Conservatorium of Music
Friday Performance Class

Performance Program for 2022-05-06

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TitleComposerMinsStart
O! du mein holder AbendsternRichard Wagner (1813 - 1883)513:15
       
Nicholas Beecher, Voice
Andrea Katz, piano
This baritone aria 'O! du mein holder Abendstern' ('Song to the Evening Star') comes from the third act of Wagner's Tannhäuser. The opera, first performed in 1845, is based on medieval German history from the early 13th century. The character Wolfram prays to the evening star to guide Elizabeth, who has climbed the Wartburg to die, to the heavens. Wolfram plays his harp as he reflects upon his platonic love for her.
  
  
Twelve Poems of Emily DickinsonAaron Copland (1900 - 1990)613:32
        4. The World Feels Dusty 5. Heart, We Will Forget Him 6. Dear March, Come In!
Lisette Bolton , Voice
"The poems centre about no single theme, but they treat of subject matter particularly close to Miss Dickinson: nature, death, life, eternity... the composer hopes that, in seeking a musical counterpart for the unique personality of the poet, he has given the songs, taken together, the aspect of a song cycle. The twelve songs are dedicated to twelve composer friends." - Copland
  
  
Etude No.1 Op.31 Alexander Glazunov (1865 - 1936)313:50
       
Gulliver Poole, Piano
Glazunov's first etude is a charming piece that is rarely heard. The etude focuses on the independence of fingers through broken chords, later escalating into a grand climax of leaping jumps and octaves in both hands.
  
  
Estampes, L.100 Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)414:05
        III. Jardins sous la pluie
Bernie Maitri, Piano
Jardins sous la pluie describes a garden in the Normandy town of Orbec during an extremely violent rainstorm. Throughout the piece, there are sections that evoke the sounds of the wind blowing, a thunderstorm raging, and raindrops dropping. It makes use of the French folk melodies "Nous n'irons plus aux bois" and "Dodo, l'enfant do." Chromatic, whole tone, major and minor scales are used in this movement.
  
  
Etude in E Major Op.8 No.5Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915)314:21
       
Nuo Chen, Piano
  
  
Miroirs No. 2: Oiseaux Triste2: Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)1314:36
       
Alicia Elsom, Piano
Known as "Sad Birds," is the second piece from the suite "Miroirs," a suite for solo piano that exhibits Ravel's development of new pianistic territories.
  
  
Ballade Op. 47 in A-flat MajorFrédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
       
Alicia Elsom, Piano
It is the third piece of Chopin's four ballades for solo piano. The ballade is dedicated to his pupil Pauline de Noailles. The inspiration for it is usually claimed to be Adam Mickiewicz's poem Undine. Out of the four ballades, this ballade has the tightest structure. It uses development procedures that heighten the tension.
  
Drei Romanzen, op.28 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)1515:01
       
Jayjay Tian (Xiaojian Tian), Piano
  
  

End Time: 15:28

Total Time of Entries: 49 minutes