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francie95

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Hi everyone, I'm a new member! I'm a piano performance major, and looking for input in finishing a junior recital program.
What I have so far:
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B Major, BWV 892, WTC Book II
Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 No. 4: Presto

My professor suggested adding a Beethoven sonata, and I'm thinking of Op. 90, since it seems like it would fit well with my current program. I'm also wanting to think ahead for developing a good rep for grad school auditions. Any suggestions as to what might be good? Especially interested in adding something 20th century, since my program is currently very romantic (which I'm extremely partial to....)

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

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chopinlover01

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Re: Recital programming help?

Reply #1 on: October 28, 2016, 07:00:05 PM

The Op. 90 is overplayed IMO; but if it's your junior year, I'd do something like the Op. 81a. I'm currently studying it so I'm biased, but it's a good upper tier sonata. Also along those lines are some of the later ones; Op. 101 (A major), 109 (E major), and 110 (A flat major) are all good picks.

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visitor

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Re: Recital programming help?

Reply #2 on: October 28, 2016, 07:19:10 PM

just posted some cool 20th cent stuff recently, ie

Quote from: visitor on May 10, 2016, 12:45:38 PM

Henry Martin's inventions and the preludes and fugues are dope (as is his other character pieces)

the sonata is fabulous

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Re: Recital programming help?

Reply #3 on: October 28, 2016, 07:20:40 PM

Quote from: visitor on August 08, 2016, 01:40:52 PM

this too!!!!
composer born 1959, has some cool modern neoimpressionist sounds!

Quote from: visitor on August 05, 2016, 07:41:27 PM

this is so cool!

Quote from: visitor on October 28, 2016, 01:20:22 PM

thread is worth updating with more honorable mentions and entries.
Stephen Hartke is well respected, awarded and recognized and as someone to pay attention to in the contemporary/modern classical space.
https://music.usc.edu/stephen-hartke/
Just listen to his 2nd movement from the piano sonata sub-titled
. Scherzo: Epicycles, Tap-dancing, and a Soft Shoe - Deft and lively -

https://www.stephenhartke.com/