Hungarian Rhapsodies

[spookyskeley]

Hello,
I am preparing my college audition for piano performance and I have a question. On the audition website, it said that I had to chose a major work by certain composers, one of them being Liszt. So since I was already working on Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14, would you consider that to be a major work by Liszt?
Thanks!

[chicoscalco]

Hello,
I am preparing my college audition for piano performance and I have a question. On the audition website, it said that I had to chose a major work by certain composers, one of them being Liszt. So since I was already working on Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14, would you consider that to be a major work by Liszt?
Thanks!

That's quite a point you bring there. I do consider it a "major" work, but not a "Major work" lol
I think you'd be better of with something from the Années, a TE, don't know... But they're certainly acceptable, that is just my personal opinion.

[j_menz]

It's big enough in scope, and has enough contrasts, and is long enough to count as major.

My one reservation about this particular HR is that it has an opening which is difficult to grab anyone's attention with - it sort of meanders around a bit before it get's started. Once it gets going, it's fine - but first impressions count and you need to make sure you make the opening really work.