But for other competitions, where you can choose your programm without restrictions,I think it can be great,not long and complex.Thank you,I will think about it,see you soon:)

[rubinsteinmad]

This topic is older than me.

[dogperson]

This topic is older than me.

Yes, the topic is older than you, and your insistence on replying to every topic when you have nothing to add is getting OLD.  One of these days, you will have a real question, and your real po2st will not even be read.  If you think you might want real help eventually, you might think of stopping this now.

[rubinsteinmad]

Yes, the topic is older than you, and your insistence on replying to every topic when you have nothing to add is getting OLD.  One of these days, you will have a real question, and your real po2st will not even be read.  If you think you might want real help eventually, you might think of stopping this now.

Why would I have a question when you don't? lol Well, here's my question.