Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Sonata BWV1030 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| 1. Andante 2. Largo e dolce 3. Presto | |
| Wil Rigby, Flute | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| The B minor flute sonata is one two sontas for flute and obligato harpsichord that have been authenticated as being composed by Bach. It is a true duo sonata particulary in the first movement which is unusually long for a sonata of the time. This is followed by an extremley expressive largo and concluded with a fugue like movement leading into a gigue. | |
| Piano Sonata in B flat, Hob. XVI:41 | Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) |
| I. Allegro | |
| Hannah Shin, Piano | |
| The first movement of this 2-movement sonata is short, exuberant and brilliant in style. | |
| Benediction de Dieu dans la Solitude | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1856) |
| Hannah Shin, Piano | |
| One of Liszt's later works for piano, in the period when he embraced religious styles in his music. One more selection for the performance Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Hammerklavier Sonata Op. 106, fourth movement One of the great monumental works in the piano repertoire, the fourth movement features a long, complex fugue. | |
| Sonata op. 40 no. 2 | Muzio Clementi (1752 - 1832) |
| Movement 1: Molto adagio e sostenuto – Allegro con fuoco e con espressione | |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| Clementi was a celebrated composer, pianist, pedagogue, who is best known for his piano sonatas, and his collection of piano studies. He has been named by some nineteenth century enthusiasts as "the father of the pianoforte", "father of modern piano technique", and "father of Romantic pianistic virtuosity". | |
| Ballade no. 2, S 171 | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| The Ballade no. 2 in B minor, S. 171, is a programmatic one movement tone poem for the piano written in 1853. According the Claudio Arrau, Ballade no. 2 depicts the Greek myth of Hero and Leander. | |