Repertoire recommendation

[eggegg]

 Hi, posting to ask if anyone could advise me on new repertoire? I passed ABRSM Grade 8 with distinction I two years ago, and some pieces I have played are, Beethoven Pathétique Sonata (complete), Chopin Nocturne Op 62 no 2, Debussy Arabesque no 1 (to give an idea of my level rn). I’m also working on Chopin etude op 25 no 1 and op 10 no 9 currently, as I’m a huge fan of Chopin in general, but especially his etudes. Personally, I think my musicality is better than my technical ability, so not something too technically difficult.
 Thanks!

[thorn]

I'd recommend looking at the Trinity ATCL diploma syllabus which has a wider selection than ABRSM. It's fine if you'd rather do an ABRSM diploma in the long term, but Trinity is good for finding new repertoire: https://www.trinitycollege.com/resource/?id=8546

Since you've done a Classical Sonata and a few Chopin pieces I'd pick a Baroque piece and a 20th c. piece in a different style to the Debussy- eg. Bartok, Gershwin, Ginastera, Prokofiev. If you're considering junior conservatoire then you'll be expected to play a variety of pieces so it's worth getting used to learning things that may not be your favourite styles/composers (and being able to show such variety in auditions)

[eggegg]

Thank you, will have a look at trinity!

[indianpianist99]

The ATCL lists are actually very helpful for ideas so I def recommend that too

But I would also highly recommend some Bach if you haven't played much of him. He really helps with finger independence and just overall musicality as well since everything has to be voiced, articulated and phrased very carefully. For me, Bach was also very good with making me think for myself about what I wanted to say with the music I was playing since there are a number of ways to interpret and perform Bach. 

You can also look into doing a set of Chopin Mazurkas or getting started with some of the Polonaises. This could be a great way to build up to a Ballade / Scherzo (altho I directly went to the 3rd Ballade so if you can be patient and work hard, that's something you could do as well)

The Brahms Ballades in op 10 are great too, or maybe some individual pieces from his late opuses. The op 79 no 2 rhapsody is a good choice as well

A lot of it depends on what you're interested in and what fascinates you since you'll be able to work on and play that the best. The ATCL lists are great for ideas

[eggegg]

Thanks for the advice, will listen to some of your suggestions!