Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Sonata no. 2 | Philippe Gaubert (1879 - 1951) |
| i. Pastorale ii. Andante iii. Assez Vif | |
| Sean Edward Paul Marantelli, Flute | |
| Leigh Harrold, piano | |
| Philippe Gaubert was one of histories most notable professors of flute at the Conservatoire of Paris. This is one of three sonatas composed by Gaubert, all of which, were composed for his finest pupils. | |
| Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, op.52 | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Ian Mercado, Piano | |
| Ballade no. 4 in F minor, op. 52 is the last ballade out of the 4 that Chopin composed. It was written during his late years and it is among his greatest works as it captures a huge range of human emotions and expressions through the musical ideas. According to Robert Schumann, this Ballade was inspired by Adam Mickiewicz's poem, 'The Three Budrys', which tells of three brothers sent away by their father to seek treasures, and the story of their return with three Polish brides. | |
| Adagio from Clarinet Quintet No.3, Op.23 | Heinrich Joseph Baermann (1784 - 1847) |
| Adagio | |
| Cameron, Clarinet | |
| Leigh Harrold, piano | |
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| Sonatina, Op.29 | Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (1921 - 2006) |
| 1. Allegro con Brio 2. Andantino 3. Furioso | |
| Cameron, Clarinet | |
| Leigh Harrold, piano | |
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| Étude Op 10 no 8 | Frédéric chopin (1810 - ) |
| Jesslyn Majuki Po, Piano | |
| One of Chopin hardest étude. It is in F major with a modulation to d minor on the second section. | |
| Étude op 111 no 6 | Camille Saint Saen (1835 - ) |
| Jesslyn Majuki Po, Piano | |
| This étude is a toccata is based on his last movement of conerto no 5. This was written 3 years after his completion of concerto no 5. | |
| Étude Op. 10 No. 4 | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Jiawen Chen, Piano | |
| Composed in 1830, this passionate study features continuous sixteenth notes in one hand while the other has staccato chords. Despite its dark key-color, this étude expresses restless fierce, thus has the nickname of the “Torrent”. | |
| Suite Cenas Carioca | Maurício Carrilho (1957 - ) |
| Arranged by Paulo Aragão | |
| III. Saudosa (Valsa) | |
| Deniz Kaplan, Classical Guitar | |
| Deniz Kaplan (Classical Guitar), Jimmy O\'Hare (Steel String Guitar) | |
| Maurício Carrilho (Rio de Janeiro, April 26, 1957) is a well-known Brazilian guitarist, arranger and music producer. This Waltz in 5/4 was arranged for two guitars by the acclaimed Brazilian guitarist Paulo Aragão. | |
| Bachininha No. 1 | Paulinho Nogueira (1929 - 2003) |
| Deniz Kaplan, Classical Guitar | |
| Deniz Kaplan (Classical Guitar), Jimmy O\'Hare (Steel String Guitar) | |
| Paulinho Nogueira was a Brazilian guitarist, composer and singer. Born into a musical family in Campinas near Sao Paulo, Nogueira revealed his talent at an early age. He was a virtuoso performer, an influential pedagogue and inventor of the craviola - a small-sized instrument cross between a guitar and a harpsichord. His compositional influences ranged from Bossa Nova to J.S. Bach. Bachininha No. 1 is Nogueira's hommage to J.S. Bach. | |
| Petite Suite, L.65 | Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) |
| I. En bateau III. Minuet | |
| Sarah Kassing and Christine Sharp, Piano | |
| The Petite Suite is considered one of Debussy’s most appealing melodic short pieces. The work consists of four movements, each of which give equal opportunities to both pianists. The first, En bateau [In a boat], has a melody accompanied by broken chords giving imitations of ripples and whirlpools in water. One of Debussy’s later signature elements, the wholetone scale, is used predominately in this movement. The third, Minuet, comprises melodies containing “pure musical magic” which suggests the depiction of elves at play. An eerie sound is created through tenth intervals. We hope you enjoy! | |
| High School of Cello Playing: 40 Etudes for Cello Solo, Op. 73 | David Popper (1843 - 1913) |
| Etude #34 | |
| Yhizaira Libertad Rodriguez Burge, Cello | |
| Popper was a Bohemian cellist and a prolific composer of cello music. His book of 40 etudes, is popularly used by advanced cello students as instructional pieces that are technically idiomatic for the instrument. | |
| Étude in C# minor Op. 25 No. 7 | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Timothy Kan, Piano | |
| Many refer to this etude as the "Cello" etude because of its sonorous and full left-hand melody that occurs throughout the piece. However, the left-hand and right-hand constantly engages in a passionate duet, creating one of the most beautiful melodies Chopin ever composed. Although there are a few virtuosic passages in the piece, instead of focusing on technical virtuosity like Chopin's other etudes, this etude mainly focuses to bring forth emotion and passion through precise voicing and phrasing. | |
| Bleeckers Street | Paul Simon (1941 - ) |
| with Harry von Bibra (vocal) | |
| Jade Bart Thatphithakkul, guitar | |
| Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s. Paul Simon is one of the guitarists i know and love. | |
| Etude Op.25 | Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| No. 1 and 2 | |
| Nicole Ng, Piano | |
| Chopin's Op.25 Etudes are dedicated to Franz's Liszt's mistress, Marie d'Agoult. Op.25 No.1, nicknamed 'Aeolian Harp', has a reminiscing harmonic modulations, and rapid arpeggios based on the key A-flat major. While Op. 25 No.2, nicknamed 'the Bees', is based on polyrhythms, with pairs of quaver triplets played in the right hand, against crotchet triplets in the left. | |
| Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 39 | Lowell Liebermann (1961 - ) |
| I. Moderato | |
| Adam Richardson, Flute | |
| This dramatic and Romantic flute concerto is one of the most important twentieth-century additions to the repertory of the instrument. The first movement opens in a Moderato tempo. The opening and closing parts of the movement are devoted to a single theme, which is lyrical and highly charming. The music has a texture similar to Sergei Prokofiev's later-period works such as Romeo and Juliet. The middle part of the movement is an arc comprising five variations on the harmonic progression of the main theme. These variations afford the soloist an opportunity for very brilliant playing, and are formal set of chaconne variations. | |