Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Schumann Faschingsschwank aus Wien | Robert Schumann (1810 - 1859) |
| I: Allegro II: Romanze III: Scherzo IV: Intermezzo V: Finale | |
| Anna, Piano | |
| Faschingsschwank aus Wien (carnival scenes for on Vienna) is one of the composers most popular piano cycles, consisting of five movements, each of a different character. He began composing the work in Vienna in 1839. | |
| Ballade no. 2 | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) |
| Anna, Piano | |
| Ballade no. 2 was written in 1854, the same year as Liszt's famous Bminor Sonata. It is one movement tone poem. According to Claudio Arrau, the tone poem is based on the Greek myth of Hero and Leander. | |
| Clementi op. 40 no. 2 | Muzio Clementi (1752 - 1832) |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| Clementi was born in Rome, but taken to England at the age of 14. Opus. 40 no. 2, published in 1802, is a two movement Sonata in the key of Bminor. | |
| Etude op. 8 no. 12 | Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915) |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| Arguably one of the most well known studies, op. 8 no.12 in D#minor was composed in 1894. | |
| Bach Cello Suite 4 in Eb major, BMV 1010 | J.S Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| Prelude | |
| Vicky Deng, Cello | |
| Bach's six cello suites are undoubtedly one of the most renowned works in cello repertoire. Suite number 4 in Eb major was composed sometime between 1717-1723. The key signature of Eb creates a grand and stately character. The prelude is structured upon stoic sounding chord progressions and arpeggios. Through the music the bass line and melody has been delineated, creating a layered texture. Bach unexpectedly incorporates a "cadenza"-like passage in the middle of the piece which has a rhapsodic flourish. | |
| eyboard Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI:37 | Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) |
| 1st movement only | |
| Brian Luo, Piano | |
| This Sonata was on of six published by the Artaria (a Vienesse firm) in 1780. These sonatas were dedicated to the talented sisters Franziska and Maria Katherina von Auenbrugger. | |
| Réminiscences de Don Juan (S. 418) | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) |
| Brian Luo, Piano | |
| Réminiscences de Don Juan is an opera fantasy based on themes from Mozart's famous 1787 opera Don Giovanni. | |