Ideas for Opening Piece (Piano Recital) and other Recital Ideas - Advanced Level

[pianoforte09]

Hi!

I'm currently planning for my graduation piano recital at the end of the year (November 2015) and would like your thoughts and suggestions for an opening piece.

I have some in mind but would love your ideas as well - especially for short-ish pieces (~5 min and under)

So far I'm planning the Bach-Busoni Chaconne as the second piece, followed by Beethoven's Rondo Capriccioso (Rage Over the Lost Penny) and ending with either the 3rd Movement of Grieg's Piano Concerto or Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Orchestra. But that's my rough draft.

Also, if you have ideas for recital pieces (i.e. longer piece that wouldn't really suit an opening piece), feel free to post as well! I'm sure it would help other readers too! 

Thanks heaps! Hannah

P.S. This is my first time ever writing in this forum or any forum so apologies if I've done anything un-forumish.   

P.P.S. If it helps to know my 'level', I've performed Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 (3rd Movement - currently learning 1st and 2nd Mvts) and Scriabin's Piano Concerto with orchestra before. But saying that, I still have a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(*infinity)NG way to go. A bit embarrassing calling myself 'advanced'...

Oh yes, I've got a hand stretch of a 10th (both hands) and just turned 19. So can manage most pieces (hand stretch wise). If not, pedal(s) helps...

Thanks again in advance!

[cabbynum]

If you wanna put a lot of work into it try one of these three

Alkan op.39 no.1

and 39 3

with a little less work

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   ( i would pick this one)


for recital pieces the following would be super cool in my opinion

  please play this!!!!! its an amazing piece of music. i love it

[visitor]

you could open w above, then at end, encore w/

hmm longer general recc
how about the Kosenko Etude 'Passacaglia"?

or my favorite

more later . welcome!  

[pianoforte09]

You guys are amazing!!!!

Thanks SOOOOOO much! Keep the ideas rolling in!

Going to listen to them right now!

Thanks again and any more ideas, feel free to put them down! 

[j_menz]

If you wanna put a lot of work into it try one of these three

Alkan op.39 no.1

If you're going to put in that much work, do his 15/2 instead. It's vastly better (and on this point, and possibly this point alone, Sorabji and I are as one).

Do you actually get an orchestra for one movement?

[pianoforte09]

In reply to j_menz:

Yes I do get an orchestra for one movement. It's not a terribly big orchestra but it'll do!

And thanks for the suggestion - I'll look at Alkan's Op. 15 No. 2.

(Sorry, I have no idea how to properly reply to each user - first time using forums...)

[j_menz]

Yes I do get an orchestra for one movement. It's not a terribly big orchestra but it'll do!

Cool. That being the case, do the Grieg - the orchestral part is a whole lot more flexible and forgiving.

[visitor]

 

[visitor]

[visitor]

maybe some Mahler?