Which pieces would you pick?

[pover]

Hey everyone!

Haven't posted in a long time, as I've had a lot of exams and then traveled to England for 3 weeks. I actually had the pleasure of visiting Steinway Hall in London, and got to play (undeservedly) on a model D sitting right next to a portrait of Rachmaninoff. Made me realize how long I still have to go as I played full of amazement and humility, shame even. Anyway, just felt like sharing that story since it was quite a special day for me. Now onto the question...

Around a year ago, I started this thread asking you for advice on playing in hotels/lounges. I've been working on appropriate music for that kind of thing on and off for the past year, and now I have around 2-2:30 hours of suitable music between what I know and what I can quickly relearn. Now the plan is to make a preview CD of around 30 minutes where I play a few pieces to give possible employers an idea of what I do. What I need your help with, is which pieces would you select that would (in your opinion) give the best representation of what I can do in that atmosphere? So basically, if you know the pieces I'm going to list below, which would you choose to make a 30 minute CD to give to managers and the like?

Sorry for the long/messy list:

Chopin

Nocturnes op.9/1+2, op.27/2, op.32/1, op.72/1, Cm and C#m op. posth.

Waltzes op.69, op.70, op.64/2, op.34/2, Am posth

Mazurkas op.7/1, op.6/2, op.41/4 (I think, the C#m), op.24/1, op.67/4

Debussy
Arabesque no.1, reverie, valse romantique

Schumann
Arabeske, Kinderzennen no.1 and Traumerei

Mendelssohn
SWW op.19/1+2+6, op.36/6 (Duetto)

Grieg
Notturno op.54/4, and selections from op.43

Random pieces
Rach op.23/4, Albeniz Tango, Liadov music box, Alkan barcarolle, Faure op.17/3, Mozart k.545/movement 2, Brahms waltz op.39/15, Gershwin prelude 2.

There are a few others, and I'm going to include some short jazzy and arabic song transcriptions in there as well.

So, I know this is a lot to ask, but if you had to make your own 30 minute CD, which of these would you pick?

Thanks in advance!

[josh93248]

To be honest, I haven't got a clue... But one idea might be to think less about which individual pieces you would pick but rather which ones form a better cohesive whole and make a good argument for you to be hired.

But I like the Debussy Reverie and Arabesque and Chopin Nocturnes in particular.

[rubinsteinmad]

Chopin

Nocturnes op.9/1+2, op.27/2, op.72/1, Cm and C#m op. posth.

Waltzes op.69, op.64/2, op.34/2, Am posth

Mazurkas op.7/1, op.67/4

Debussy
Arabesque no.1, reverie,

Schumann
Arabeske, Kinderzennen no.1 and Traumerei

Mendelssohn
SWW op.19/1+2+6,

Grieg
selections from op.43

Random pieces
Rach op.23/4, Albeniz Tango, Liadov music box, Alkan barcarolle, Faure op.17/3, Brahms waltz op.39/15, Gershwin prelude 2.

I have no idea bout the CD, but those are my favorite pieces in your set. BTW, did you get some from the book Quite Classics? I noticed a lot of those pieces are included in that book

[kevonthegreatpianist]

Chopin:
-Nocturne 27/2
-Waltz 69/2
-Mazurka 67/4

Debussy:
-Reverie

Others: IDFK

Personally, I like Chopin Nocturne 48/2, Mazurka 56/3, and the e minor Wlatz.