Senior Recital Piece?

[thatblondegirl]

Hi guys! First post here, and I'm wondering about repertoire suggestions. I'm a senior in high school and I want to start working on a piece for my senior recital (in June), but I have basically no idea what I want to play. I know I want it to be virtuosic, but still unique. Also, preferably nothing longer than 10 minutes Please comment any suggestions!

For reference, I've recently played Sonata 17 by Beethoven, Concertino for 2 pianos by Shostakovich, a ton of Ginastera pieces, and some Bach preludes and fugues.

[lelle]

Welcome! It's difficult to suggest something without having a clearer picture of your skillset. Would the famous Libestraum No. 3 by Liszt be interesting to you and within reach of your abilities?

[thatblondegirl]

Welcome! It's difficult to suggest something without having a clearer picture of your skillset. Would the famous Libestraum No. 3 by Liszt be interesting to you and within reach of your abilities?

Hi! I definitely could play the Liebestraum, however, someone else in my class just played it for our most recent recital, so it's not really an option anymore 

I have a few options that are totallyyyy ranging in style and difficulty. Here they are (in no particular order)
- Alkan Le Festin d'Esope
- Chopin Ballade 4
- Scriabin Sonata 4
Also, I have 6 months to learn this (my recital is in May), so I'm not too concerned about time.

[lelle]

Those are some pretty awesome choices!

I'm thinking of those options, Le Festin d'Esope is the most accessible to a general audience due to the memorable and much repeated-theme plus a lot of virtuosic fireworks.

Of course, Scriabin 4 is the coolest option but I'm not sure how easy listening that would be for a high school audience.

I think the Chopin Ballade lies in between those options in terms of accessibility, but it's not the most easily digestible piece either.

[ronde_des_sylphes]

Le Festin d'Esope is a great piece but on a cautionary note, it is MUCH MUCH harder than the 4th Ballade. It's not just technically taxing but also physically demanding. If you want to try it, I strongly recommend you start by seeing if you can handle the hardest sections, otherwise you will potentially end up putting in a lot of work on the relatively easier ones and then run around on the really nasty bits (in my view, variations 7, 15, 17, 18 and the coda).

[beebebleuga]

Hiii
A senior in high school here too!
I think Scriabin 4 would be great! I would suggest to go with Chopin 4 only if you have played other ballades before or a lot of Chopin.
Have you played Schumann or Rach? I'll suggest some pieces:
- Schumann Allegro Op. 8 (~10 minutes)
- Schumann 3 Romances Op. 28 (~15 minutes)
- Rach 3 Nocturnes (~12 minutes)
- Rach/Kreisler Liebesleid and Liebesfreud (~11 minutes)
Don't know if you like Bartok but I think his 3 Burlesques Op. 8 are really fun.