20 - 25 min repertoire for an international piano competition. Opinions?

[chopinrabbitthing]

Hi guys,
I had a think last night about an international piano competition in Ettlingen I'm interested in and was considering possibilities of the repertoire. It would be my first international competition, but I will already have a suitable repertoire by next year.

What they want in the programme is:
1. An etude from ”Art of Finger Dexterity” op. 740 by Czerny
or one of the following etudes:
Chopin, from op. 10, nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12; from op. 25 nos. 1, 2, 6, 9, 11;
Liszt, Concert Etudes ”Waldesrauschen”, ”Gnomenreigen”, ”La leggierezza”, ”Un sospiro”

2. One or more works or single movements from the Baroque period up to the present. At least one movement from a sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven should be included

So what I have proposed is:

Bach - Italian Concerto (Mvt 1)                           (4 mins)
Mozart - Piano Sonata K311 (Mvt 1)                     (5 mins, no repeats)
Chopin - Etude Op 10/5                                      (2~mins, counting time to take a breather)
Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op 3/2                             (4 mins)
Chopin Ballade No 3 Op 47                                   (8~ mins)
Wang Yu Shi/Er Shao Ling - Sunflowers                  (2 and a half mins)

I know guys, it might not be as flashy or difficult as some other competitors but I think it is broad and shows all I got, after all I only have max. 25 minutes. I think versatility, style, music and unique interpretation is more important than sheer difficulty and technique, because, if they wanted child virtuosi playing Liszt backwards while blindfolded, they could find the other competitors.

I was thinking, I might not play Sunflowers or the Rachmaninoff, and just play either one instead.
I also thought about playing the whole Mozart sonata, but I think just playing the first movement would suffice and allow for time to play other pieces.
I have a couple of Chopin etudes in my belt, but I've performed No 5 the most, and has won me quite a lot of praise. (Lol, Lang Lang played this when he won it years ago.)

Anyways,
Please let me know what you think,
Thanks so much!

[j_menz]

Those requirements are for the 2012 one. The next one will be in August 2014, and I can't see that they have published the requirements yet. They may well be the same or substantially similar.

As to choices, apart from abiding by the rules, play those things that you feel best reflect your strengths as a pianist.

It never hurts to have a look at what has been played in the past to give you some feel for what they like/expect - but don't just copy it.

[chopinrabbitthing]

AHH sorry guys, it's Mozart K310

[chopinrabbitthing]

Those requirements are for the 2012 one. The next one will be in August 2014, and I can't see that they have published the requirements yet. They may well be the same or substantially similar.

I have a strong feeling it's the same. Or at least the same format, I've looked at past repertoire and all do have an etude and a sonata.

[chopinrabbitthing]

As to choices, apart from abiding by the rules, play those things that you feel best reflect your strengths as a pianist.

It never hurts to have a look at what has been played in the past to give you some feel for what they like/expect - but don't just copy it.

Thanks for the tips, that is what I'm aiming for. I know my technique won't be equal to the masses of native Asians (from China, Korea etc.) so I was thinking of a broader and more musical repertoire, to compensate for it.