NEC/Equivalent Conservatory Auditions

[skywalker_06]

Hello All!

Currently, I'm a junior in high school and I'm planning my audition program for next year, when I will be auditioning for a few conservatories, my top choice being NEC!
 
Here is the program I'm thinking of now:

Bach P&F D Major, Book II, BWV 874 - Piece written before 1750 (e.g. prelude and fugue, suite, or partita by J.S. Bach)

Beethoven Appassionata or Op. 109 (is playing late Beethoven as a young artist too "taboo" for an audition? Also, I've already learned the Appassionata, the Op. 109 would be new), or Mozart 12/13, or a nice Haydn sonata any of which I'm open to suggestions! (I've already learned the G Major Hob:XVI:27, but I think this is a tad on the easy side for a conservatory audition). -- A complete Classical Sonata

Chopin Op. 35 Sonata, Ballade No. 1 or 4, Polonaise-Fantasie, Liszt Dante Sonata, Rachmaninoff Chopin Variations (Polonaise Fantasie, Op. 35 sonata, and rach variations would be new for me) -- "Substantial Romantic Work"

Scriabin Sonata No. 2, Prokofiev No. 7, Barber Sonata, Shostakovich P&F? Any suggestions for a 20th/21st century work? The Prokofiev/Barber would certainly be a stretch, but as I love both of these pieces I'd be highly motivated to learn each. -- A 20th/21st Century work

Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 12, Liszt Transcendental Etude No.2, A Rachmaninoff etude Tableaux? -- "A fast etude"

Particularly I'd like advice for the 20th century and "fast etude" pieces. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[skywalker_06]

Also, anyone have an idea of where I could put Mussorgsky's Pictures At An Exhibition? Could this satisfy the 20th century requirement or would that be better placed in the Romantic section?

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Do what your teacher says

[visitor]

Do what your teacher says

+1

As for pece ideas, ill bite
Seems i reccommend this at least 1 or 2x per year or so last few years, great work, was nice to see it on a cliburn performamce last year but i like pianist Michelle Schumann's version more [search it its on youtube]

Thus is a geat piece . I was tempted to suggest the Bernstein sonata but its too log, this is more manageable and a bit easier to grasp depending on your experience with mid century idiom if more abstract and complex language is too much for you, try this

[visitor]

Itf you go shorter, thw Francaix nocturne is super pretty
 

Several pretty decent versions of the Despic nocturne on youtube but i think this is of maybe 2 superb renditio s. Stunning beauty of a work
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[visitor]

For a fast etude take a look at the quicker lyapunov/lyapunow ones, they finish up the back set essentially of what liszt  started as best and sergei belueved they could/should. Stay away from the last one unless you are truly bold-brave, its a mobster, but several good choices among the first 11