Filling in a competition program

[haydnseek]

I am entering a competition in which one competes in two rounds with an identical 25 minute program. So far I am learning...

Mendelssohn's Variations Serieuses
Scriabin Sonata 4 in F# Maj.

These together compromise about 20 minutes. I have more than enough time to learn another piece, except it must be under 5 minutes. What piece(s) would complement this program well? I have qualms about Beethoven, Mozart because of the Mendelssohn. I don't want the program to seem too German-centric, but I do have the complete Op 31 no 1 sonata well polished and prepared. Any sort of recommendations would be helpful.

[hoohah2]

You can't go wrong with a Bach Prelude and Fugue. 

[scherzo123]

You can't go wrong with a Bach Prelude and Fugue. 

True, maybe Bach's Prelude and Fugue BWV846 and 847.

[mikeowski]

Bach was german too, though.
Why not a scarlatti sonata, or if you want to balance your repertoire out geographically completely evenly, how about something from an american composer (Barber, Gershwin)? Then you'd have pieces from all over the globe.

[scherzo123]

Gershwin's Preludes and Prokofiev's Suggestions Diabolique are fine and from the 20th century  .
A Chopin Etude is an excellent choice as well, each of them under 5 minutes. You could even do two or three of the etudes under five minutes  .

Good combinations:

Etude Op.25 No.9         Etude Op.10 No.12
Etude Op.10 No.5         Etude Op.25 No.12
Etude Op.25 No.2        

These are just examples. You could even do Rachmaninoff's Moment Musicaux Op.16 No.4.

[davidjosepha]

True, maybe Bach's Prelude and Fugue BWV846 and 847.

Gershwin's Preludes and Prokofiev's Suggestions Diabolique are fine and from the 20th century  .
A Chopin Etude is an excellent choice as well, each of them under 5 minutes. You could even do two or three of the etudes under five minutes  .

Good combinations:

Etude Op.25 No.9         Etude Op.10 No.12
Etude Op.10 No.5         Etude Op.25 No.12
Etude Op.25 No.2         

These are just examples. You could even do Rachmaninoff's Moment Musicaux Op.16 No.4.

You really like suggesting pieces you're learning, don't you? 

Bach Prelude and Fugue BWV847
Mozart Piano Sonatas K284, K330, and
K333 (1st mvts)
Chopin Etudes Op.25 No.12 and Op.10 No.12
"Ode to the Yellow River"
Rachmaninoff Moment Musicaux Op.16 No.4

[adari]

I'd go with anything from The Art of Fugue, my favourite being Contrapunctus IV (which I'm currently learning):

If you insist on something not-German, perhaps an Alkan etude, a short Liszt piece or a D. Scarlatti sonata would be appropriate:

[scherzo123]

You really like suggesting pieces you're learning, don't you? 

 

[haydnseek]

Thanks all for the suggestions! I was toying around with idea of Scarlatti and the Suggestion Diabolique. I also thought about using Rzewski's Down by the Riverside, if that would be appropriate. I don't know how well that would be received in a competition-type setting.

[fftransform]

Down by the Riverside is fairly well-known; it would be appropriate for a competition.  However, it is considerably more difficult than either of the other works you are intending to perform, and is also longer than 5 minutes.  Does this competition consider applause as part of the 25'?  Most do, so you should be sure about that before choosing your piece.  I was also going to suggest Scarlatti, but I do have another one that you might look at:

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