Programing

[pianoman53]

So, I will have to come up with a program for a super-mega-ultra short recital (25 minutes, ish) for a somewhat professional audience (well, actually it's an open exam).

I really hate the "Let's finish with something fast and loud, and much rather put that stuff in the middle. So here's what I though:

Mozart: Fantasy D minor
Liszt: Dante sonata
Schuman: Romance no 2

Just by the look of it, I think it seems okay. Maybe it's on the deep side, and could show more of exam style if I added a faster piece, but...

Anyway, I don't want to look stupid in front of my teacher, so I ask here first!
Is it an okay program?

[sirpazhan]

seems okay... I'm assuming with this configuration [ascend(mozart)/peak(liszt/descend(schumann)], that liszt is the highlight of your program.  Hopefully its also your strongest point,, you'd need to shine with that sonata.

[g_s_223]

I guess the reason the big and loud pieces usually are programmed at the end is that they will overshadow any lighter-weight following piece and tend to render it insignificant.

Concert pianists often play very contrasting simple encores to let the audience leave in a calmer mood after a barnstorming piece concluding a recital, but that is not at all the same as having programmed them in (due to the break for applause).