Conservatory Exam Romantic Piece

[mertegeli]

Hello guys,
I am getting ready for the university exams for piano. But after meeting with a professor I got told that my romantic era piece wasn't complex enough(although i pull it off really well). Could you guys recommend me a romantic era piece? My program is below:

J.S.Bach: Prelude und Fuge: first Book, no. 8 es-moll
L. van Beethoven: Sonate: op.7 es-dur
F. Chopin: Etude: op.10 No.5 ges-dur
F. Schubert: Impromptu: op.90 no.3 ges-dur
K Szymanovski: Prelude: op.1 no.7 c-moll

I also dabbled with S. Rachmaninov: Prelude: op.23 no.5 g-moll and can probably get it ready. But does that even count as romantic for audition purposes?
So basically a replacement for the Schubert Impromptu. The professor only heard the last two pieces though, so I don't know if the whole program is complex enough to warrant the Impromptu, because it's a piece that I really love and I believe I can show my features best when playing it. And also I'm too lazy to change all the german to english.

I also have to prepare a modern piece along theines of prokofjew sonate no3. Which is a bit too much time consuming at the moment. What do you guys recommend?
Thanks in advance

[j_menz]

Doesn't the Szymanowski count as romantic?

And btw it's Beethoven Sonata No 4 Op. 7. There is no Op7 No4.

[diomedes]

I'd say put in a Brahms Rhapsody maybe, Liszt A flat Liebestraum, or Chopin c sharp Polonaise.  1st or 2nd Chopin Scherzo if you're a little ambitious.

Rachmaninov is romantic sometimes sort of. The Prelude, maybe, but in a formal situation you'd have to be able to read their minds to determine how they'd react.

And btw it's Beethoven Sonata No 4 Op. 7. There is no Op7 No4.

I guess he meant it as the sonata nr.4?

[visitor]

If they say it is not difficult enough then that is the std you need to play to (or,above)
Hm. What about something like this? Always loved this thing

[mertegeli]

@j_menz

I have no idea what counts as romantic and what not at this point because in the papers that I got it asks for 2 pieces, one that represents the romantic era, has high thematic, romantic features and one after 1900. Now when I checked the date on which these pieces were composed both the Rachmaninov Prelude and the Szymanovski Prelude are 1900-1901. So I'm very confused, if they are count as romantic. And I rechecked, in my sheetnotes it shows as no.4 but it was actually just op.7.

@diomedes

I listened to all, I shy away from Scherzi, I don't think I can really give my all there, and after listening to them for a while, I don't think I can show what my best qualities are with those.
The Liszt Liebestraum seems easy enonugh and I love the music in it, I don't think it's going to cut it though.
The polonaise however grabbed me the first time I started playing it, it really is wonderful. I'm tending towards it at this point.
However the Brahms Rhapsody op.79 no.1 seems tempting.

I also need to apparently prepare a 20th century modern piece. I checked the berlin Hochschule and they want something that is along the lines of Prokofjew Sonat n3. Any suggestions for a modern piece that is around that difficulty, I played a lot of Bartok Mikrokosmos, something from every
book.
Thanks in advance