Help please! Pieces audition conservatory

[chopin1993]

Hey! 

I'm doing audition for the conservatory in Arnhem (the Netherlands) in about 6 months.
I would like to have some opinions of you guys on which pieces I could play.

I have to play:
- 2 etudes (Both different from character, tempo and technique.. Like etudes by Czerny: opus 740 & Cramer-Blow: 60 Ausgewählthe Etüden.. That level)
- A two- or three-part Invention by Bach
- A sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
- And 2 other pieces (like a Nocturne by Chopin, Lieder Ohne Worte by Mendelssohn.. etc.)

Could you give me some ideas? Which pieces would be impressive?
(I'm sorry for any mistakes, my English isn't that good  )

Thanks! 

Valerie

[pianisten1989]

Have you played anything like that before? Then start playing it again.  And I really think your teacher knows about which pieces you should play, way more than any forum.
So ask hem

[jbmorel78]

Which pieces would be impressive?

I agree with the poster above me - what did your teacher advise?

That having been said, whatever you choose will be impressive if you deliver it thoroughly crafted at a high artistic level.  Why don't you read through some of the collections in question to see which pieces you like the most?

Best wishes,
Jean-Baptiste Morel

[tea cup]

I agree with the above posts, you should ask your teacher. And any pieces you have been playing that meet the requirements for the audition should be the pieces you play. Instead of learning new pieces. I still have some suggestions:

Invention 2, 6, or 9. These three are the ones that are usually played slowly. "A slow Bach piece is more impressive than a fast one," my teacher once said.

From Haydn, I like Piano Sonata No. 45 Hob.XVI: 30 in A major. For Mozart, Sonata 7, 9, 12, or 14. The more popular sonatas by Mozart (8, 10, 11, 13, 16) probably aren't such a good idea for a conservatory audition. You would have to play these incredibly well to impress the judges, since they're so common in performances. I might be wrong though.

Good luck. Ü

[jbmorel78]

You would have to play these incredibly well

And of course, there is nothing wrong with doing so...   

JBM

[tea cup]

Haha! Of course. I'm just saying, if you have to play a Mozart sonata, play one of the least played sonatas. Sonata 15 I've noticed is an uncommon choice for auditions. But sonatas 8 and 16 are played so much, that to make the judges even remotely interested would take a lot of skill.

[chopin1993]

Thanks for all the comments 

Tea cup, I like your suggestions! I love sonata no. 14 by Mozart!
You have any ideas for a Beethoven sonata? I just started 2 weeks ago with op. 49 no.1 and no. 2.. They're pretty easy, but I like them I guess it's not a great idea to play it for the audition, though.

Tomorrow I'll ask one of my teachers what he thinks is best for me, but I'm just asking you all for suggestions It's not like I'd definitely play them all

Any comments are always welcome 

[phillip21]

I think that for your 'own choice' piece you might consider learning an item of local repertoire - ie something from the Dutch piano repertoire.  I'm sure that would be well received by the 'jury'.  For example, you could look at piano music by Julius Röntgen (he is out of copyright, and some of his music can be found on the net - I have put a video of one piece on my YouTube channel, PSearPianist), Willem Pijper etc.  You could also see who is, or has been on the composition staff of the Arnhem Conservatory and see if you can play something by one of them.  I think you would really stand out in the crowd if you showed that sort of interest in the institution. 

[avguste]

Hey! 

I'm doing audition for the conservatory in Arnhem (the Netherlands) in about 6 months.
I would like to have some opinions of you guys on which pieces I could play.

I have to play:
- 2 etudes (Both different from character, tempo and technique.. Like etudes by Czerny: opus 740 & Cramer-Blow: 60 Ausgewählthe Etüden.. That level)
- A two- or three-part Invention by Bach
- A sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
- And 2 other pieces (like a Nocturne by Chopin, Lieder Ohne Worte by Mendelssohn.. etc.)

Could you give me some ideas? Which pieces would be impressive?
(I'm sorry for any mistakes, my English isn't that good  )

Thanks! 

Valerie

here are my suggestions:

Etudes

Chopin #12 op.25
Rachmaninoff etudes(any of the etudes would work me thinks)

Bach

Any inventions would work. They are great pieces.

sonata

try Haydn,Sonata in B-flat major,Hob 16/2

choice pieces

-one of those could be a local composer
-2nd piece could be an american composer of 20th and 21st century

[chopin1993]

Thanks for all the suggestions.
I decided to do the audition next year, though.
I want to be ready for it and right now, I don't feel like I am.
Any suggestions are always welcome!
Because I still have to do the audition
Maybe some modern classical?

[jbmorel78]

Thanks for all the suggestions.
I decided to do the audition next year, though.
I want to be ready for it and right now, I don't feel like I am.
Any suggestions are always welcome!
Because I still have to do the audition
Maybe some modern classical?

Which pieces are in your repertoire at the moment, and which does your teacher advise?

JBM

[point of grace]

i did a similar audition in another country many years ago. I played (i hope i can remember everything)

- 2 etudes (Both different from character, tempo and technique.. Like etudes by Czerny: opus 740 & Cramer-Blow: 60 Ausgewählthe Etüden.. That level)

Czerny: No. 7, 8, 23 and 25

- A two- or three-part Invention by Bach

2part: No. 1, 4 and 14
3part: No. 2 and 15

- A sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven

Beethoven Rondó Op.51 No. 1 (not so sure about the op. number)
Mozart Fantasy in D minor K.397

- And 2 other pieces (like a Nocturne by Chopin, Lieder Ohne Worte by Mendelssohn.. etc.)

Chopin Preludes Op. 28 No. 6 and 13
Chopin Nocturne Op. 55 No. 1
Schubert impromptus, Prokofieff Op. 65, Debussy the little nigar...


hope it helps sometime.

[pianisten1989]

So, what repertoire did you choose?

[chopin1993]

Hey all,
Putting this back up.
I decided to do the audition next year 
Thanks for all your ideas
But does anyone have some other ideas?
Thanks!

Chopin1993

[point of grace]

Ginastera - Danza de la moza donosa... try it!!

[chloebeethoven]

first, your english is great! haha :>
I want to suggest
Schumann Abegg variations <- this is so beautiful
Beethoven Sonata No.3
or Mozat sonata K.310 or K.332
and chopin etudes 10-8/ 10-1 / 25-2/25-9/25-12.
or some rachmaninoff etudes/czerny/ scriabin,etc if you want

you can try some modern(impressionistic) composers too.
Ravel, Debussy, faure, etc.

Bach inventions? Umm..
Maybe C minor, b major, a minor?

Good luck!

[point of grace]

first, your english is great! haha :>
I want to suggest
Schumann Abegg variations <- this is so beautiful
Beethoven Sonata No.3
or Mozat sonata K.310 or K.332
and chopin etudes 10-8/ 10-1 / 25-2/25-9/25-12.
or some rachmaninoff etudes/czerny/ scriabin,etc if you want

you can try some modern(impressionistic) composers too.
Ravel, Debussy, faure, etc.

Bach inventions? Umm..
Maybe C minor, b major, a minor?

Good luck!

there are some difficult things for the level she needs.... the Schumann Abegg variations ? goes with a chopin nocturne or prelude??

[max747]

Hi I think ur English is great too
first, play music that is played well not that is insanely hard.ur teacher would say the same.fir a conservatory,ur music is fine as long as ur not looking at Peabody or julliard

[chopin1993]

Thanks for all the advises!
Some more ideas?
Maybe something by a composer from the 20th century?

[chopin1993]

Ginastera - Danza de la moza donosa... try it!!

This is just beautiful!
Thank you 

[liordavid]

for etudes, any of the hummel etudes,
bach three part invention no. 12
beethoven sonata no. 2 in A
Eric Quezada(you can get his works on imslp) paraphrase on Mozart's turkish march and
Scriabin: Sonata Fantasy in g#

I do not mean to overwhelm you with suggestions.

Good Luck on your audition

[point of grace]

This is just beautiful!
Thank you 

you're welcome, people always love it
!

[pianovlad1996]

Hello!    I want to help you with your repertoire.
1.Etudes: Dependes on your technique.
 Czerny op.740- one etude from this set (they are all difficult and have technical problems often found in complex musical works).
 Chopin- one of both sets. 
 Liszt-one transcendental etude or one etude in exercises op.1.
  2. Sonatas.
     Beethoven (all sonatas excepting op.2 no.1, op.49 and op.79)
     Mozart ( all sonatas excepting k 545)
     Haydn (hob 16 no.1-17)
 3. A piece by Bach
    A prelude and fugue- 3 voices.
    The inventions are too easy for a conservatory audition.
 4. A romantism piece
    S. Rachmaninoff- op.3  (It is hard to say but this set is too easy), op.23 and op.32 Preludes (2 preludes), Corelli Variations.
    Chopin- Ballades, Scherzos, Rondos, Impromptus, Polonaises.
    Other pieces by Mendelssohn, Schumann,Schubert,Alkan, Albeniz,Grieg, Alkan, Scriabin, Brahms, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and other.
 5.Modernist composers like Ravel, Debussy, Bartok, Stravinsky,Prokofiev and other.
 6.A concerto by Haydn, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Schumann, Grieg, Brahms, Prokofiev. (if you don t play a sonata and you want something more challenging).
Hope this will help you.