Conservatorium of Music
Friday Performance Class
Friday Performance Class
| Piano Concerto in G | Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) |
| I. Allegramente II. Adagio Assai III. Presto | |
| Nguyen Tri Thong Truong, Piano | |
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |
| Ravel composed this piece with the intention of writing a piano concerto that was light and entertaining, in contrast with the profound, sentimental writing of the Romantic concertos that came before. The Concerto has influences from jazz which Ravel was exposed to during his time in America in the 1920's which is evident in the 1st and 3rd movements. The 2nd movement is the most gorgeous thing ever and is the reason why I picked up this concerto in the first place ;) | |
| Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129 | Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) |
| three | |
| Regina Baek, Cello | |
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |
| Une châtelaine en sa tour, Op.110 | Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) |
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| Grace Hordern, Harp | |
| Gabriel Faure only wrote two works for harp, both of which have become standards within the repertoire. This work is a miniature dedicated to the harpist Michelle Kahn. She was a student at Paris Conservatoire students who won the prestigious Premier Prix for her performance of Faure’s Impromptu at the age of 15. The pair remained in contact and during when Faure hosted concerts for wounded servicemen, he incorporated Kahn as a performer. The title is derived from a poem by Paul Verlain (1844-1896) Une sainte en son aureole. Its most notable harp technique is the use of enharmonics and it requires swift pedalling - a challenge for the player | |
| Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op.22 | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Chutong Yi, Piano | |
| “Appasionata.” Op. 57 in F minor | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - ) |
| 1st movement. | |
| Kevin Huynh , Piano | |
| A difficult Beethoven sonata with questionable pedal markings | |
| Sonata in E Major Op. 5 No. 5 | J.C Bach (1735 - 1782) |
| 1. Allegro Assai 2. Adagio 3. Prestissimo | |
| Charlotte Roberts, Piano | |
| Schumann Fantasiestucke op12 no1,4 | Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) |
| Minseo Lee, Piano | |
| no.1 ‘der abends’ (‘in the evening) Schumann, after completing the work, then gave the piece its title, which introduces the character of Eusebius, who serves as a symbolic representation of Schumann's dreamy self. He intended the imagery to be a "gentle picture of dusk no. 4 ‘Grillen’ (whims) With its whimsical, quirky nature, this piece solely represents Florestan and his eccentricities. | |
| Prokofiev sonata No 2 op14 | Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) |
| First movt | |
| Minseo Lee, Piano | |
| Prokofiev second piano sonata published in 1913 | |
| Intermezzo Op.119 No.1 | Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) |
| Zihan Zhu, Piano | |
| His B Minor Intermezzo. | |
| Piano Sonata No. 2 | Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) |
| Second Movement | |
| Zihan Zhu, Piano | |
| Dedicated to his friend Maximilian Schmidthof. | |