Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, op. 73 | Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) |
| I: Allegro | |
| Anna Gao, Piano | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| Known as the "Emperor" Concerto, this was Beethoven's final concerto written for piano, dedicated to Archduke Rudolf, who was his patron, friend, and pupil. The work's military aspects and symbolism characterize its heroic style. | |
| Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| Zhihan Jiang, Pianoforte | |
| Belonging to Bach\\\'s earlier works and reflecting the North-German keyboard school of his upbringing is the E minor toccata, which has a clear structure in 4 sections. The short Prelude opens the piece which is then contrasted with a double fugue, followed by a movement reminiscent of a recitative and ending with a virtuosic fugue. | |
| Op.58 Sonata 3 in B minor | Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| 1 | |
| Zhihan Jiang, Pianoforte | |
| As the last of Chopin\\\'s sonatas, the first movement commences with an emotional opening into a lyrical second subject, containing an almost unbearable sense of yearning and nostalgia with an increasingly emotionally and harmonically complex development. | |
| Beethoven Sonata No.24 in F Sharp Major Opus 78 | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) |
| 1 and 2 | |
| Zhihan Jiang, Pianoforte | |
| Interestingly known to be one of Beethoven's own favourite sonatas, the first movement is constructed through simple lyricism and harmonic writing that mimics a string quartet, which is contrasted by a much more direct finale. | |
| Toccata in D minor Opus 11 | Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) |
| Zhihan Jiang, Pianoforte | |
| Introduced through a repeating D and developed through increasingly violent chromaticism is Prokofiev's toccata, a popular yet extremely difficult showpiece. | |
| Dumka, Op.59 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) |
| Brian Luo, Piano | |
| The Dumka was the result of a commission from the Parisian music publisher Félix Mackar | |
| Intermezzo Op. 119 | Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) |
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| Brian Luo, Piano | |
| The Four Pieces for Piano Op. 119 were published in 1892 and 1893 | |