Hey everyone.

I'll need to make a cd recording soon for applications to college and stuff and I was wondering if I could get any idea and opinions on what to play.

I need something that's difficult, so anything that demands good technique would be good. Also, do you think I should put in a few easy pieces like Bach's Air on G String and Schubert's Serenade? And moonlight sonata? I really like the pieces but I'm worried it'll be too easy. What do you guys think?

I'm also looking at Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu, Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and I suppose I have to look at some Rachmaninoff (but I've never tried any before).

Help please?

QUOTE (sevenblackittens @ Oct 18 2004, 12:04 AM)

Hey everyone. I'll need to make a cd recording soon for applications to college and stuff and I was wondering if I could get any idea and opinions on what to play. I need something that's difficult, so anything that demands good technique would be good. Also, do you think I should put in a few easy pieces like Bach's Air on G String and Schubert's Serenade? And moonlight sonata? I really like the pieces but I'm worried it'll be too easy. What do you guys think? I'm also looking at Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu, Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and I suppose I have to look at some Rachmaninoff (but I've never tried any before). Help please?

How about the traditional approach.

One of the Bach 48,
Chopin/Liszt/Debussy/Rachmaninov etude
Chopin/Debussy/Rachmaninov prelude
A sonata of Beethoven
A 20th century piece.

Very hackneyed, but by sticking to the 'formula', you won't inadvertently miss out something which the ajudicators are looking for.

The Chopin op66 is a good 'filler', but I feel that the Busoni transcription will not present any extra kudos. The technical issues can be presented in an extra etude or 2...

Mike