Masters recital program

[pochofiev]

I've preparing the following for my conservatoire masters auditions and future recitals:

Prokofiev - Sonata No. 3, Op. 28
Liszt - S. 161 "Sposalizio"
Chopin - Ballade No. 4, Op. 52

*intermission*

Kapustin - Variations, Op. 41
Beethoven - Op. 110

All adds up to around an hours length of music. Intermission may be 5 mins.

How's my ordering of the program? What would you change?

[scriabinophile]

Do I detect a wee bit of influence of Yuja Wang on your program choice? There's nothing wrong with that, per se, but I'm sure others will think the same when they see you starting with the Prokofiev and also programming the Kapustin Variations, with a Chopin Ballade and a bit of Liszt thrown in.

Also, for a veteran performer like Yuja Wang to start a recital with the Prokofiev is one thing. How are you with nerves? When I used to play the 3rd Sonata, I never would have thought about starting a program with it. 

I guess if you don't get nervous, go for it! It could be a great program opener if you play it well. I myself always prefer to start a recital with something involving fewer gymnastic moves than a Prokofiev Sonata.

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Yuja Wang at Carnegie Hall, October 22, 2013
PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28
CHOPIN Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58
CHOPIN Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
CHOPIN Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN Variations for Piano, Op. 41
STRAVINSKY Three Movements from Pétrouchka

[david456103]

^LOL that's what i was thinking when i first saw the program.
i like it though. though i would probably end with kapustin. chopin 4th ballade is a good way to end 1st half IMO.

[pochofiev]

Do I detect a wee bit of influence of Yuja Wang on your program choice?

I put the Prokofiev in the beginning of the program with the idea of making a sense of balance in mood throughout. I thought the Sposalizio would make a nice peaceful island in between the stormy Prok and the Chopin Ballade.

Yuja's recent program might have very well slightly influenced me without me knowing. Well spotted haha.

How are you with nerves? I myself always prefer to start a recital with something involving fewer gymnastic moves than a Prokofiev Sonata.

This is a fair point. I'd say I'm confident with handling beginning nerves, but I guess the safe option would be to put the Liszt at the start to give myself a real chance to warm up instead of diving into an explosion straight away.

[wwalrus]

Do I detect a wee bit of influence of Yuja Wang on your program choice? There's nothing wrong with that, per se, but I'm sure others will think the same when they see you starting with the Prokofiev and also programming the Kapustin Variations, with a Chopin Ballade and a bit of Liszt thrown in.

Also, for a veteran performer like Yuja Wang to start a recital with the Prokofiev is one thing. How are you with nerves? When I used to play the 3rd Sonata, I never would have thought about starting a program with it. 

I guess if you don't get nervous, go for it! It could be a great program opener if you play it well. I myself always prefer to start a recital with something involving fewer gymnastic moves than a Prokofiev Sonata.

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Yuja Wang at Carnegie Hall, October 22, 2013
PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28
CHOPIN Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58
CHOPIN Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
CHOPIN Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN Variations for Piano, Op. 41
STRAVINSKY Three Movements from Pétrouchka

i was at this recital
it was *** incredible

[andrewkoay]

Ask someone to record it down and share it with us! 

[apollon1717]

I've preparing the following for my conservatoire masters auditions and future recitals:

Prokofiev - Sonata No. 3, Op. 28
Liszt - S. 161 "Sposalizio"
Chopin - Ballade No. 4, Op. 52

*intermission*

Kapustin - Variations, Op. 41
Beethoven - Op. 110

All adds up to around an hours length of music. Intermission may be 5 mins.

How's my ordering of the program? What would you change?

Keep it like that.
Its excellent...

Good luck

[chopin2015]

May I suggest something like Faure or...saint saens