Audition Rep.

[pmz310]

  I will be doing duall enrollment at a college in music classes, but I need to audition.  Here is what I plan to do:

a complete work of J. S. Bach (Toccata in E Minor)

any Mozart sonata (except K. 545) or any Beethoven sonata (Beethoven Op. 10. No. 2)

one romantic piece (Chopin Ballade No. 1)

any other advice?

[ilikepie]

JS Bach- whatever you want, I'm not a Bach fan.

Classical sonata- k576,330,309,311? op.2 no.2,3 op.10,no.2,3, op.53, op.57, op.90, op. 106??, op,109-111

Romantic piece - Any Chopin Ballade, Something from Liszt's Years of Pilgrimage, an etude or more than one etude of either composer, liszt HRs?, Schumann Abegg variations, toccata?

[soliloquy]

This isn't a music conservatory?  I think your repertoire might be a bit ambitious then... it would probably be more prudent to play pieces that aren't quite as, in the case of the Bach, mature, and in the case of the Chopin, over-scrutinized and varied in what judges look for.  I would suggest one of the minor key Prelude & Fugues from WTK Book II or a movement from Italian Concerto or, even better, French Overture, as opposed to one of the huge Toccatas.  The first movement of French Overture is fairly easy to pull off properly, and isn't exorbitantly difficult, but it has enough content to suffice.  The Beethoven 10/2 is fine; as per some of ilikepie's suggestions, I would stay away from any of his Sonatas op. 81 and higher, meaning don't do 90 or 109-111.  Ask Gould if you don't believe me   Also avoid the Mozart 533/576; they are very advanced.  Pie's other suggestions for Mozart are fine, and I would like to add K. 280 in F Major along with it, but again I don't see a need to change your Classical Sonata choice.  As far as the Chopin Ballade No. 1 goes, if you REALLY feel you can completely demolish this piece then go for it; otherwise go with something they aren't liable to see 20 other people play just as good, if not better, than you, you know what I mean?  Might I suggest a selection of Preludes/Etudes by Rachmaninov?

[pmz310]

This isn't a music conservatory?

sorry for the misunderstanding, it is a conservatory, I'm just used tosaying college, but thank you for the advice