A recital...

[chopin_girl]

okay. So I'm preparing a recital with a violin player. And I'll be playing.
Mendelssohn-Songs without words no.16 (g-minor, Presto Agitato)
Beethoven- Sonata op.10 No.1 c-minor, 1st movement
Fr.Chopin- Etude op.25 no.2 f-minor

And the two of us will be playing:
Konstantin Mostras- Oriental dance (or something like that, I can't translate it to English...)
Jules Massenet-Meditations from "Theiss"
G.F.Händel-Sonata in E-major (not sure about the number...)
Monti's Czardas.....

And *violin* will probably play a piece or two on her own...
So what do you think?
I'd appreciate your opinion.
Thanks a lot in advance,
~~~chopin_girl

[musicsdarkangel]

What do I think?

erm..........about what?  the arrangement of the repitoire?  the enjoyment of the compositions?  the difficulty?  advice?

[chopin_girl]

Well...I was thinking more of the arrangement and the enjoyment, yes.
So, any opinions?

[musicsdarkangel]

Well, the arrangement is just fine, and your pieces in particular are quite enjoyable.

I love op 10 no 1, I had to play that for my auditions last year.  It has to be my favorite Beethoven sonata.

[chopin_girl]

Thanks.

Yes, it's a great sonata.
Also called the "little Pathetique" that's so cute
But my fav is the (BIG?) Pathetique. Definitely the greatest sonata. Ever.

[Allegroconfuoco]

But my fav is the (BIG?) Pathetique. Definitely the greatest sonata. Ever.

You should hear the whole cycle of Beethoven's Sonatas and rethink which sonata you consider the greatest.

Allegro

PS: All 32 of them are great

[chopin_girl]

I have heard all of them.
My mother is a professional pianist. There's no way I could have not heard all of them
And yes- I concider that one the greatest. Not by difficulty, not by "beauty", but by my own taste.

[Jeremy C.]

I have a C.D. coming out. tell me what you think of the difficulty.
Bach- Invention No. 13 in A minor
Chopin- Prelude Op. 28 No. 1 in C major
             Prelude Op. 28 No. 14 in Eb minor
             Prelude Op. 28 No. 22 in G minor
Diabelli- Rondo, Op. 163 No. 6 in D minor (Duet)
Mac Dowell- Hungarian, Op. 39 No. 12 in A minor
Mozart- Sonata K. 331 in A major (Variations 1-8)
Rachmaninov- Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C# minor
Beethoven- Allegro, from piano concerto No. 3 Op. 37 in C minor

[chopin_girl]

Um, I think that required a new thread. but hey,whatever.

I think the cd's going to be nice. The repertoire is ok.
Difficulty- so-so, depending which piece.

[Jeremy C.]

i was a little concerned about the Diabelli. i don't know if it is good enough to go on the C.D.

[Allegroconfuoco]

I have heard all of them.
My mother is a professional pianist. There's no way I could have not heard all of them
And yes- I concider that one the greatest. Not by difficulty, not by "beauty", but by my own taste.

Ok, accepted . Personally, I like the Waldstein most though there might be greater sonatas. Each to his own.

[chopin_girl]

Waldstein's nice.

Appassionata's really not my style, Hammerklavier is  .

As for the others.... op.10 no.1 is nce too.

[etudes]

Appassionata'nice for me
also Waldstein and the last one

[chopin_girl]

I like op.31 no.3
it's nice.