Competition piece

[darcyhj]

At my school we have a house music competition and I've been asked to play the solo part. I have approx five minutes of time to play something really flashy and amazing, what could you recommend, I have 5 months to learn it, don't hold back on the difficulty I want something amazing.

[frank_48]

Fantaisie Impromptu?

Rachmaninoff Prelude Op.3 No.2, Op.23 No.5

any chopin etude is under 5 minutes, No.1 and No.4 from op 10 are pretty 'flashy' so are No.11 and 12 from Opus 25.

[sharon_f]

Liszt Transcendental Etude #10 in F minor comes in at around 5 minutes, so does the Paganini Etude No. 6, La Campanella is about 4.5 minutes

A little shorter at around 4 minutes:
Prokofiev, Toccata
Rachmaninoff, Prelude op. 23 #5

And at about 3 minutes or so:
Rachmaninoff Moments Musicaux #4
Scriabin, Op. 12 #8

[dan101]

You could do Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov, although that would be too short if you want five minutes.

I would stick with a Chopin study. I prefer the Revolutionary or the Winter Wind etudes.
Good luck.   

[healdie]

sod that Chopin guy

Schumanns Davidsbündlertänze (or extracts from) if played well that would be very impressive or Bach prelude and fugue no. 21 (i don't know if this is under 5 mins though, maybe just the prelude) or the Webern piano variations

[communist]

Rachmaninoff etude tableaux op.33 no. 4 op.39 no. 9

[quantum]

Liszt - Mazeppa

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Chopin - Op 10/3 and 10/4

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Scriabin - Etudes Op 65/1 and 65/3

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Debussy - Prelude Bk1 #7 Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest

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Ginastera:

Danza de la moza donosa
Danza del gaucho matrero

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Ginastera Sonata Op. 22 Mvt IV. Ruvido ed ostinato

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Ligeti - Etude No. 13

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Medtner - Op 38/3 Danza Festiva

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Bach PF #1 Bk 1

followed by

Rimsky-Korsakov / Cziffra - Flight of the Bumblebee

[gyzzzmo]

Ignore the 'flashy and fast' thing, play something that you think is really beautiful. Theres more in the music than 'flashyness'.

[tanman]

Barber Sonata 4th movt is about 4:45