Competition Repertoire

[liszt_ani_rach]

I already posted this in the past, but I didn't specify any of the rules. I'm taking part in the intermediate level (level 6,7,8). The rules of the competition are :

1. Each contestants will be given up to 8 minutes of playing time.
2. Contestant must be prepared with one piece of each of the following genres.

Baroque, classical, romantic, impressionist, post romantic, early 20th century.

Etude may be optional.

Please suggest one good piece of level 6,7 or 8 from the following genres. I will appreciate you're help.

[pianoman53]

can you tell us what you've played in the past, and what pieces you concider your favourites and stuff like that.. To just name drop pieces isn't very good, and that you can do for yourself..

[liszt_ani_rach]

can you tell us what you've played in the past, and what pieces you concider your favourites and stuff like that.. To just name drop pieces isn't very good, and that you can do for yourself..

I've played a lot of chopin mazurkas , preludes op 28 (easier ones), a few waltzes (minute, op 18 ,op 64 no 2, op 69 no 2). I've done comparatively less of beethoven. I did mozart's rondo alla turca, two pieces from London notebook (I have a mozart book: 21 of his best pieces, i almost finished that). I've done bach's prelude and fugue 1, 21. Rach prelude op 3 no 2. La Campanella( lol , it comes under advanced, but it took me six months to learn it, rule out this piece). Liszt's Consolation 3.
Those are most of the pieces i've played. I prefer Chopin, Scarlatti, Haydn, Schubert, Liszt, Rachmaninoff. I love their music the most.

[scott13]

I don't want this to sound harsh, but given the pieces you have played i would not say you were ready for competitions. Typically you would be expected to have played most of WTC, many of Beethoven and Mozart sonatas, couple of concertos, harder works of Chopin such as Polonaises, Etudes, Scherzi and Ballades, Etudes of Liszt etc etc.

I would wager a guess your current skill level was around grade 7-8, this is not competitive skill level, you would really want to be playing the Repertoire around LTCL with ease if you wish to enter serious competitions. 

[liszt_ani_rach]

I already mentioned that I'm taking part in Intermediate level (6,7,8). It doesn't require all the sh*t that you talked about.

[scott13]

Intermediate in a competition to me suggests players at advanced Amateur level, just down from breaking into professional careers.

By the way, Bach + Beethoven + Mozart + Chopin = essential material to cover for a pianist, none of this is 'sh*t' at all. The fact you think it is suggests a lack of preparation. Competitions attract the best of the best, the ones who win tend to be the ones who put the most work in.

[pianoman53]

Play what you feel comfortable in, and what you can play well. We don't know anything about you, so our suggestions wouldn't be anything woth listening to anyway.