looking for pieces for a wedding

What kind of entertainment do the newlyweds want?

Let's say I shouldn't entertain the whole ceremony, but being the bride's cousin they had asked me to perform a few pieces... so two or three impactful pieces. I don't know if I made myself clear

There is a wide choice, but often they are melodies with chord symbols... I don't know if you are independent in this. Otherwise, one must find something with the arrangement already written. Ah, only piano (or keyboard)?

Schumann's Des Abends, but also Brahms' Op. 39 No. 15 (for those who know how to play, these are not difficult pieces, perhaps they already know them, but above all the Brahms waltz has a particular atmosphere and for me it would be perfect, given its duration, to welcome the bride's entrance, a different piece, not very well known by most, but quite "refined", and precisely because of this it could arouse appreciation).

Here is a link where you can listen to the waltz (which you will almost certainly know): http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oy6uV-eMOEs

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If they also had a female singer colleague available (but with a tenor the result is better, and if this possibility did not arise, it would not be difficult to rewrite the part for voice for an instrument, perhaps a cello), they could also opt for this piece by Clara Wieck:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Hz8-K0Z7g#

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Nyman's "classic" piano lessons never hurt, given that the genre is "undefined"

I should perform only on the piano, I like Brahms' waltz very much, I think I will do it. Also, I was thinking about a slightly more upbeat piece. Many thanks to those who have answered and to those who will answer.

Chopin is never unpleasant, but speaking of this

titustanz wrote:

i was also thinking about a slightly more lively piece.

i thought that in the end you aren't in a concert hall, so I don't think there will be all this attention. Better background music. Personally, I would draw from piano bar music

If only it were like that:) it will be a request performance, let's say during a lunch break, so there will be 10-15 minutes where all the attention will be on me. That's why I wanted to make a good impression anyway with pieces that grab people's attention.

How beautiful, practically a mini-concert but with many listeners:)

Perhaps even Baroque could work, look at Handel... the Passacaglia, but I would stick to the Romantic repertoire, where there is an embarrassment of riches.

Thinking about it, transcriptions from operas or some variations by Mozart could go very well

Since there are many beautiful pieces, perhaps a good thing would be to make a medley of different tracks for a total time of 15 minutes... but now there would be the embarrassment of choice