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Hi everyone!

I've been looking for contemporary/20th century repertoire lately as a way to fulfill competition requirements for next year. My teacher suggested Barber's Nocturne op. 33 or Ballade op. 46, but I'm not sure I like either of those pieces enough to put my best effort into them, even after listening to them a good handful of times.

Here are the pieces I've played and performed recently:
-Bach WTC 1 P&F in D Minor
-Mozart Sonata in F Major K332
-Brahms Ballade in G Minor op. 118 no. 3
-Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau op. 33 no 8 in G Minor
-Chopin Etude op. 25 no. 11 "Winter Wind"
-Prokofiev Prelude op. 12 no. 7 "Harp"
-Bartok Suite op. 14 no. 1

and what I'm working on currently:
-Bach WTC 1 P&F in A♭Major
-Beethoven Sonata op. 13 no. 8 "Pathétique"
-Ravel Jeux d'eau (almost performance-ready)
-Liszt Trois Études de Concert no. 1 "Il Lamento"
-planning on starting soon: Saint-Saëns Concerto op. 22 no. 2 in G Minor

(I was devastated to find out that even though it was technically written in 1901, Jeux d'eau doesn't count as 20th-century  . )

Anyway, as you can see, I don't have much experience with big 20th-century repertoire, since my past pieces have been pretty short and simple. Also, since Jeux d'eau and Il Lamento are my biggest pieces right now and both are relatively peaceful and fluid, I'm especially looking for intense, fiery pieces that would provide contrast.

Sorry if this is an overdone kind of question.

Thanks in advance to everyone who responds!