Recital Order...

[nanabush]

I've got my first half settled:

-Bach Bb Partita
-Beethoven Appassionata

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But then the second half, I'm having a hard time knowing what to start with and what to end (the Rach, Debussy and Brahms all have a huge ending...)

-Brahms Op.119
-Rach Preludes (Bb, D, gm, bm)... Op.23#2, 4, 5, Op.32#10
-Debussy l'Isle Joyeuse


...I'm not changing any pieces (I'm also working on Winterind and Liszt TE #10 in addition, but not going to be on the recital).  I just want to know some suggestions with how to tackle the order of these...

I was thinking:

-Debussy
-Brahms
-Rach

or

-Rach
-Brahms
-Debussy

...I think the Brahms will make the most sense in the middle, because of the nature of the first piece in the set... It's not a great opener, but once the audience is a little more involved, it'd probably have a better effect.

For the preludes, I was thinking of doing them in this order: gm, D, bm, Bb (no one ever plays them as a set, so I don't think mixing the order will matter at all... also, the low B octave in the bm kind of shifts down to the Bb octave in the same register, which is kind of neat...)

Anyways, opinions please 

[chopin2015]

I recently heard a concert of Debussy and Rach. I think Rack was last. If it has a lot of octave and fat chord stuff you have to bang out (sounds like Rach), then play it last. Sounds like a long recital to me.
 I really wanna do one
 

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I recently heard a concert of Debussy and Rach. I think Rack was last. If it has a lot of octave and fat chord stuff you have to bang out (sounds like Rach), then play it last. Sounds like a long recital to me.
 I really wanna do one
 

As long as you don't do Bach last, you should be okay.

[zezhyrule]

I don't think the B-Flat Rach prelude is much of a finale... if you do the Rach pieces last then I would suggest doing them in a different order. Maybe 32/10 last? 23/5, 23/2, 23/4 and then 32/10 could be cool. That's the order I'd do them in... if I could play them  

If you're set on doing the preludes in the order you wrote, then maybe play them first, and then the brahms and end with debussy.

[symphonicdance]

I have a strange thought:

Rach - Preludes
Beethoven - Appassionata

Intermission

Bach - Partita #1
Brahms-  Op 119
Debussy - l'Isle Joyeuse

[celegorma]

I have a strange thought:

Rach - Preludes
Beethoven - Appassionata

Intermission

Bach - Partita #1
Brahms-  Op 119
Debussy - l'Isle Joyeuse

What about:

Rach - Preludes
Brahms-  Op 119
Debussy - l'Isle Joyeuse
-intermission-
Bach - Partita #1
Beethoven - Appassionata

1. I think we all agree Appassionata and L'isle has to end either halfs.
2. Most of the audience are uneducated in music so start the concert with something thats short, sounds difficult, not boring, and catchy to show that you mean business. Among them, only Rach and Debussy fits the bill, but Debussy works best as a finale piece.
3. Appassionata could end the first half very well. However, both the Appassionata and the preludes are emotionally supercharged pieces. Also, a second half of Bach, Brahms and Debussy looks rather weak. Both Bach and Brahms are introspective, and putting them together can be rather annoying to the average audience.