Hi my friend is to study LTCL recital component. She wants to know if it's too long to choose any of the ballades of Chopin in this exam?

What is your choice? (if you have taken before)

Thanks

As ever, the answer is, your friend needs to read the syllabus carefully. An LTCL programme needs to be balanced and varied, and there are strict time limits. Although candidates can choose their own pieces, such a recital would need to be submitted to Trinity for approval, and the process takes up to about six weeks - entering before approval has been obtained is not wise . The syllabus is very clear but detailed - and the other thing to flag up is that it is changing too, so your friend will need to watch for the dates on the one she is reading. Try looking here.

My choice of pieces is irrelevant here as I am a recorder player, not a pianist - suffice it to say that we have great difficulty in putting together balanced programmes, given that the recorder has no classical or romantic repertoire...