Classical Sonata for Audition

[annm377]

Hello! I am currently a junior piano performance major, and I am beginning to plan an audition for graduate pedagogy programs. I am trying to decide on a sonata to begin learning. I am considering either Beethoven Sonata Op. 7, Op. 10 No. 3, or Op. 31 No. 3. Would any of these be okay for auditions to grad school? For a Romantic work I was thinking about Fantasy in F Minor Op. 49 by Chopin or 10 Variations in F Major by Schubert. Any suggestions on what to play to complete the program or other suggestions for sonatas and romantic works would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

[ewalker1]

Those three Beethoven sonatas are all fabulous suggestions! Also the Chopin Fantasie is a great choice.
All I can recommend now is something leaning more towards the 20th century.

[chopinlover01]

All of the Beethoven you've listed are great, you'd do well with any/all of them. Personally, I'd do Op. 7 myself.
I'd lean more towards the Chopin than the Schubert, but just look at my username for why, lol.
I'd do a Bach suite or Partita; the second partita is a great one and a famous one.
I'd also do some impressionistic music; perhaps Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin?

[briansaddleback]

I love the Grand Sonata, it is my favorite sonata by Beethoven, unfortunately it is over a half hour long for a complete performance. Never learned it, it is definitely on my wish list to learn sometime, but I do question how you are able to learn such a work within a time frame of ? You never mentioned when you will be auditioning, but I assume it is in the near future. If it is anytime within a year, do you think you will have enough time to technically learn and musically interpret in a decent performance of the 4 part Grand Sonata? I don't doubt your skill, but just I dont know the factors here.
I am not a high level piano student myself, but consider myself a decent student of piano, I would say op 7 would take me over a year to complete to performance level (considering I am not just concentrating solely on that piece).


edit.. ah, I reread, and I realized you say you are a junior and planning for graduate. So this means at least over a year. OK , yeah , by all means, go for the opus 7 grand Sonata do it. It is just a magical piece of artwork by a composer I highly respect but don't give him too much of my fanhood but I know I should.