Pair - Kreisleriana

[bubblessomewhere]

Hello everyone.
Would you give me some recommendations for my recital program? I want to play Kreisleriana in the middle. Still, I am concerned that Kreisleriana is so dense, changeable, and mercurial that it can easily feel overwhelming or “all the same” if not framed carefully. What do you think of piano works that would serve as compelling preludes to Schumann's Kreisleriana, Op. 16?
It would be a great help!!
Thanks:)

[dizzyfingers]

You can arrive at an answer by the process of elimination.
Kreisleriana's effect depends on it's romanticism, grandeur, and virtuosity.  To heighten the impact of this piece you want to avoid pieces with similar qualities, therefore:
- do not play anything from the romantic period
- do not play a Beethoven sonata
- do not even play a lengthy dramatic Mozart sonata (like the a minor) or Haydn sonata (like the Eb)
- do not play a long Bach piece like an English Suite or Partita
That leaves us with:
- a short piece by Haydn like the capriccio in C or a light sonata
- a light and short sonata by Mozart (like the G major)
- a prelude/fugue by Bach or a possibly a french suite

[liszt-and-the-galops]

That leaves us with:
- a short piece by Haydn like the capriccio in C or a light sonata
- a light and short sonata by Mozart (like the G major)
- a prelude/fugue by Bach or a possibly a french suite

Why not something like a Scarlatti Sonata or Debussy Prelude? There are pieces from periods of time outside of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods, and pieces from within the first two that aren't mentioned here.

Honest question. I'm not familiar with programming concerts/auditions/recitals/etc.