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Yes thank you all for the suggestions. I will look into these pieces more. And @BruceD yes. I am transferring from a community college.
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And now we've had your opinion; now have mine. Eww Schoenberg. Good thing a majority vote out of 3 doesn't determine musical worth ...
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Would you guys say the Pathetique is a decent choice for an audition at that level ? I have a friend trying as well, so I'm interested. Other pieces would be a Bach Sinfonia and a Chopin Etude. Wouldn't it be kind of a gamble to play such a well-known piece ?
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Pathetique is a great piece, but a lot of pianists seem to underestimate its demands. If he can do those broken octaves properly, more power to him. In an audition like that, it's less about what you play and more about how you play it.
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The demands of this audition are not particularly arduous technically. Certainly it would not be difficult to listen to enough of the sonatas to get an idea of what you might like. The easiest choices for the polyphonic pieces would be the Bach Inventions themselves, but there are a lot of others, including Mozart's Eine Kleine Gigue or a duet from among Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words. Some of Milhaud's Saudades do Brazil would probably qualify as both polyphonic and contemporary or impressionist.
I like the idea of an audition like this. It shows that the jury is not just interested in technical fireworks. With that in mind, it will be worthwhile looking around, and showing that you are interesting, not just a set of mindless fingers.
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AS for a chopin nocturnes, I do like Op 9 No. 1 and the Op 48 in C minor. I am having trouble deciding which one. >.< perhaps the Op 9 because I know the C minor is rather popular. Or maybe other suggestions? Thanks
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Don't choose based on popularity. I think the c minor would show more of a technical ability with all the octaves. If you do that well, go for it. However, if you can be more musical with the OP 9 No 1, then do that one. It's more about picking your best, and not so much about which is harder or more impressive technically.
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Ok thanks Morodiene. I'm just really nervous about this audition and I want to make the best decisions. :]
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