Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Concerto for Horn (Trumpet) in E flat major | Johann Baptist Georg Neruda (1708 - 1780) |
| I: Allegro | |
| Adrian Meyer, trumpet | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| This three-movement composition, now played on the modern trumpet, was originally written for a hunting horn or corno di caccia. The opening movement is in an Allegro tempo in 2/4 time, and follows classical Sonata-Allegro form. Introduced by the orchestra only, the theme and its articulation are very Mozartian: two marcato notes in a descending fourth, a lighter measure of staccato sixteenths on a scale, a measure of two skipping gestures also in fourths, a second scalewise staccato passage, and four measures combining the skipping with the staccati. | |
| Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso | Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) |
| Nanda Hong, Vioin | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| In 1863, Saint-Saëns wrote for Pablo de Sarasata solo piece: The Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso pour Violin et Orchestre in A minor. The Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra was originally intended to be the rousing finale to Saint-Saëns' First Violin Concerto, Op. 20. | |
| Piano Quintet in A major, 'The Trout', D. 667. | Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) |
| I - Allegro Vivace IV - Andantino – Allegretto | |
| Joshua Healey, Chamber | |
| Chris Wong - Piano, Helen Shen - Violin, Eugenie Lyons - Viola, Josh Healey - Cello, and George Parker - Bass | |
| Based on the success of one of Franz Schubert's earlier lieder, Die Forelle (The Trout), a wealthy patron by the name of Sylvester Paumgartner commissioned him to compose a work based on the lied. The Piano Quintet's nickname, 'Trout Quintet' is therefore derived from the set of variations on Die Forelle in the fourth movement. Despite its lower structural coherence, it's enhanced harmonic language and unique sonority of strings, particularly the addition of the double bass perpetuates this work's status as one of the greatest in Chamber Music repertoire | |
| Clarinet Concerto No.1 | Louis Spohr (1784 - 1859) |
| II & III | |
| Chang Dae Yoo, Clarinet | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| Spohr’s C minor Clarinet concerto took the clarinet to a broader span. After the completion of the Concerto, Spohr was aware of the range of the clarinet and its strength and weaknesses and planned to adjust the score in advice of clarinettist Hermstedt whom he dedicated the work. But the clarinettist liked the concerto as it was and expanded the instrument to suit the music thus bringing important developments in the range and flexibility of the clarinet. | |
| Sonata for flute and piano | Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) |
| Edited by Carl B. Schmidt | |
| 1. Allegretto malincolico | |
| Jirene Beh, Flute | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| This virtuosic work by French composer Francis Poulenc, composed in 1957 is in three movements where each movement demonstrates fluency and grace in different ways. The first movement, Allegro malincolico, sounds sweetly sad rather than melancholy. | |
| Symphonic Études Op. 13 | Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) |
| · Theme · Etude I – Un poco più vivo · Etude II – Andante · Etude III – Vivace · Posthumous Variation I · Etude IV– Allegro marcato · Etude V – Scherzando · Etude VI – Agitato · Etude VII – Allegro molto · Etude VIII – Sempre marcatissimo · | |
| Zac Wang, Piano | |
| The Symphonic Études, Op. 13 is not only one of Schumann’s greatest works, but a landmark in the history of piano literature. The unifying element that connects the Symphonic Etudes is the opening theme written by Baron von Fricken, the father of Ernestine von Fricken to whom Schumann was engaged at that time. Today's performance is based on the 1837 publication of this work which include 12 etudes in the form of theme and variations. In addition, three posthumous variations will also be included into the piece. | |
| Ballade op.47 no.3 | Friedrich Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| The ballades are inspired by poems of Adam Mickiewicz. The third ballade poem is claimed to be inspired by 'Undine', also known as Świtezianka, a story of loyalty and temptation. | |