Charles Joseph Smith's Partial List of Standard Classical Orchestra Repertory

By the way, the standard orchestra repertory also includes piano concerti, and you probably do not know that Sergei Prokofiev also composed his own transcriptions of his orchestral compositions, for piano, namely the "March From The Love of Three Oranges", and "The Montagues and the Capulets" from his "Cinderella" ballet.

BACH (J. S.)

"Betrachten, meine Seele, from The Passion of St. Matthew (J.S. Bach)

"Die Katze lässt das Mauchen" (The Cats Leave The Mice), from The Coffee Cantata (J.S. Bach)

"Deposuit" (Dethroned) , from Magnificat (J.S. Bach)

"Ei, wie schmeckt der Koffee süsse" (Ah, How Sweet The Coffee Tastes), from The Coffee Cantata

BEETHOVEN

Egmont Overture

Leonore Overture no. 3

Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37

Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58

Piano Concerto no. 5 in Eb major, op. 73

Romance in F Major for Violin and Orchestra, op. 50, no. 2

Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 62

Symphony no. 6 in F Major, op. 68 ("Pastoral")

Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 ("The Symphony of the Dance")

Symphony no. 9 in D Major, op. 125 ("Choral")

Wenn ein holdes Weib errungen ("When Rescued My Dear Wife"), from Fidelio

BERLIOZ

4th Movement of Fantastic Symphony, op. 14 ("March to the Scaffold")

5th Movement of  Fantastic Symphony, op. 14 ("Dreams of a Witches Sabbath")

BIZET

Carmen (opera)

BRAHMS

Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, Book 1

Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15

CHOPIN

Piano Concerto in F minor, op. 21

COPLAND

Fanfare for the Common Man

Rodeo-Hoedown

DONIZETTI

"Bella siccome un angelo" (As If An Angel) from Don Pasquale

"Una furtiva lagrima" (A Furtive Tear), from L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love)

DVORAK

Slavonic Dance in G minor, op. 46, no. 8

Symphony To The New World

FLOTOW

"M'appari tutto amor" (You Appeared All Love), from Martha

GERSHWIN

Ain't Got Plenty of Nuttin", from Porgy and Bess

Rhapsody in Blue for Piano and Orchestra and/or Jazz Band

HALEVY

"Si, la rigueur" (Yes, The Mandate), from La Juive (The Jewish Lady)

HANDEL

The Messiah

LEIGH

Dulcinea, from Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

"The Impossible Dream", from Man of La Mancha

LEONCAVALLO

"Si può?"--Prologo ("If One Can?--Prologue)-- from I Pagliacci (The Clowns)

"Vesti la giubba" (Wear The Costume), from I Pagliacci (The Clowns)

LISZT

Hungarian Fantasy For Piano and Orchestra

Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat Major

MOZART

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)--Serenade

"Il mio tesoro intanto", from Don Giovanni

"In diesen heil'gen Hallen", from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

"Non più andrai" (No more I will go), from The Marriage of Figaro

"Notte e giorno" (Night And Day), from Don Giovanni

Piano Concerto in D Minor, K. 466

Piano Concerto in C Major, K. 467

Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488

Symphony no. 40 in G minor

"Voi che sapete" (You That Know), from The Marriage of Figaro

OFFENBACH

"Les oiseaux dans la charmille"--Olympia's Doll Aria, from Les contes d'Hoffmann 
   (The Tales of Hoffmann)

"O Dieu, de quelle ivresse" (O God, of that drunkenness), from Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffman)

PERGOLESI

"Stizzoso, mio stizzoso" (Irritable One, My Irritable One), from La Serva Padrona

PROKOFIEV

Gavotte from "Classical" Symphony

March from The Love of Three Oranges

Scherzo from The Love of Three Oranges

"The Montagues and The Capulets" from the Romeo and Juliet

PUCCINI

"Che gelida manina", from La Bohème

"Non so…non so……amore o grillo",  from Madama Butterfly

Tosca (opera)

RAVEL

Alborada del Gracioso (Morning of the Jester), from "Miroirs" Suite

Bolero

La Valse (The Waltz)

ROSSINI

"La calumnia" (Slander), from Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

"Largo al factotum della città" from Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

Overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

Overture to Semaramide

SAINT-SAENS

Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah)

"Benedictus", from Christmas Oratorio (Saint-Saens)

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra, op. 28

"Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" from Samson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah)

Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 22

Piano Concerto in C minor, op. 44

SARASATE

Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, op. 25

Zigenunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) for Violin and Orchestra, op. 20

STRAVINSKY

Fat Week From Petrushka

Petrushka's Forced Seclusion Into One's House from Petrushka

Russian Dance From Petrushka

Feux d'artifice (Fireworks)

The Firebird Ballet suite

Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring)-- (ballet)

STRAUSS, JOHANN

An der schönen blauen Donau (On The Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314

Mein Herr Marquis (My Dear Marquis), from Die Fledermaus (The Bat)

Overture to Die Fledermaus (The Bat)

Radetsky March, op. 228

STRAUSS, RICHARD

Opening of Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra), symphonic poem

TSCHAIKOVSKY

1812 Overture

Marche Slave (Slavic March)

Nutcracker Ballet

Piano Concerto in Bb minor, op. 23

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Symphony no. 4, in F minor (op. 36)

Symphony no. 5, in E major (op. 64)                       

Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique" (op. 74)

Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 35, 1st movement and 3rd movement

VERDI

Aïda

"Caro nome" (Dear Name), from Rigoletto (Verdi)

"Celeste Aida" (Celestial Aida), from Aïda (Verdi)  

"Come dal ciel precipita" (Like From A Heaven That Hurries), from Macbeth

"Confutatis maledictis" (When The Condemned Are Cast Away), from Requiem (Verdi)

"Credo in un dio crudel" (I Believe in a Cruel God), from Otello

"Di Provenza il mar" (From Provenza the Sea), from La Traviata

"La donna è mobile" (A Lady is Fickle), from Rigoletto

"Il lacerato spirito" (The Lacerated Spirit), from Simon Boccanegra

"O sommo Carlo" (O, Great King Charles), from Ernani (Hernani)--opera

Overture to I Vespri Siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers)--opera

"Questa o quella" (This Or That), from Rigoletto

"Saper vorreste" (I would want you to know), from Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball)

WAGNER

Liebestod (Love-Death) from Tristan und Isolde

"Morgen leuchtend" from Die Meistersinger von Nuremburg (The Mastersingers from Nuremburg)

Overture to Tannhäuser

Overture to Tristan und Isolde

Example of a Gigging Set-List For A Pianist: Cafe Luna, January 27, 2006

Here is an example of how a gigging pianist becomes versatile at a venue, playing a variety of songs from the classical, pop, and jazz genres. These days, sometimes you have to get yourself out of the box to survive in the tough world of making money through music.

The set list I did for Cafe Luna in Beverly (which has now turned into a pizzeria, and not a coffeehouse anymore), was a great example on how you can spread out your planned pieces for a great approval for those who listen to your performance.

SET 1

Consolation no. 3 in D-flat Major (Liszt)

Impromptu in A-flat minor, op. 90 (Schubert)

Fantasy-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 35 (Chopin)

Nocturne in Bb minor, op. 9, no. 1 (Chopin)

Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 9, no. 2 (Chopin)

Mazurka in C-sharp minor, op. 30, no. 4 (Chopin)

Sonnet no. 104 from Petrarch (Chopin)

Air on the G String (Bach)

Mozart, "Rondo alla Turca" from Sonata no. 11 (Mozart)

Mascarade Waltz  by Aram Khachaturian, arr. by Alexander Dolukhanian

Buciemeana, or "Dance of Butschum"--Romanian Folk Dance no. 4 (Bartok)

Gymnopedie no. 1 (Satie)

Il canzone, based on the transcription of "Nessun maggior dolore" from Rossini's

     opera, Otello (arr. by F. Liszt)

SET 2

Prelude no. 1 (Gershwin)

Prelude no. 2, "Blues" (Gershwin)

Prelude no. 3 (Gershwin)

Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin)

Intermezzo from "Faschingsswank aus Wien" (Schumann)

Romance from "Fashchingsswank aus Wien" (Schumann)

Polichinelle (Rachmaninov)

Prelude in C-sharp minor (Rachmaninov)

Sabre Dance (Khachaturian), arr. by Henry Levine

Nocturne in F minor, op. 55, no. 1 (Chopin)

Waltz in C-sharp minor, op. 39, no. 7 (Brahms)

Waltz in D minor, op. 39, no. 9 (Brahms)

Waltz in Ab major, op. 39, no. 15 (Brahms)

Waltz in B major, op. 39, no. 1 (Brahms)

SET 3

Composed-out improvisations

"So Happy Together" (The Turtles)

"Can't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington)

"Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess" (Gershwin)

"Shall We Dance", from The King and I

"Children Won't Listen, from Into The Woods (Sondheim)

"Memory" from Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber)

Fantasy on "I Got Rhythm", from Crazy For You (Gershwin)

"My Favorite Things," from The Sound of Music

"Luck Be A Lady Tonight" from Guys and Dolls

Charles Smith's First Aleatory Grid For Chance Music Performance

E phry- gian scale	Ab Gb Fb Eb	B A F# D	straight eighths	let go of tremo- lo	add the ac-cent	G D# B G	repeat sign	B lo-crian scale	F#
Eb Db A F	dotted quarter note	Bb Db Gb	G E C G	A F# D A	tie note or chord	double trill: C-G	G E C# B	F# A# G# F#	D
triplet	swung eighths	Eb C A Gb	4/4	A G F E	waltz	B G D	Ab Gb Fb Eb	C Ab E	C
add glis- sando	add staccato	D D Eb Eb	de- cre- scen- do	Bb G D	breve	dotted- half note	trill on F	add legato	A
C F Bb	B A G F	eighth note	octave Es	F-G-Ab-Bb-C-D-E	F C G	G	D# G# C#	octave Fs	octave Abs
Eb Bb F C	add tremolo	octave Ebs	trill on C	ga- votte	G F E D	E A C#	whole note	3/4	F C G D
octave Dbs	D-C Bb-A F-F# C-D	2/4	octave Gbs	6/8	G	forte	mezzo- forte	half rest	Eb Cb Ab F
fermata	cre-scendo	trill on D	whole rest	C F C#	forte- piano	trill on Ab	3/8	ac- cel- rando	eighth rest
G E C	dotted whole note	octave As	octave Cs	16th triplet	A E C Bb	pian- issimo	double trill: F-A	A-A E-D B-Bb G-Gb	octave Gs
mezzo- piano	F-E C-B F-E	16th note	piano	D B A F	G D B F	D-C-B A-G-F E-D-C D-C-B	quarter rest	E A G# C#	F D B E