What would YOU put in this programme.

[birba]

Lets's say you have to give an hour recital with no intermission, beginning with chopin's op. 35 and ending with Debussy's Estampes and L'isle joyeuse.  What would you put in between?  Nothing more than 15 minutes.

[pianovlad1996]

Well, in my opinion, a Bach piece (3 pieces from a French or English suite or a prelude and fugue), Scarlatti sonata or a classical sonata like Mozart or Beethoven (I feel that Haydn doesn't fit to your program). An etude will fit as well but considering you play a romantic and impressionistic (or something like that-I'm not an English speaker) you should play something from another period. If you have time to play 2 pieces, I would recommend you the following structure: Baroque-Classical-Romantic sonata-Debussy. Hope it will help you.
Timea

[starstruck5]

Assuming I had your technique - then I would either consider playing Webers' Invitation To The Dance -or Janaceks' beautiful Sonata - From The Street -

After the darkness of the Chopin Bb Minor and also that mad last movement - I suppose you need maybe something Major key and light possibly.  The Weber is almost the antithesis of the Chopin, being so light and fluffy and IN the world - all youth and sparkle and youthful optimism. Life goes on writ large.  It predates the Chopin clearly - but I don't think this matters?

As for the Janacek - here you have something written in the following century - and because it is inspired by a senseless killing on the street, it seems to follow on from the Chopin like an inevitable mantra. In any case, it is very beautiful and I wish it was heard more often.

Janacek piano sonata 1.X 1905

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Ultimately the programme you choose will be brilliant, I have no doubt!

[hoohah2]

I would play the Mozart Sonata K330. (No repeats)

(Those Debussy pieces are btw my favourite pieces by him)

[pbryld]

Bénédiction de dieu dans la solitude (spelling? :p).

because you can.

[alessandro]

Mmh.  Very nice, tricky question : with three pieces on the menu, and two given pieces on spot 1 and 3, two very extreme pieces in evironment and mood, what is left, the gap, number two, is more than just a center here.   I imagine myself, after the final movement of the Opus 35, standing on shaking legs under the dark galaxy in a nebulous graveyard feeling the cold wind around my ankles.   And now, number two is the question but... with number "three-four" I'm lying on my back, surrounded by pink and violet flowers and looking kind of carelessly at the clouds, is this the garden of Eden ?, with a possibility of joy in the air.  

For me too, my mind was drifting by Janacek for number two ; the 7 to 8 minutes of "In the Mists" - it is not the 'schwarz' of the Chopin and it keeps some distance from the flowers and the delicious milkfoam of the Debussy ; "In the Mists" is well, still somewhat in the mist, but there are some colours trespassing the dark grey landscape.

Another number two (very subjective) would be BWV 849.  The praeludium has this very vapoury  quality to me, it can bring and keep me in some kind of dreamy state, it has a very hypnotic quality.   The fugue is extremely gripping, almost unforgiven, but altogether there is finally, after the draconic opus 35, some seriousness that could create an illusion of relief.   It could be a nice transition from the dark, cold night of the Chopin to the more compassionate evening of the Debussy.  This Bach as 'in between' - why choose for balance or equilibrum ? - I think the program in its entirety with your two given choices, has a lot of potential to become an overwhelming, flabbergasting, mindblowing experience.   I wish you anyhow the best if your question is 'for real', I hope you will survive the recital   and nice question anyway.

Kind greetings    

[richard_strauss]

I think the problem lies in HOW we go from the anguish and grief of Chopin to the joy and ecstasy of Debussy, how can we go from mourning death to the ultimate expression of happiness. The only way I can think of it's possible is by "finding God", whatever that might be: Liszt's Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude or Scriabin's 7th Sonata are the only pieces that comes to mind (I would prefer the latter one). I believe a recital has to have an inner logic so I'm just merely pointing out a possibility, though it may not be the only one. I hope any of this might be useful to you.

[49410enrique]

would there be an encore up your sleeve? i think depending on what you have cooking as a suprise for the audience that might bear a little on what to sandwich in between your main opener and 'official' closer before you wow them with something special.

pretty little piece by karen tanaka

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maybe a middle lively piece  (would lead well into the beethoven): not a very good recording but i can't find one at the moment, illustrative purposes only

, i think maybe the rubenstein transcription for beethovens turkish march might be good in there somehwere?

again just playing with ideas obvious it's not enough to fill a 1 hr program but i'd want some fun less serious pieces like these in there among other works

[quantum]

I'm thinking Messiaen - Regard XV Le baiser de l'enfant-Jésus

[birba]

Thanks everyone for taking the time to answer this!  Got some great ideas.
After hearing that tiny girl playing the piano, though, I've almost decided to quit.  How do they do that?!  It's like the perfect technique in the hands of an 8-year-old.    

[quantum]

pretty little piece by karen tanaka

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Had to listen to that twice.  Thought I heard an excerpt of the Dies Irae.   I'm thinking it would go nicely with the Op. 35.

[birba]

I did too!!!!!!  or motive on B-A-C-H

[emsy_]

Chopin - Haydn - Bach - Messiaen - Janacek - Scriabin - Prokofiev - Debussy
Haydn - on of his shorter sonatas like the e minor (Hob. XVI no.34)
Bach - anything really would work - play what you like best
Messiaen - try a piece from his Vingt Regards
Janacek - V mlhách or a few from Po zarostlém chodníčku
Scriabin - something short - an etude or prelude
Prokofiev - an etude or 'vision fugitive'