Is Mendelssohn a good option?

[busondelssohn]

Hi,
So I just performed a bunch of pieces at a youth competition, and that was fun, but I'm thinking about what's next. Anyway, after my teacher beat some sense into me that doing Chopin ballad 1 was a bad idea, I was listening to Mendelssohn piano concerto no. 1, and really liked it.
You can see my repertoire on a previous post, but here's a cross section.
Beethoven op 2/1
Mozart Turkish march
Gustav Lange: Blumenlied
Brahms: Intermezzo op 117/1
Bartok alegro bárbaro
Chopin etude op 25/2
Mendelssohn Jägerlied
Bach prelude and fugue in b flat major bwv 866
That's a cross section, and I was also thinking that it might by smart to do a Haydn or Beethoven sonata in parallel, so any suggestions would be great.
All waffle aside, my real question is if this is such a good idea to try this concerto? I really like it, and would be motivated, but I don't want to spend hours on one little part that might be impossible at my level. The only thing that actually intimidates me is the length and the coda in the third movement.
Any other Mendelssohn pieces that might be better, I'd love to hear opinions.
As I said,  I want to do a Beethoven or Haydn sonata as well, so if you think I should try this concerto, feel free to recommend sonatas which would complement the learning process of the Mendelssohn.

Thanks a lot

[lostinidlewonder]

I've always liked his Rondo Capriccioso Op.14 in E major.

[pianistavt]

Bartok alegro bárbaro

I'm hoping to start learning this piece this year (2024).
Did you play it at the youth competition?
Could you post a recording?
thanks,

[pianistavt]

Hi,
So I just performed a bunch of pieces at a youth competition, and that was fun, but I'm thinking about what's next. Anyway, after my teacher beat some sense into me that doing Chopin ballad 1 was a bad idea, I was listening to Mendelssohn piano concerto no. 1, and, apparently if your good at scales it might work. You can see my repertoire on a previous post, but here's a cross section.
Beethoven op 2/1
Mozart Turkish march
Gustav Lange: Blumenlied
Brahms: Intermezzo op 117/1
Bartok alegro bárbaro
Chopin etude op 25/2
Mendelssohn Jägerlied
Bach prelude and fugue in b flat major bwv 866
That's a cross section, and I was also thinking that it might by smart to do a Haydn or Beethoven sonata in parallel, so any suggestions would be great.
All waffle aside, my real question is if this is such a good idea to try this concerto? I really like it, and would be motivated, but I don't want to spend hours on one little part that might be impossible at my level. The only thing that actually intimidates me is the length and the coda in the third movement.
Any other Mendelssohn pieces that might be better, I'd love to hear opinions.

Why Mendelssohn?  I think he's quite boring compared to others of that time period - Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, etc.
How about
- a Chopin Grande Valse
- a Chopin Polonaise (in A, in c# minor, in e-flat minor)
- a Schubert Impromptu, or some German Dances, or Klavierstücke d 946
- Schumann Kinderszenen, op. 15

[busondelssohn]

Why Mendelssohn?  I think he's quite boring compared to others of that time period - Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, etc.
How about
- a Chopin Grande Valse
- a Chopin Polonaise (in A, in c# minor, in e-flat minor)
- a Schubert Impromptu, or some German Dances, or Klavierstücke d 946
- Schumann Kinderszenen, op. 15

I like Mendelssohn. His music somehow speaks to me, idk why

@lostinidlewonder
I just performed at the competition, which marks the closing of a "chapter"in my piano life and the opening of another, and naturally, I'm pondering how to fill this new chapter, possibly with Mendelssohn.
Would love to hear your opinion.

[busondelssohn]

@pianistavt, I'll post a recording of I can figure out how, it never worked previously on my phone. Never tried it on a laptop

[pianistavt]

@pianistavt, I'll post a recording of I can figure out how, it never worked previously on my phone. Never tried it on a laptop

Many people post to YT and then put the YT link in here, under Auditions.
Some people post files, like mp3, not sure how they do it.

[pianistavt]

I like Mendelssohn. His music somehow speaks to me, idk why

His Variations Sérieuses, Op.54 is probably his greatest solo work for piano.
Very difficult but very beautiful and rewarding to play.

[klavikord]

I really like both op 19b and op 30 Songs without words as sets in their entirety.  They have a certain soothing aspect to them.  Good healthy stuff.