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a full-length recital without a break? is some new kind of torture? i mean, normal people will remain focused on what you are doing for - at most - 20 minutes or so.

but i'm guessing on one point: what is the occasion?

a chronological order is the standard, the default, the predictable. most often, also it is the boring, the annoying, the unbearable... basically, i believe in alchemy: some works fit, some don't. chronology is not a decisive issue to me, although i have played tons of recital in chronological order, until l i noticed that my public was not interested in that per se.

basically, then, i think about moods, tempi, durations, and so on. another important feature is novelty: too many horsebattles in a row stink, because this is what horses do. anyway, there is no precise rule: i like to try anything, record, listen, retry, rerecord, und so weiter...

an important exception is the genre-thematic recital. if you have three sonatas, for instance bach, schubert and shostakovich, well, then it is a great idea to proceed in order. your public will have the oportunity to feel history, especially if you don't mind to comment and create a background to each work.

finally, a great exception is when the chronological order simply works. then, why not? nevertheless, it is not the case of your selection, i'm sorry to say.

best regards!