Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Ballade op.47 no. 3 | Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1840) |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| Chopin's ballade no. 3 was composed supposedly with the poem 'Ondine' in mind. | |
| Sonata op. 36 no. 2 | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) |
| I:Allegro Agitato ii: non allegro-lento iii: allegro molto | |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| Rachmaninoff began composing his second sonata after the completion of his third piano concerto. | |
| Sonata No. 1 in E minor for Flute and Piano | Francois Devienne (1759 - 1803) |
| One and Two | |
| Gabriella Alberti, Flute | |
| Leigh Harrold, piano | |
| Devienne was a flutist, bassonist and composer of the Classical Period. After the revolutionary period in France, he was appointed flute professor of the Paris Conservatoire. | |
| Etude Op 10 No 11 | Frederick Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Timothy Kan, Piano | |
| An Etude of arpeggiated chords aims to train wrist and finger coordination whilst maintaining a beautiful, lyrical line. | |
| Etude Op. 40 No. 1 | Nikolai Kapustin (1937 - ) |
| Timothy Kan, Piano | |
| A vibrant and energetic etude that targets finger dexterity and syncopated rhythms by the fusion between jazz harmonies and classical virtuosity. | |
| Piano concerto in A minor, Op.54 | Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) |
| movement 1 | |
| Kane Chang, piano | |
| Leigh Harrold, piano | |
| Schumann started have the idea of writing a piano concerto in a minor in 1833. Before and after that time, he had other four piano concertos left incomplete. The premiere of the first movement was in 1841, and next movements premiered in 1845, both soloist were Clara Schumann. This whole concerto is in a form of fantasy, Schumann transformed his struggle of freedom and love into the music, the basic idea of this piece is yearning and happiness of two loving people. | |
| Sonata in B minor, Op. 58 | Fryderyk Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| I. Allegro Maestoso / II. Scherzo: Molto vivace / III. Largo / IV. Finale: Presto non tanto | |
| Hannah Shin, Piano | |
| Chopin's third sonata shows the essence of Romantic music. The opening movement begins with an exceptionally strong and resolute theme. The lyrical counter-theme is a manifestation of beauty, expressed with simplicity, but also with poetical elation. The development adopts the tone and character of a ballade. The second movement brings a breath from another world, with a trio section like a nostalgic echo from a world that has passed. The third movement has the shape and character of a nocturne, an aria of the night. The frenzied, electrifying finale has the tone and spirit of a ballade. | |