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Topic: Recital Program help  (Read 1452 times)

Offline robo1001

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Recital Program help
on: May 22, 2005, 07:55:38 PM
Hey guys. Just wondering what you think of this recital program, I'm only doing a really small recital, so it can't be that long:

Schubert Impromptu no.2 in Eb D.899
Chopin Scherzo no.2 in Bb Minor
Debussy Arabesque no.1

I'm not really sure if this is a good set.  I've also got some other pieces prepared aswell, which may be better to put in: Haydn Sonata no.59 in Eb (1st Movement), Liszt's Liebestraum no.3, Chopin etude no.5, Op10, and Debussy's Clair de Lune.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Offline Goldberg

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Re: Recital Program help
Reply #1 on: May 22, 2005, 10:45:09 PM
I'm pretty much rubbish at helping with recital programs, buuut how about:

Chopin Scherzo no. 2
Schubert Impromptu
Debussy Clair de Lune

or

Liszt Liebestraum
Schubert Impromptu
Chopin Scherzo no. 2

or perhaps

Chopin Etude op. 10 no. 5
Debussy Arabesque no. 1
Chopin Scherzo no. 2

or indeed

Liszt Liebestraum
Debussy Arabesque no. 1
Chopin Scherzo no. 2

or my final suggestion

Debussy Clair de Lune
Schubert Impromptu
Chopin Scherzo no. 2

Just a few things to consider! I have nothing really constructive to say, but I personally wouldn't play your program as you have listed it here.

Offline quantum

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Re: Recital Program help
Reply #2 on: May 23, 2005, 03:47:39 PM
Might want to consider a couple of very short character pieces, or miniatures. 

Scriabin - any poem, prelude, or misc. minature
Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas; American preludes
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Offline Lance Morrison

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Re: Recital Program help
Reply #3 on: May 23, 2005, 04:44:04 PM
the particular Debussy pieces mentioned are quite overplayed....of course it is a recital and people may not care about this, nor will they be concerned that these works are immature and unrepresentative of his style.....ach, why do i post

Offline steinwayguy

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Re: Recital Program help
Reply #4 on: July 23, 2005, 02:58:27 AM
Allegro Barbaro

Offline burstroman

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Re: Recital Program help
Reply #5 on: July 23, 2005, 05:13:53 AM
Hi, Haydn or some other composer in a classical or baroque style, for a bit more variety.
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