Competition programme

[fnork]

Iīm going to a piano competition rather soon (too soon perhaps...) and while of course I decided the programme a while ago already, it was quite difficult to decide which pieces to play. In a way, much more difficult than simply practising the pieces...A problem is of course to make sure that the programme isnīt overly long or too short (as all three rounds have time limits), and at the same time make sure that there is a nice flow in the programme. In the end I picked the following pieces, and although there is no way for me to change anything in the programme now, Iīd be happy to hear some feedback on the programme as such - things I might consider for my next competition.


1st round:

Bach: Prelude and fugue in C sharp minor, book 1
Chopin: Nocturne op 27 nr 1 in C sharp minor (a chopin nocturne was mandatory)
Grieg: Lyric piece op 54 nr 3 - Trolltog - March of the dwarfs (a lyric piece by grieg was mandatory)
Debussy: Etude nr 12 - Pour les accords
Chopin: Etude op 10 nr 4 in C sharp minor

2nd found

Classical Sonata - Mozart: Sonata in E flat major, K 282
Romantic work - Alban Berg: Piano sonata op 1
Work of free choice - Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit


Finale

Grieg: concerto A-minor, 1rst movement (it was mandatory to play either the first movement or the 2nd and the 3rd in the finals)

Prokofiev: Piano concerto nr. 3

By the way, thereīs a recording of the 2nd round programme in the audition room:
https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=38852.0

[prongated]

Strong...
...I just never realised the Berg Sonata falls under the Romantic genre, albeit how expressive the music is.

[fnork]

I bet some jury members might be skeptic about choosing that piece as my "romantic piece" as well. It IS certainly late-romantic just as some other early stuff by Berg, but of course, itīs not liszt or anything. On the other hand, thereīs already plenty of romantic music in the programme, with two chopin-pieces and two by grieg. So I hope that wonīt give me any troubles.

I was actually considering picking Chopins Berceuse instead of Berg (and as its shorter, it would have allowed me to play all repeats in Mozart, for example), but then again I already had two chopin pieces. The berceuse probably does work quite well before Gaspard, setting the mood - besides, it is in the same key as "Ondine" But I wonīt make any changes now....too late for that

[pianisten1989]

Nice program... You got many different sorts of pieces, so that's good

What competition is it?