Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Recital Things

So my teacher is giving me free reign over my graduate recital to choose the repertoire...so I've been listening to a lot of violin repertoire as a result. Molly suggested I create a "wishlist" of pieces I've always wanted to work on and we'll look for something cohesive from there.

So I started thinking...what are my dream pieces (excluding concerti...while they're nice and all, we're looking to go for a more intimate genre...chamber music, sonatas, showpieces, etc).

Here's what I have so far (this list will constantly be updated):

~Tabula Rasa (Arvo Part) [Link to the second movement, Silentium...it's a weird video, though]
~Chaconne from the d minor partita (J.S. Bach) [Link to Hilary Hahn's version, or at least part of it]

Also...can I please perform my entire recital in this exact outfit?

~The Rosary Sonatas (Heinrich Ignatz Franz von Biber)...still trying to decide on my favorites. They might be an interesting replacement for the Bach chaconne, which is probably performed all the time by grad students on recitals...
~Pining for Betsy (Paul Schoenfield) I just heard this piece last week and I love how it integrates blues
~The 3 Gershwin piano preludes arranged for violin and piano [1 2 3, all by Heifetz]


Hey, music people? Blog followers (all 2 of you)? Ideas?

1 comment:

  1. If you play your entire recital in that outfit, you'll be both my hero and the worst person ever. So really, I think you have to do it. But as far as what you should play, I have no idea. Something pretty, with a touch of face-melting.

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