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There are too many good ones! I changed my mind -- I want op. 102, No. 4.

I think a themed recital is a great idea every now and then. I participated in the Chopin themed recital a while back and it was a lot of fun. Very well run too.

My only concern is the same it has always been and that is not too dilute the quarterly recitals. At least too much.

Not only do we have the quarterly recitals but there are also members performances to watch/listen too in the monthly piano bar as well as seasonal performance-based threads like the holiday performances thread around X-mas time.

Personally, I would like to see even more ways to perform and these themed recitals is a great way to do it. I just wouldn't want a recital popping up every week to the point they are not special any more. The quarterly recitals mean too much for too many people for too many reasons to screw with. At least too much!

Every now and then, you bet. I also agree with Trapper and others about keeping the date a bit separated from the other recital dates.

Also, while hearing a wide diversity of pieces is great, I wouldn't limit any one piece to just one performer. I love hearing different peoples interpretations of the same piece and since this is really a learning environment, why limit....anything? There will still be lots of diversity either way so if two people want to perform the same piece, I say let them both at it.

thanks for the post, Rost. I'll listen through the sets as much as I'm able and if something really draws me in that isn't taken, I may sign up.

These pieces are beyond my level - but I will enjoy listening to them.

I would agree with the suggestion to distance the Themed recital from the ABF recital - not only for those who might want to perform in both, but for those who really want to listen to all the pieces and give feedback.

I feel that the hard work of the performers deserves individual feedback, and if there are 50, 60 or 70 ABF recital performers plus 30 some here....well, that's a bit much all at once.

I love this idea,it is great fun, and a super way to bring members of the community together. I hope that somewhere along the line I'll be up for joining in!

Op 102 #2 for me please

Wow, these are going like hot-cakes lol. I totally agree with Rossy, this is so much different from the ABF quartely recitals, and will be so rewarding for each and everyone taking part. A real team effort bringing us all closer together as a group,

As for the performance date, it's totally flexible, and agree that we will make sure that it doesn't coincide with ABF QR

MaryAnne, BeccaBb and Casinitaly, I'm sure there's a piece amongst this lot with your name on it, I'll look into this and get back to you. Anyways, not much time as I've gotta go to work, here's the revision,

Book 1, op. 19b (1829–1830)
No. 1 Andante con moto in E major - Dipsy
No. 2 Andante espressivo in A minor
No. 3 Molto allegro e vivace in A major
No. 4 Moderato in A major
No. 5 Poco agitato in F-sharp minor
No. 6 Andante sostenuto in G minor - AimeeO

Book 2, op. 30 (1833–1834)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in E-flat major
No. 2 Allegro di molto in B-flat minor
No. 3 Adagio non troppo in E major
No. 4 Agitato e con fuoco in B minor
No. 5 Andante grazioso in D major
No. 6 Allegretto tranquillo in F-sharp minor

Book 3, op. 38 (1836–1837)
No. 1 Con moto in E-flat major
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in C minor - ROSSY
No. 3 Presto e molto vivace in E major
No. 4 Andante in A major
No. 5 Agitato in A minor
No. 6 Andante con moto in A-flat major - Sam S

Book 4, op. 53 (1839–1841)
No. 1 Andante con moto in A-flat major
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in E-flat major
No. 3 Presto agitato in G minor
No. 4 Adagio in F major
No. 5 Allegro con fuoco in A minor
No. 6 Molto Allegro vivace in A major

Book 5, op. 62 (1842–1844)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in G major - timmyab
No. 2 Allegro con fuoco in B-flat major
No. 3 Andante maestoso in E minor - ZRTF90
No. 4 Allegro con anima in G major
No. 5 Andante con moto in A minor
No. 6 Allegretto grazioso in A major

Book 6, op. 67 (1843–1845)
No. 1 Andante in E-flat major
No. 2 Allegro leggiero in F-sharp minor
No. 3 Andante tranquillo in B-flat major
No. 4 Presto in C major
No. 5 Moderato in B minor
No. 6 Allegro non troppo in E major

Book 7, op. 85 (1834–1845)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in F major
No. 2 Allegro agitato in A minor
No. 3 Presto in E-flat major
No. 4 Andante sostenuto in D major - Rupak Bhattacharya
No. 5 Allegretto in A major
No. 6 Allegretto con moto in B-flat major

Book 8, op. 102 (1842–1845)
No. 1 Andante un poco agitato in E minor
No. 2 Adagio in D major - FarmGirl
No. 3 Presto in C major
No. 4 Un poco agitato, ma andante in G minor - LadyChen
No. 5 Allegro vivace in A major
No. 6 Andante in C major - Greener

Yes, it needs to be a month after the ABF recital. That would be March 15, April 15, Sep 15, Dec 15, for example. There is nothing to be gained by competing with the ABF recital.

And the Mendelssohn Songs Without Words are not trivial pieces. There are no easy ones.

Here is a link to the old thread that we had - some good info there:
Mendelssohn Appreciation Thread

Sam

I would have to work on one with my teacher as one of my assigned pieces because they are all too much for me just to "pick up on the side." And I can't see that happening in the next few months so I'll have to sit this out.

Is this cross-posted to Pianists Corner? Likely that folks who hang around there are better able to pick up pieces like this quickly.

Nobody should even think of picking op. 85 no. 4 (Elegy), IT'S MINE
(I've already lost op. 19 no. 6 because I decided to pick it up in my mind and AimeeO 'decided it loud' to take it )

Ok, as there's quite a bit of interest I'd better choose one before all my favorites are gone.I'll do op67 no1.

- have we run out of the Andantes yet?

I might have a crack at 38-6 if it's still going...

(if I come unstuck, perhaps I can trade it?)

+1. Ditto! I'm already committed to working on some pieces with my teacher at this level. I am putting in a lot of time to those, and can't squeeze more in for such a short period of time.

I'm enjoying listening to the pieces Rossy posted, however! They're beautiful, and I'm looking forward to hearing the recital!

Wayne33yrs -- sorry, you probably missed my second (third?) post where i changed my mind. I'll take op. 102, No. 4. .

Book 1, op. 19b (1829–1830)
No. 1 Andante con moto in E major - Dipsy
No. 2 Andante espressivo in A minor
No. 3 Molto allegro e vivace in A major
No. 4 Moderato in A major
No. 5 Poco agitato in F-sharp minor
No. 6 Andante sostenuto in G minor - AimeeO

Book 2, op. 30 (1833–1834)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in E-flat major
No. 2 Allegro di molto in B-flat minor
No. 3 Adagio non troppo in E major
No. 4 Agitato e con fuoco in B minor
No. 5 Andante grazioso in D major
No. 6 Allegretto tranquillo in F-sharp minor - Wayne33yrs

Book 3, op. 38 (1836–1837)
No. 1 Con moto in E-flat major
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in C minor - ROSSY
No. 3 Presto e molto vivace in E major
No. 4 Andante in A major
No. 5 Agitato in A minor
No. 6 Andante con moto in A-flat major - Sam S

Book 4, op. 53 (1839–1841)
No. 1 Andante con moto in A-flat major
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in E-flat major
No. 3 Presto agitato in G minor
No. 4 Adagio in F major
No. 5 Allegro con fuoco in A minor
No. 6 Molto Allegro vivace in A major

Book 5, op. 62 (1842–1844)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in G major
No. 2 Allegro con fuoco in B-flat major
No. 3 Andante maestoso in E minor - ZRTF90
No. 4 Allegro con anima in G major
No. 5 Andante con moto in A minor
No. 6 Allegretto grazioso in A major

Book 6, op. 67 (1843–1845)
No. 1 Andante in E-flat major - timmyab
No. 2 Allegro leggiero in F-sharp minor
No. 3 Andante tranquillo in B-flat major
No. 4 Presto in C major
No. 5 Moderato in B minor
No. 6 Allegro non troppo in E major

Book 7, op. 85 (1834–1845)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in F major
No. 2 Allegro agitato in A minor - dire tonic
No. 3 Presto in E-flat major
No. 4 Andante sostenuto in D major - Rupak Bhattacharya
No. 5 Allegretto in A major
No. 6 Allegretto con moto in B-flat major

Book 8, op. 102 (1842–1845)
No. 1 Andante un poco agitato in E minor
No. 2 Adagio in D major - FarmGirl
No. 3 Presto in C major
No. 4 Un poco agitato, ma andante in G minor - LadyChen
No. 5 Allegro vivace in A major
No. 6 Andante in C major - Greener

Did I miss a post by AimeeO? Dire tonic, there's still loads left, but SamS has taken 38 - 6, I haven't even had time to pick one yet Better get my skates on!

Rossy, do you have the book in PDF?

Wayne, Here (go down to see her post) is AimeeO's post where she decided to "dust off" op. 19 no. 6

Ah I see, thnx Rupak

Wow, Rupak, you have an impressive memory. You're right; Op 19 No 6 is for Aimee.

op 67 no1 Wayne, not op 62.

ah, 38-6 was already taken... back to the drawing board...

Fixed, you guy's will have to keep an eye on me lol, things are going fast and furious, I can only just keep up