What does your repertoire include? Specifically, does it include all the 'important' pieces you have played, or does it include just the pieces you are learning right now? For example, I learned a few Mozart sonatas a few years ago, but I don't think I can play them now without a lot of practice. Would my repertoire include that?

Also, does anyone know any other good music/pianor message boards?

A few weeks ago, there was a thread on here about repertoire. Try loooking there. Some of the people here have large repertoire. As for other piano forums, sorry, can't help you there.

Size of repertoire
http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=000324

[ October 06, 2001: Message edited by: magnezium ]

A while ago, i made a list of everything I've ever played (major pieces), and the list was like 50-60 something pieces. However, I know that I cannot possibly review all of them and learn new pieces at the same time. So my question is, are the pieces I do not review (but I knew very, very well) part of my repertoire or not?

Repost, with some ones that I remembered:

Bach: Preludes & Fugues (all from book 1)- C major, c minor, C# major, D major, d minor, e-flat minor, f minor, B-flat major, b minor, French suite in G, Aria Variata in the Italian Style

Haydn: Sonata in E-flat, Hob. 52

Mozart: Sonata in F, K 332, Sonata in C, K 545

Beethoven: Sonata in f minor, op. 2 #1, Sonata in E-flat, op 7, Sonata in c minor, op. 13, Sonata in E, op. 14 #1, Sonata in E-flat, op 81a, Sonata in A-flat, op 110

Chopin: Ballades #1 and 3, Etudes op. 10, nos 3, 6, 10, 12, op 25 nos. 1, 6, 7, Impromptus in A-flat and C# minor, Polonaise in A (Military) assorted nocturnes and preludes

Liszt: Sonata in b minor, Vallee d'Obermann, Les jeux d'eau, Sonnetto 104, Concert Etude in D-flat (Sospiro), Hungarian Rhapsodies 3, 5, 13, 15, Consolations, Paysage, Harmonies du Soir, Consolations

Mendelssohn: Rondo Cappricioso, op 14

Brahms: Rhapsody in b minor, op 79 #1, Klavierstucke op. 76

Franck: Prelude, Chorale, et Fugue

Ravel: Jeux d'eau

Scriabin: Sonata-Fantasy

Prokofiev: Third Sonata

Messiaen: (all from Vingt Regards) Noel, la Vierge, l'Esprit de joie

Concerti:
Haydn, D major
Mozart, nos. 11 and 20
Beethoven #1
Liszt #2
Saint-Saens #2
Ravel, G major
Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue

Edit:

My repertoire is child's play compared to Ryan's, Alex's, or Andrew's. I also don't practice these pieces regularly; mostly I rework them when I need them or inbetween learning new rep.

[ October 07, 2001: Message edited by: Brendan ]

I think one's repertoire refers only to pieces which could at least be made ready for performance in a short time. Perhaps within this group of pieces you could think of core repertoire as those pieces which you could sit down and play any time and give a reasonable account of. I don't think every piece you've ever learnt thoroughly counts as repertoire. I agree with you that it's not realistic to try to maintain a large number of pieces at the expense of exploring new pieces. For most of us I imagine there's little need, as attractive as the idea of having a large repertoire is.