Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Sonata no. 28, op. 101 in A major | Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) |
| I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung II. Lebhaft, marschäßig III. Langsam und sehnsuchtvoll IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit | |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| Beethoven's Sonata in A major is regarded as one of his 'late' sonatas. His nationalistic feelings during this period led him to seek German substitutes for traditional Italian musical terminology as seen in the tempo and character markings at the start of each movement. | |
| Preludes | Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) |
| Book II, no. 6 - General Lavine eccentric, Book I, no. 10, The Engulfed Cathedral | |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| Debussy composed his two books of twenty four preludes between 1909-1913. Debussy's 6th prelude of his second book is inspired by the famous American juggler General Lavine. Debussy captures the eccentrics of the performer within the form of the cakewalk. Debussy's 10th prelude, book I, tells a story of the mythical cathedral of Ys, which was said to rise from the waves with bells chiming, priests chanting, and its organ playing before sinking back into the water. | |
| Barcarolle op. 60 | Fryderyk Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| Chopin's Barcarolle was written in the summer of 1845, alongside new mazurkas and songs. The barcarolle genre was becoming increasingly popular in vocal and pianistic lyricism. | |
| Sonata in A major K.209 | (Giuseppe) Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757) |
| Single movement sonata | |
| Phuong Duong, Piano | |
| Sonatas K. 208 and K. 209. They are both in the key of A major, with a well-defined two-part structure. Sonata K.208 is slow and lyrical, exploring the use of suspensions. Sonata K. 209 is inspired in the jota aragonesa, a Spanish dance characterized by the triple meter in a fast pace and rapid alternation between chords. This dance was often played on the guitar, which was used as a strummed accompaniment to singers and dancers. Scarlatti uses some devices in this piece such as syncopation which imposes a 3/4 pattern over two measures of 3/8 time and insistent repetitions, some of his style characteristics. | |
| Reminiscences de Don Juan S.418 | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) |
| Brian Luo, Piano | |
| Based on Mozart\\\'s Opera Don Giovanni. | |
| Meditation Op.72, No. 5 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) |
| Brian Luo, Piano | |
| Tchaikovsky Meditation. | |