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Post by nwcp on Sept 13, 2006 17:03:33 GMT
Hey everybody! It's a nice forum I think.. and this is my first post. I plan to study at conservatory next year, and now preparing for the audition repertoires. If everything goes well I'll have the audition in january, but I haven't decide yet whether I'll really take this chance or not. Yeah, if God give me the way and opportunities for going to conservatory, I'll make use of it. sorry for my grumbling.. ok, now I'd like to ask your opinion whether it is good enough for audition or any other suggestion please.. 1. Moszkowski, etude op. 72 no. 5 in C Major 2. Beethoven, piano sonata op. 31 no. 2 in d minor, 'tempest' 3. Chopin, nocturne op. 48 no. 1 in c minor 4. Bach, Prelude and Fugue BWV. 861 in g minor 5. Poulenc, Napoli Suite 3rd movt. 'caprice' also, is chopin nocturne can be categorized as romantic major work? any suggestion please
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Sept 13, 2006 18:22:53 GMT
Ehup nwcp This is a good programme that will show you in a good light if you can play it brilliantly. ;D My most recent student to gain entry to the Royal Northern College of Music played: Bach Prelude and Fugue in C# minor, book 1. Beethoven 1st mvmt of Beethoven's Waldstein Chopin F major Ballade This programme was a step on from yours in terms of technical difficulty and musical requirements. Em was also preparing the Schumann piano concerto for a performance in the summer. All this helped her stand out from the crowd. You would help your application a lot if you could expand the scope of a couple of your pieces. If this would be too difficult or chancy, then what you have to offer is ok. Hope this helps. Steve
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Post by bing on Sept 14, 2006 7:25:57 GMT
I'm auditioning for a PGDip (audition in about Dec). I have to play 2 contrasting pieces, no more than 20 mins, and I'm going to attempt:
Mendelssohn: Rondo Capriccioso Berg: Sonata No 1.
After 16 years away from study/practice it is b****y hard work!
I'm glad I don't have to prepare as extensive a programme as you!
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Post by nwcp on Sept 14, 2006 15:49:42 GMT
thank you for your encouragement and nice idea steve! but, the last question from my previous post is: is the nocturne can be categorized as a romantic MAJOR work? btw, why did your student only prepare 3 pieces? without etude and modern? is it the requirement? anyone know how difficult is the theory placement test, sight reading, ear test, etc? nwcp
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Post by nwcp on Sept 14, 2006 15:51:48 GMT
also, good luck for your student Steve! and good luck for you too Bing! nwcp
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Sept 14, 2006 17:25:34 GMT
but, the last question from my previous post is: is the nocturne can be categorized as a romantic MAJOR work? I don't really think so, although others may disagree. It is one of the technically more demanding Nocturnes, but a Nocturne is a Nocturne really. I think you are probably looking at something of the magnitude of a Ballade for it to be classed as a major work. The three she prepared are cataclysmically difficult, so any more would have been overkill. As I recall, the demand was for a varied, 20 minute programme, so Em prepared stuff she really enjoyed playing. Steve
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Post by nwcp on Sept 16, 2006 5:41:08 GMT
Hehe i know your student's rep is difficult. Does she also do LRSM or LCM? Is there any suggestion for romantic major work besides ballade or scherzo? I've played Ballade g minor chopin before, but i think it's too big..
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Sept 16, 2006 8:27:37 GMT
I have been thinking about this. I wonder if I am getting confused by the term 'major'. To me, a 'major' work is one of significance - Liszt's sonata or Schubert's posthumous Bb sonata, works of that magnitude. This cannot be the sense in which the term is being used here, or there would not be time left for much else in the audition. I wonder if 'major' refers to large(er)-scale romantic miniatures rather than short ones such as Des Abends from Schumann's Fantasy Pieces? If this is so, then the Nocturne fits the description; it has some fiendishly difficult stuff to play and weighs in at 5 mins 30 secs when I play it. Here is a thought. Most peoples' 'starter' Ballade is the Ab - difficult but definitely the most playable of the four. It takes me 6-40 to play it, so is that little bit longer than the Nocturne. It also has more musical subtleties and shows a wider range of musical skill. You could try it, perhaps, and confidently stick with the Nocturne if the Ballade does not suit you. I hope this helps, although I am worried about merely causing confusion and doubt in your mind. Remember the best advice about advice; listen to it all, then do your own thing. ;D Steve
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Post by nwcp on Sept 16, 2006 16:27:31 GMT
thanks..I'll think of it..and let you know how it goes with me, and what I decide at the end. nwcp
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