Conservatorium of Music
Friday Performance Class
Friday Performance Class
| Title | Composer | Mins | Start |
| Piano Concerto 3 | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) | 40 | 13:15 |
| Complete, owing time | |||
| Brian Luo, piano | |||
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |||
| Rach 3 | |||
| Etude book 1: IV Fanfares | György Ligeti (1923 - 2006) | 4 | 14:07 |
| 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) | 5 | 14:23 |
| 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) | 8 | 14:40 |
| 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. | |||