Conservatorium of Music
Friday Performance Class
Friday Performance Class
| Piano Concerto 3 | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) |
| Complete, owing time | |
| Brian Luo, piano | |
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |
| Rach 3 | |
| Etude book 1: IV Fanfares | György Ligeti (1923 - 2006) |
| Katniss Li, Piano | |
| Ligeti composed 18 Etudes dedicated to solo piano between 1985 and 2001. No.4 in book I is also known as “Fanfaresâ€. Melody and accompaniment frequently exchange roles in this polyrhythmic study which features aksak-influenced rhythms and an ostinato in 8/8 time, dividing the bar of 8 eighth notes into 3+2+3. | |
| Etude Op.25 No.1 | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Gulliver Poole, Piano | |
| Known as the 'Aeolian Harp' Etude due to the arpeggiated chords rapidly moving in both hands with a singing melody above, this Etude focuses on the relaxation and symmetrical rotation of the wrists, as well as the voicing of a beautiful melody above a rapidly moving accompaniment. | |
| Etudes Tableaux Op.39 No.1 | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) |
| Gulliver Poole, Piano | |
| A brooding and technically demanding Etude that paints a variety of contrasting colours through a flurry of fast moving notes. | |
| Partita No. 6 in e minor BWV830 | J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| I. Toccata | |
| Timothy O\'Malley, Piano | |
| Bach\\\'s final partita exemplifies the rich chromaticism of his later works. The opening toccata is comprised of a stern fugato sandwiched between a prelude style beginning and ending. Listen particularly for a special modulation to g major in the fugue and also for Bach\\\'s obsessive use of sighing two note slurs. | |