help on accompaniment for beethoven op 2 no 1

[brunotheiss]

Hello, I'm going to play at the municipal theater with a friend. Each one of us will play half a hour and then we'll do some piano four-hands.

I have a semester to work on the pieces I'll play alone, and one of them will for sure be Beethoven Op. 2 no. 1.

Here's the question: is the program below unnefective or something like that?
Anyone here have a much better idea?

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Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. 3 no. 2 in C Sharp Minor
Beethoven - Sonata Op. 2 no. 1 in F Minor
Chopin - Nocturne Op. 48 in C Minor
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If it's ok, I won't even bother on changing anything, I just wanna know if there's some kind of a big mistake in my choice.

Thank you already 

[faulty_damper]

Consider the mood.

Of the three, the Op.2-1 is the most 'normal' in mood.  This is like an appetizer, nothing dense or deep.  This should be your opening piece.  Then for the contrast, you should play the Nocturne.  Then end with the Prelude.

Notice that in this order, you start with a mood that is most easily accessible and can be sustained for the duration of the sonata.  This leads to something that requires contrast to separate it from the rest; the nocturne opens softly.  And because the nocturne is relatively short, the Prelude adds to supplement the Nocturne's mood but in a much more dramatic manner.  Also note that some motives in the Prelude have similarities to the final movement of the Sonata in F minor thus adding to the continuity of the program.

So here is your order:
Beethoven: Sonata in F Minor, Op.2 No.1 (complete)
Chopin: Nocturne in C Minor, Op.48 No.1
Rachmaninov: Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2

[brunotheiss]

faulty_damper,

I absolutely loved your thoughs and I'm a lot more excited than before about this program and the whole recital project.

Before I was uncertain about what I should play together with the awesome sonata. Now that the puzzle is solved, I think my choices will have a great effect and the crowd will love it.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[faulty_damper]

You are welcome.