What would YOU put in your repertoire if you were to have a concert?

I would put:
Rigoletto Paraphrase, Liszt
Rhapsody Op 11 No 3 in C Major, Dohnanyi
Fireworks, Debussy
Basso Ostinato, Shchedrin
Sonetto 104 Del Pertraca, Liszt
Sonatas 1 and 5, Beethoven
Prelude and Fugue 15, Book 1, Bach
Partita 2 in C Minor, Bach

What about you?

That's a good question...

Probably,

Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C# Minor
Liszt - Gnomereigen (?)
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (I, II, III.)
Beethoven - Appassionata (I, I, III)
And then probably wrap it up with Beethovens Tempest.

There is no single answer. It depends:

Who is going to be listening
How long the concert is to be
Where it is to be performed

For example, each of these would demand a different programme:

Young teenagers (say at a school)
A piano competition
A mixed audience of the general public
A musical society concert
An old-folks home
A lunch-time concert near offices

I Completely agree, "Mad Tom". It is without doubt that at different events, you would choose different pieces. For example, one will most certainly not choose Bach or something USUALLY in teenage areas, otherwise it will be perceived as TOO boring. (ALthough not in my case).

BUt what would you choose if say n a musical society concert?

Yeah i think it depends on the occasion, at the moment there are around 300 pieces i'm working on(but still a long way off finishing them)most of them by Chopin, Grieg, Scriabin, Schumann, and not as many by Debussy, Liszt, Medtner, Rachmaninov, Brahms, and others. However quite a lot of what i play are arrangements of jazz and pop standards, and original jazz style compositions. i will be playing some pieces in an informal setting, for a bunch of people on the 30 th, and am thinking of 1)Agitato... Grieg. 2) 2nd Liebestraum... Liszt. 3)El Lago...Mompou. 4)Danse Bohemienne...Debussy. 5)Sophisticated Lady and 6) Satin Doll both by Duke Ellington. 7)Alla Reminicsenza... Medtner.

well... you cant go wrong with a Beethoven Sonata- i'd probably go with something like the Moonlight which everyone will know.

then sticking to the theme of night:
a Chopin Nocturne,
Ravel- Gaspard de la Nuit
Liszt- Harmonies du Soir
Debussy- Les sons et les parfums...

maybe not so much the Liszt and the Debussy, but a Chopin Nocturne and Gaspard would probably go down well with any audience.

You can play "Gaspard de la Nuit" ?

Well enough to perform at a recital ?


... "Gasps" in amazement

.... touches forelock and bows with humility

Before I make a list, should it be pieces I can actually play, or just pieces I'd pick for my ideal rectial?!

The two lists would be very different

Chopsticks...?

Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor
Schubert Impromptu in Eb
Mozart sonata in Bb
Debussy Arabesque no.1

Hmmm...

WELL I guess I would say:

Chopin: Ballade in g minor
Beethoven: Sonata Op. 81a
Ravel: Jeux D'eau
Bach: P&F in e flat minor, Bk I
Prokofiev: Toccata Op. 11 in d minor
Ginastera: Suite de Danzas Criollas

...maybe more if there was time...

*sigh* I want to do a recital now!

oh ya...
and Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 4 (c#-) for an encore HAHA... assuming there was one

Mine too! It depends how we define the word 'repertoire' as well. Does it mean something you could perform tomorrow if asked today, or does it mean things you've played well in the past but would need to brush up for a month or two's time? Or does it include things you've poked at and can play through so they're recogniseable, but which need polishing?

My programme for Licentiate performance dip that I never did (but still might some day when they all learn to wash their own rugby stuff and cook the odd meal) was

Bach's Italian Concerto (never got as far as the slow movement - it's nearly sight-readable, but dam hard to make a good job of!)

Hayn's sonata in Eb - the last one (big chunks would still need a lot of work.)

Chopin's Berceuse

In reality, I think I'd need more than a month or two's notice, though....

Wow, they all are great pieces, truly great! I actually enjoy listening to some of them NON stop!

I might add to my list Mephisto Waltz by Liszt haha, when I have actually finished learning it, that is.

I think if I spent some hours working at it I could probably get chopsticks up to a performablish standard (Prelude and Fugue No 1 from the Short Tempered Clavier) I have done number 4(?) the Westminster Chimes one. Although I would need more than a five octave keyboard or an organ to practice it on.

well my brother is visiting me tonight so I'll be playing
Greig's Nocturne,
Debussy's Cathedrale Engloutie,
Mozart sonata 283 mvt 1
an Alkan miniature and
Bartok's Notturno
ie my current "polished" (ie as good as it's going to get for now) repertoire that they haven't heard me play yet. I will do this while everyone is in the next room chatting having been instructed to appear not to listen.

I gave a "performance" of my Grieg Nocturne to the man fixing the central heater the other day, as in, I left the doors in between the piano and the boiler open. He said he enjoyed it!!!!

I have NO IDEA what my fantasy concert would contain. Apart from Beethoven