Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) |
| Kevin Suherman, Piano | |
| The Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, dedicated to Hungarian patriot Lázsló Teleky, is based on a Romanian theme. Its grand, slow introduction exudes solemnity as does the opening section of the lassan (slow first part), but a graceful lightness ensues. One passage in this second section admirably imitates the delicate embellishments of a cimbalom. The majestic introduction returns before a variation of the lassan and reappears deep in the bass before the lively friska (fast dance like second part). Despite its sometimes comic demeanor, this friska contains many pianistic challenges including a kind of repeated note “étude” and runny scalic passages. | |
| Concertino for Trombone in E Flat Major, Op4 | Ferdinand David (1810 - 1873) |
| I. Allegro Maestoso II. Marcia Funebre III. Allegro Maestoso | |
| Lo Man Ting, Tenor Trombone | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| The Trombone Concertino is a dramatic and challenging work for the trombone. The first movement alternates flashy technical passages with singing, lyrical phrases. A short, almost operatic recitative brings the movement to a close, and leads into the second movement. The second movement is a heroic, dramatic movement which encompasses an intensely moving funeral march. It is quite expressive and portrays the broad range of romantic expressive styles. The final movement utilizes variation in dynamic level and melodic intensity to make a stirring musical statement. | |
| Luiza | Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927 - 1994) |
| Arranged by M J Rudd | |
| Maximillian Rudd, Guitar | |
| 'Tom' Jobim is considered an exemplar of modern Brazilian music. His career as a recording artist and performer spanned decades, as he managed to stay relevant with various reinventions of his trademark sound. Widely known as the composer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ Jobim is considered to be a primary force behind the creation of the Bossa Nova style that emerged in the 1960s, and made appearances in even the mainstream pop charts of the United States. ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ is famously the most recorded song of all time. Luiza is an example of the more lyrical and introspective aspects of Brazilian music. | |
| Choro in D | Doug De Vries (1956 - ) |
| Maximillian Rudd, Guitar | |
| Melbourne guitarist Doug de Vries is an active performer, composer, arranger and teacher, touring worldwide with his mastery of a plethora of styles, from South American popular music, to jazz and classical. Choro in D comes from his 2006 solo album, DdV Solo, in a selection of nine original works within an opus of some 181 works that de Vries completed in the first-half of 2006, after embarking on a challenge to produce one finished piece for each day of the year. This work was commended as an extremely sound example of Brazilian compositional nuances by famous Brazilian guitarist Paulo Aragão in his visit to the Melbourne in 2014. | |
| Piano Sonata No.5, Op.53 | Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915) |
| Kevin Chow, Piano | |
| "A great poem for the piano" was how Scriabin described his fifth piano sonata. It was indeed composed at the same time as his great poem for orchestra "Le Poème de l’extase", and both works are based on the same literary programme. Scriabin spent a long time honing the text, which represents his philosophic idea of the development of the world in poetic form, until its publication in a separate volume in 1906. About a year later Scriabin announced that he had completed his fifth sonata, stating "and I consider it to be the best of my works for piano. I do not know myself what kind of a miracle has happened". | |
| Lamentos Do Morro | Aníbal August Sardinha (1915 - 1955) |
| Transcribed by Paulo Bellinati | |
| Luther D'Sa, Guitar | |
| Lamentos do Morro was written by Garoto who was one of the leading composers of Brazilian music. | |
| Mendelssohn Op.80 No.6 | Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) |
| 1st Movement | |
| Emma Martin, Violin | |
| Marrianne Liu, Emma Martin, Lucas Levin and Joshua Dema | |
| The String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1847. It was the last major piece he completed before he died two months later on 4 November 1847. He composed the piece as an hommage to his sister Fanny who had died on 17 May of that year and it bore the title "Requiem for Fanny." The quartet was first heard in private on 5 October 1847 in the presence of Ignaz Moscheles. The first public performance was on 4 November 1848 in Leipzig with Joseph Joachim playing the violin. The score was published in 1850 by Breitkopf & Härtel. The original manuscript is in the Jagiellonian Library in Kraków, Poland. | |