Please Help!

[wriggletto]

I need to write a short introduction/blurb for the following pieces for a recital program, 3-4 lines. Could someone please help me out as I don't really know what to write or how to write it.

1. Bach/Busoni Chaconne
2. Liszt Rigoletto Paraphase
3. Beethoven Appassionata
4. LIszt Concerto No.1

Any help would be appreciated!

[wriggletto]

I guess no one is willing to help.  If anyone can be bothered, can they please help me?

[mound]

Don't write anything that's "boring" or purely "academic".. "Bach was born here in this year to so and so .. blah blah blah"

how do these pieces make you feel? What differentiates one from the other in so far as your performance? Put something together that the audience will feel like you're talking to them, which will further interest them in listening to you interpret these pieces, rather than make them feel like you are reading facts at them, which could easilly turn them off. Of course it depends on the audience.. If it's "non musician" family and friends, inject a couple nuggets of theory type info in there, they like to hear a bit of that, but otherwise, make it something that will put both you and them at ease, perhaps give a bit of a laugh..

ie. one time I played a Chopin Waltz at a recital. I also played a jazz improvisation. I described the waltz, the basic "3" feel, described how they could picture a crystal ball room a hundred years ago as high society folks were dancing while Chopin sat at the piano in the corner, pouring his heart out on his sleeve as he improvised at the piano. I then described how I would be improvising on a Bill Evans theme "he's going to give me the left hand, the rest is up to me" and then how both pieces are beautiful, but if I were to try to play the Chopin in a smoke filled club late at night, I'd probably get "beaten up and thrown out" which gave folks a laugh, gave me a laugh, and then I played.

just food for thought
-Paul

[ChristmasCarol]

Search websites with the composers names. What do you like to read when you're at a concert?   I found the following when doing a quick search...
https://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=bach%2Fbusoni&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D35fc125f11d14336%26clickedItemRank%3D1%26userQuery%3Dbach%252Fbusoni%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmy.dreamwiz.com%252Ffischer%252FBach-Busoni%252FBach-BusoniE.htm%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSCPSuggestion%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmy.dreamwiz.com%2Ffischer%2FBach-Busoni%2FBach-BusoniE.htm