recital program planning

[IllBeBach]

Does anyone have any suggestions for putting together a good recital program?  I'm currently planning my master's recital and looking for ideas.  The program seems to be shaping up tentatively to

J. S. Bach   WTC book 1
              Prelude and Fugue in g
              Prelude and Fugue in Bb

L. Beethoven   Sonata Op 2, #3


F. Chopin    Op. 10, #5
                  Op. 25, #12

+ some other Romantic work by Chopin, Schumann or Liszt--thinking about a ballade, scherzo by Chopin or possibly Concert Etudes of Liszt.  The Schumann Fantasy tempts me alluringly as always, but I fear that I am still unworthy .  I'm also tempted to put in Un Sospiro somewhere, mainly because it so much fun to play and I know the little old ladies from church that come to hear me will enjoy it so much.

+ a 20th or 21rst century work.  I'm thinking about Bolcom or Ginastera.  I thought about a group of short pieces by Satie for fun, but not sure--maybe Old Sequins and Old Breastplates or Chapters Turned Any Which Way.

                                   

[liszmaninopin]

I like your recital overall, but have a few suggestions about the "other romantic" and "twentieth century" works.

As for other Romantic, I would advise specifically against another etude.  You're already playing two (the Chopin ones), so something a bit larger in scale would probably be better, especially for a masters' recital.  I would suggest perhaps Chopin's Ballade #4, it's great music that would definitely show maturity.

The twentieth century is my favorite era in music-there's so much great stuff.  How much time do you have?  Here are a number of very challenging, highly musical twentieth century works (all would reasonably familiar to a panel, I think)

Bartok-Allegro Barbaro, Sonata

Prokofiev-
Sonata #3-virtuosic, a well balanced piece that's relatively short
Sonata #4-less commonly played, a great piece of music
Sonata #8-the greatest Prokofiev sonata, in my opinion.  Long, and musically difficult, but a profound piece

Berg's Sonata no. 1 is very passionate, an amazing piece of music.  If you really want virtuosity, you can play the Barber Sonata, op. 26.  Scriabin also wrote some works you could look into (Vers la Flamme, Fantaisie, 10 sonatas, etc.).  For contemporary music-there's so much.  There's Ligeti with his etudes and Musica Ricercata.  Rautavaara wrote some interesting pieces.  I have an affinity for the music of Violette, but the panel probably wouldn't be familiar with it.

All in all, however, I would suggest you stay with a fairly familiar twentieth century work for your performance.  Any Prokofiev, Bartok, or Scriabin would work well.

[Motrax]

I love Prokofiev's second Sonata. I like the idea of Satie somewhere, too. You should try those, in my humblest of opinions.  

[Pumpkinhead]

Right on man. I'm learning Sonata no. 2 by Prokofieff. dude, you should at least consider it, because it's freaking amazing. It is pretty hard though.

[IllBeBach]

Technically, the recital is only supposed to be an hour long, but if it's longer I don't think I'll be in trouble... .

Actually I had also thought about Prokofiev, I've been looking through the 6th, 7th, and 8th Sonatas--particularly fond of number 7 I think.

I also thought of doing a Ravel group--perhaps

    Pavane pour une Infante Defuncte
    Jeux d'Eaux

and something else, still thinking.

I'm also thinking about dropping one of the preludes and fugues, the Bb maybe from the program.  As much as I love Bach (and I play a lot--thinking about playing an all-Bach recital just for fun) I think perhaps some more variety would be interesting + I really want to broaden my repertoire.  I think I might keep the g minor P&F to open with because I'm very confident and comfortable with it, and that would allow me to relax and hopefully get over nerves before I go on to other music.

[liszmaninopin]

if you're doing Ravel, I would absolutely recommend Le Tombeau de Couperin.  A truly amazing piece of music!