not prove practicable for the player, a Liszt rhapsody might be
substituted or the Tarantelle from "Venice and Naples." The program
may be regarded as complete at this point, but if it happens to be
convenient to give one or more movements of the Concerto in E-flat, a
still different idea of Liszt's manner of writing will have been
gained. The Concerto in E-flat is very brilliant, but, excepting the
third movement, is not very difficult. There are few piano pieces in
the repertory which produce so much effect in proportion to the labor
of performing them as this. It would be possible to omit the third
movement and play the first, second, and fourth.

CHAPTER XI.

BACH, BEETHOVEN, CHOPIN, SCHUMANN, LISZT.

The fullness with which the characteristics of the different composers
have been treated in the preceding chapters of this course leaves
little to be said in this final summing up, since the only element of
the present program which we have not already had in combination with
the others is that of Liszt, itself fully treated in the previous
chapter.

We have now arrived at a point where a completely developed recital
program, according to modern ideas, can be presented, and this upon a
great variety of grades of difficulty. As an illustration, three
programs are given. The first contains nothing of greater difficulty
than the fifth grade, and is, therefore, within the reach of pianists
of very moderate abilities. The second is of a more difficult
character, involving technic up to the eighth or ninth grade, and
requiring more experience and brilliant capacity. The third program is
a fully developed recital, such as an artist might play. In so far as
regards the mechanical difficulties of the last program, they are not
beyond the reach of the better class of pianists, as we find them
almost anywhere; but from an artistic point of view the interpretations
require a good deal of musical maturity.

PROGRAM I. (Easy.)

Bach,
Prelude and Fugue in D major. Clavier, No. 5.
Saraband in E minor.
Loure in G major. (Heinze.)
Beethoven,
Sonata in G major, opus 14, No. 2.
Chopin,
Impromptu in A-flat, opus 29.
Nocturne in B major, opus 15.
Schumann,
Forest Scenes: "Entrance," "Wayside Inn," "Homeward."
Nachtstueck in F, opus 23, No. 4.
Wagner-Liszt,
Spinning Song, from "The Flying Dutchman."

PROGRAM II. (Moderat